04-15-2009, 01:51 PM
Still not convinced on the 9 ft rule on pontoons- sure would like to see it. I have floated the green with a guy checking me at the launch and nothing said about that.
Anyone who floats a river in a float tube ( and I have done the South Fork of the Snake) is an idiot. You are just asking to be killed. You can't get out of big swirling back eddies- you can't get away from log jams and if your leg catches something it's over rover. And don't get some cheap pontoon and expect it to preform for you when you most need it. You can buy used but get a quality pontoon . There is a slim chance you can get a used decent toon for $150 but when you are putting you life on the line I would be saving some money for awhile and get a float tube for the stillwaters and save for a pontoon later.
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Anyone who floats a river in a float tube ( and I have done the South Fork of the Snake) is an idiot. You are just asking to be killed. You can't get out of big swirling back eddies- you can't get away from log jams and if your leg catches something it's over rover. And don't get some cheap pontoon and expect it to preform for you when you most need it. You can buy used but get a quality pontoon . There is a slim chance you can get a used decent toon for $150 but when you are putting you life on the line I would be saving some money for awhile and get a float tube for the stillwaters and save for a pontoon later.
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