05-17-2006, 12:29 AM
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My own struggle with this issue is well documented in recent posts so I won't spend much time here. I do recommend that you take Tubedude up on his offer to let you try his SFC. Tubebabe also has a Fat Cat. I won't volunteer her tube but if the opportunity were to present itself that would also be a plus. If not that then certainly there is someone else around who could let you try one. It might also be nice to try the ODC 420 also.
My opinion is that if money is not a big issue, the Super Fat Cat is hard to beat. Unlike some here I like the air seat because I sit higher in it. (Maybe I'll change my mind if I have to start patching it.) So far I haven't had any trouble with spiny fish (I don't usually fish for them) so maybe that won't be a major issue for me. The Fat Cat would probably be my second choice, followed by the ODC 420. (I kinda like the baby blue myself but there is no accounting for taste.) The kicker is that you can buy two ODC's for less than what you can buy one SFC for. That is a compelling point. But if you're gonna pine for the best later, you're probably better off to bite the bullet now. Either that or have lots of grandkids like me so you have a plausible (though patently transparent) excuse for buying another tube.
I love the Super Fat Cat. I was fishing last week amid a bunch of tooners who could paddle circles around me. But once the wind came up they had to pack it in and I continued right along with my fishing, right through the wind. Though not fast, it is a very efficient fishing machine in all but the worse wind. In those cases everybody gets blown off the water.
BTW, this is the best Outcast tube review I have seen:
[url "http://www.riverwire.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=revFloatTube"]Tube Review [/url]
Any double action hand pump will do. Just be sure you have the connections to match the valve. It takes me just a few minutes to pump up my Super Fat Cat. I just have a cheapo pump. Less than $10 at Sportsman's Warehouse or Walmart. No need for a power pump unless you are somehow disabled.
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My own struggle with this issue is well documented in recent posts so I won't spend much time here. I do recommend that you take Tubedude up on his offer to let you try his SFC. Tubebabe also has a Fat Cat. I won't volunteer her tube but if the opportunity were to present itself that would also be a plus. If not that then certainly there is someone else around who could let you try one. It might also be nice to try the ODC 420 also.
My opinion is that if money is not a big issue, the Super Fat Cat is hard to beat. Unlike some here I like the air seat because I sit higher in it. (Maybe I'll change my mind if I have to start patching it.) So far I haven't had any trouble with spiny fish (I don't usually fish for them) so maybe that won't be a major issue for me. The Fat Cat would probably be my second choice, followed by the ODC 420. (I kinda like the baby blue myself but there is no accounting for taste.) The kicker is that you can buy two ODC's for less than what you can buy one SFC for. That is a compelling point. But if you're gonna pine for the best later, you're probably better off to bite the bullet now. Either that or have lots of grandkids like me so you have a plausible (though patently transparent) excuse for buying another tube.
I love the Super Fat Cat. I was fishing last week amid a bunch of tooners who could paddle circles around me. But once the wind came up they had to pack it in and I continued right along with my fishing, right through the wind. Though not fast, it is a very efficient fishing machine in all but the worse wind. In those cases everybody gets blown off the water.
BTW, this is the best Outcast tube review I have seen:
[url "http://www.riverwire.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=revFloatTube"]Tube Review [/url]
Any double action hand pump will do. Just be sure you have the connections to match the valve. It takes me just a few minutes to pump up my Super Fat Cat. I just have a cheapo pump. Less than $10 at Sportsman's Warehouse or Walmart. No need for a power pump unless you are somehow disabled.
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