07-14-2004, 08:07 PM
[cool][blue][size 1]My suggestion is that if you can pick up a system at a reasonable price, go for it. There is nothing that says you have to have it with you on every trip. If you are going to Strawberry and want to troll, charge up the batteries and hook up the trolling motor. If you are just hitting a small pond, or staying within a short distance of your launch area, then don't bother with the trolling motor.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]I still like the hands free fishing of basic tubing, but I am planning to add a toon to my arsenal as soon as I get back to Utah. However, I think I will not go beyond the oars. My mama got rid of all the dumb ones in the litter. I do not stay on the water when the wind comes up, and I do not launch if the wind is likely to blow. I time my trips for early in the day, when there is less chance of wind, or time them so that I go out with the morning breeze and return with the afternoon breeze.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I have always enjoyed rowing. Back in the "olden days", as a college student, I often rowed an old wooden boat across Utah Lake for exercise...trolling a hammered nickle spoon on the way. Sometimes the darned fish kept me from making it across the lake. Other times I got to surf my way back in strong west winds. On one occasion, I was stranded for several hours on the other side while waiting for a freaky east wind to lay down.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Unless somebody is badly restricted by budget concerns, there is no reason not to have more than one kind of craft, or not to have an electric trolling motor as an alternative for the days you want to drag lures without getting a hernia. Since your toon is set up to accomodate a motor and battery, you don't have to do too much to get in the game.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]I still like the hands free fishing of basic tubing, but I am planning to add a toon to my arsenal as soon as I get back to Utah. However, I think I will not go beyond the oars. My mama got rid of all the dumb ones in the litter. I do not stay on the water when the wind comes up, and I do not launch if the wind is likely to blow. I time my trips for early in the day, when there is less chance of wind, or time them so that I go out with the morning breeze and return with the afternoon breeze.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I have always enjoyed rowing. Back in the "olden days", as a college student, I often rowed an old wooden boat across Utah Lake for exercise...trolling a hammered nickle spoon on the way. Sometimes the darned fish kept me from making it across the lake. Other times I got to surf my way back in strong west winds. On one occasion, I was stranded for several hours on the other side while waiting for a freaky east wind to lay down.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Unless somebody is badly restricted by budget concerns, there is no reason not to have more than one kind of craft, or not to have an electric trolling motor as an alternative for the days you want to drag lures without getting a hernia. Since your toon is set up to accomodate a motor and battery, you don't have to do too much to get in the game.[/size][/#0000ff]
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