04-22-2006, 10:48 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Anchors work...to keep you in place. There are times that they are okay for tubing and tooning, but they totally eliminate the main advantage of "floatation fishing"...being able to silently, efficiently and effectively cover large areas of water in the search for willing fish. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When the fish are scattered and inactive, as they are right now, you might as well just go home and fish in your bathtub. Same potential for success. An "average" trip for us is covering literally miles of lake bottom, dragging our baits in and out of the zones where we THINK we have the best shot. Most trips, this time of year, catching one or two fish is a good day, and boaters who anchor up and fish usually smell skunk.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As we both know, when the fish become active and either set up shop in a defined area or cruise in and out looking for food, you can anchor up and have some expectation of success. Those are the times when tubers and tooners can drop over an anchor or a bag of rocks to hold them in position during a troublesome breeze. It is easy to move a few yards and anchor up again.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Another problem with anchoring in a tube is that there is sometimes the tendency for the tuber to keep kicking, and get their legs tangled in the anchor line. And, there is definitely the potential for fish to find that rope too. It is tough to fight a fish and haul in the anchor at the same time, but if you don't, Murphy's Law takes over.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As always, I appreciate your care for my welfare. I factor in that you have never tubed and seem to be resistant to my efforts to initiate you. Maybe if you truly believed that tubing might offer you a shot at your elusive 10 pound kitty you might lower your standards.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]When the fish are scattered and inactive, as they are right now, you might as well just go home and fish in your bathtub. Same potential for success. An "average" trip for us is covering literally miles of lake bottom, dragging our baits in and out of the zones where we THINK we have the best shot. Most trips, this time of year, catching one or two fish is a good day, and boaters who anchor up and fish usually smell skunk.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As we both know, when the fish become active and either set up shop in a defined area or cruise in and out looking for food, you can anchor up and have some expectation of success. Those are the times when tubers and tooners can drop over an anchor or a bag of rocks to hold them in position during a troublesome breeze. It is easy to move a few yards and anchor up again.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Another problem with anchoring in a tube is that there is sometimes the tendency for the tuber to keep kicking, and get their legs tangled in the anchor line. And, there is definitely the potential for fish to find that rope too. It is tough to fight a fish and haul in the anchor at the same time, but if you don't, Murphy's Law takes over.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As always, I appreciate your care for my welfare. I factor in that you have never tubed and seem to be resistant to my efforts to initiate you. Maybe if you truly believed that tubing might offer you a shot at your elusive 10 pound kitty you might lower your standards.[/#0000ff]
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