04-22-2006, 04:24 AM
Tubedude,
I appreciate your report. I've been waiting to see how you would do on your first trip out. Sounds like a mixed bag. As I recall from my own tooning days, when the wind comes up very strong you either have to anchor and fish downwind or row directly into the wind in order to fish effectively (if you can fish "effectively" while rowing.) Rowing with the wind moves you too quickly. Kicking is OK in a toon for calm days but it is nearly useless on windy ones. One can become an effective boat controller with the oars, for sure, but that doesn't leave the hands free for fishing unless you park it somewhere.
I've been toying with the idea of getting another toon, or perhaps replacing the pontoons on the Fish Cat 9 that I already have. In fact, I looked at Cougars at at G.I. Joe's today. They have them on sale. I remember some wonderful (calm) days when my old toon was really up to the task. But then again I remember getting caught in the wind the last time I took it out and being blown hopelessly around in circles on East Lake despite my heavy rowing efforts. Maybe for now I'll just see how successful you are at mastering the elements. I'm sure you'll come up with some creative solutions to some of the inherent problems. If any one can, you will. Or at least you'll enjoy trying.[cool]
I look forward to more of your reports. Maybe the next trip will be better.
z~
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I appreciate your report. I've been waiting to see how you would do on your first trip out. Sounds like a mixed bag. As I recall from my own tooning days, when the wind comes up very strong you either have to anchor and fish downwind or row directly into the wind in order to fish effectively (if you can fish "effectively" while rowing.) Rowing with the wind moves you too quickly. Kicking is OK in a toon for calm days but it is nearly useless on windy ones. One can become an effective boat controller with the oars, for sure, but that doesn't leave the hands free for fishing unless you park it somewhere.
I've been toying with the idea of getting another toon, or perhaps replacing the pontoons on the Fish Cat 9 that I already have. In fact, I looked at Cougars at at G.I. Joe's today. They have them on sale. I remember some wonderful (calm) days when my old toon was really up to the task. But then again I remember getting caught in the wind the last time I took it out and being blown hopelessly around in circles on East Lake despite my heavy rowing efforts. Maybe for now I'll just see how successful you are at mastering the elements. I'm sure you'll come up with some creative solutions to some of the inherent problems. If any one can, you will. Or at least you'll enjoy trying.[cool]
I look forward to more of your reports. Maybe the next trip will be better.
z~
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