06-12-2006, 10:19 AM
[black][size 3]Hey Rob,[/size][/black]
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[size 3][black]Don't sweat the non-stellar first outing. I had my tube for months and took it out half a dozen times before I could get it to go where I wanted it to. And then, at that point, my solution was to just go with the wind. I would hike my tube over land to the windward side of a lake, then drift fish with the wind and then get out when I reached the shore and hike it back again to repeat the process until I was tired. Not a great resolution but, I wanted to fish instead of fight my tube. [/black][/size]
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[black][size 3]Anyway, I got together with TubeDude one day and saw him kicking around with not problems at all. I looked at his fins and everything started to made sense. So, I went out and bought some diving fins for around $40 and within one or two hours of practice on my first day out with the new equipment, I was able to manuevre. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Listen to TubeDude when he says PRACTICE. Also, it is a good suggestion that you try to rent some fins from a dive shop before you buy. But, one warning about TubeDude and his fin advice - He could kick his tube against a gale force wind with his bare feet almost as fast as I can oar my pontoon boat. On a glassy water day, he can almost get up on plane and tow a skier.[/size][/black]
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[size 3][black]Don't sweat the non-stellar first outing. I had my tube for months and took it out half a dozen times before I could get it to go where I wanted it to. And then, at that point, my solution was to just go with the wind. I would hike my tube over land to the windward side of a lake, then drift fish with the wind and then get out when I reached the shore and hike it back again to repeat the process until I was tired. Not a great resolution but, I wanted to fish instead of fight my tube. [/black][/size]
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[black][size 3]Anyway, I got together with TubeDude one day and saw him kicking around with not problems at all. I looked at his fins and everything started to made sense. So, I went out and bought some diving fins for around $40 and within one or two hours of practice on my first day out with the new equipment, I was able to manuevre. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Listen to TubeDude when he says PRACTICE. Also, it is a good suggestion that you try to rent some fins from a dive shop before you buy. But, one warning about TubeDude and his fin advice - He could kick his tube against a gale force wind with his bare feet almost as fast as I can oar my pontoon boat. On a glassy water day, he can almost get up on plane and tow a skier.[/size][/black]
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