06-25-2005, 09:49 AM
For leashes, I have successfully used(I have changed several times for convenience and experimenting)parachute chord, shock chord, velcro and some handy dandy car key holder cords with plastic clips. You can secure the leash to the rod handle or the reel seat using plastic clips or as I have also done, you could use the giant ocean going snap swivels. Anything can work that you can attach to your device on one end and the boat on the other - the length of the leash will need to be adjusted to your situation. The main feature of the connectors of the leashes to be considered is; How easy is it to secure and release. I use cheap plastic snaps(the snaps look like the clips used on dog leashes that attach to the dog collar).
I use them mostly for the devices that are not currently in my hands and being used. For example: I usually carry several rods already rigged up. The rod I am casting is not leashed - the others are leashed and secured in the rod holders - the same goes with my pliers, lip grippers, landing net, etc.
For my fumble safty net, I take the stripping apron and attach it under the frame and under my seat instead of over it(mine attaches only with velcro so it is easy to adjust). When I do this it interferes with kick-steering the toon with fins, so I only utilize it when my pontoon is motorized. When I use my toon as an oar rig I am fly fishing on a river and I use it as a stripping apron so I can steer my toon with my feet. When motorized, I use an old plastic serving try(like the ones used in cafeterias) on my lap instead of the stripping apron(TubeDude uses the lid from a Rubbermaid storage container and calls it a "sushi board) - it is much better when handling fish to have a good surface - especially with some species that have teeth or spines to deal with that could be somewhat dangerous on an inflatable boat.
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I use them mostly for the devices that are not currently in my hands and being used. For example: I usually carry several rods already rigged up. The rod I am casting is not leashed - the others are leashed and secured in the rod holders - the same goes with my pliers, lip grippers, landing net, etc.
For my fumble safty net, I take the stripping apron and attach it under the frame and under my seat instead of over it(mine attaches only with velcro so it is easy to adjust). When I do this it interferes with kick-steering the toon with fins, so I only utilize it when my pontoon is motorized. When I use my toon as an oar rig I am fly fishing on a river and I use it as a stripping apron so I can steer my toon with my feet. When motorized, I use an old plastic serving try(like the ones used in cafeterias) on my lap instead of the stripping apron(TubeDude uses the lid from a Rubbermaid storage container and calls it a "sushi board) - it is much better when handling fish to have a good surface - especially with some species that have teeth or spines to deal with that could be somewhat dangerous on an inflatable boat.
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