04-22-2006, 03:17 PM
[cool]Boy, it didn't take you long to reach a conclusion.
Actually, I see the strength of your reasoning, which is what has been at the root of my own reluctance to get another toon (though I've been sorely tempted.) I've listened to a lot of guys and gals rave about their toons and poopoo the lowly tube. I've been out fishing in the tube and had tooners rush by me on the way to the fishing grounds. A half hour later I finally get there (perhaps having trolled my way out and landed a couple of fish in the process.) We all do fine fishing side by side until the wind comes up. Then they are forced either to anchor (something I was never very successful in doing effectively in my old toon) or put their rods in a holder and grab the oars to maintain their position. I'm still holding tightly to the cork on my rod, kickin' a little harder but still fishing effectively. Unless the wind becomes a gale (Oregon is no better than Utah in that respect) the tube is the better fishing machine.
Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing? Do we sometimes rush past the solution in our efforts to effectively solve a problem? Does "bigger, better, brighter, faster" sometimes make us ignore the obvious?
My mind has been running in the very same track with regard to the hard boat. My 14 foot aluminum boat is fully equipped for several kinds of fishing. Since it fits on a trailer, getting ready to launch is simply a matter of waiting my turn, backing in, pulling the cord, and heading out. Everything is already set up. I don't have to worry about bolting/strapping a toon together, lugging gear to the water's edge, all the while burning daylight. Then get home, back it in, clean it up, put on the cover, and I'm done. Using the boat to ferry the tubes is the perfect icing on the cake, and in my simple mind, the best combination for stillwater. (I have no desire to float down a river amid heavy drift boat traffic so that argument for toon versatility is wasted on me.)
And on smaller waters (ponds, etc.) where speed is a non-issue, the tube wins hands down.
[cool]I hope I don't get flamed by a zealous tooner for unburdening myself in this little talk. At least now I know that I'm not the only one who is guilty of toon heresy.
zonker
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Actually, I see the strength of your reasoning, which is what has been at the root of my own reluctance to get another toon (though I've been sorely tempted.) I've listened to a lot of guys and gals rave about their toons and poopoo the lowly tube. I've been out fishing in the tube and had tooners rush by me on the way to the fishing grounds. A half hour later I finally get there (perhaps having trolled my way out and landed a couple of fish in the process.) We all do fine fishing side by side until the wind comes up. Then they are forced either to anchor (something I was never very successful in doing effectively in my old toon) or put their rods in a holder and grab the oars to maintain their position. I'm still holding tightly to the cork on my rod, kickin' a little harder but still fishing effectively. Unless the wind becomes a gale (Oregon is no better than Utah in that respect) the tube is the better fishing machine.
Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing? Do we sometimes rush past the solution in our efforts to effectively solve a problem? Does "bigger, better, brighter, faster" sometimes make us ignore the obvious?
My mind has been running in the very same track with regard to the hard boat. My 14 foot aluminum boat is fully equipped for several kinds of fishing. Since it fits on a trailer, getting ready to launch is simply a matter of waiting my turn, backing in, pulling the cord, and heading out. Everything is already set up. I don't have to worry about bolting/strapping a toon together, lugging gear to the water's edge, all the while burning daylight. Then get home, back it in, clean it up, put on the cover, and I'm done. Using the boat to ferry the tubes is the perfect icing on the cake, and in my simple mind, the best combination for stillwater. (I have no desire to float down a river amid heavy drift boat traffic so that argument for toon versatility is wasted on me.)
And on smaller waters (ponds, etc.) where speed is a non-issue, the tube wins hands down.
[cool]I hope I don't get flamed by a zealous tooner for unburdening myself in this little talk. At least now I know that I'm not the only one who is guilty of toon heresy.
zonker
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