03-06-2007, 06:45 PM
richd,
This post reminds me of my first experience with a float tube. After wading and fly fishing a large lake locally (Strawberry) for several years with good success, I visited a friend who worked at a local sporting goods shop (Ziniks). They had just received a tube in stock. It was made of a very heavy canvas material, and the user installed a truck tire inner tube. Well, I was very excited, bought me some fins, and headed for the water the following weekend. I launched in a shallow slopping area, and headed out.
After I got into a depth where my feet were about ready to leave the bottom, I realized that at 6'4". I was top heavy, and could kill myself in a rather rapid fashion.
Not wanting to end my life, (good thought), I went back to shore, took off the death gear, and threw it in the back of my truck. When I got home, I took it down stairs, hung it up, and forgot about it until about 5 years ago. When the wife and I were cleaning up, and throwing away things that didn't seem worth keeping, She made a very large production out of my "brilliant" idea to swim with the fishes.
That was back in the early 60's, and since that time, I have acquired pontoons, and find that it is my favorite method of fishing.
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This post reminds me of my first experience with a float tube. After wading and fly fishing a large lake locally (Strawberry) for several years with good success, I visited a friend who worked at a local sporting goods shop (Ziniks). They had just received a tube in stock. It was made of a very heavy canvas material, and the user installed a truck tire inner tube. Well, I was very excited, bought me some fins, and headed for the water the following weekend. I launched in a shallow slopping area, and headed out.
After I got into a depth where my feet were about ready to leave the bottom, I realized that at 6'4". I was top heavy, and could kill myself in a rather rapid fashion.
Not wanting to end my life, (good thought), I went back to shore, took off the death gear, and threw it in the back of my truck. When I got home, I took it down stairs, hung it up, and forgot about it until about 5 years ago. When the wife and I were cleaning up, and throwing away things that didn't seem worth keeping, She made a very large production out of my "brilliant" idea to swim with the fishes.
That was back in the early 60's, and since that time, I have acquired pontoons, and find that it is my favorite method of fishing.
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