Tale of Two Launches

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Thanks TD. Didn't intentionally try the mother. She snuck up on me and whacked me pretty good. I planned for everything except, "what if the wind is deceptively strong and you start getting blown to the dam." The only good thing in that situation is that I had already mapped out where I was going to tube and knew I was off course immediately. I also think I learned how to turn and kick more efficiently while trying to extricate myself from her grasp. When I relaunched in calm water, I felt extremely in control of the tube and confident I could get to where I wanted or needed to go. I suppose the slightly muddy tint to the water should have tipped me off that the wind was doing a number on the lake.

As for the fishing, I knew the conditions would be tough. They were sitting tight and immobile as I thought they would be. I just needed to get my first tubing experience under my belt. I'm trying to turn a couple fishing buddies on to tubing. I had to get a feel for what it was about first. I learned quite a bit and got a really good feel yesterday.
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