07-08-2009, 07:10 PM
[cool][#0000ff]We have had tubers pop in on the board from time to time who were from that part of the country. But, as you have observed, tubing is not nearly as popular there as elsewhere. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Float tubes were developed and used mostly in two areas of the country back in the early days. First was the West, for fishing remote mountain lakes for trout. Second was in the south for fishing farm ponds for bass and bluegills. Other parts of the country have been a bit slow in catching on, but it is only a matter of time. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I was one of the first to put a tube on many lakes in the Utah area...especially for non-trout species. Nowadays you sometimes see more tubes and toons on some lakes than you do boats. It is a matter of education and people getting used to the idea of all that goes into the sport. It is sometimes hard to convince them that tubing is a serious fishing system. In fact, that is the second chapter in my book.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You might check in with some of the local tackle shops and see if there are many registered "tube offenders"...and maybe try to start up a local club. If not, you can do what I used to do...hold seminars in conjuction with some of the outlets and have people show up and try out equipment. In most cases they wrote a check for the outfit because they did not want to get out of it and give it up once they tried it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Float tubes were developed and used mostly in two areas of the country back in the early days. First was the West, for fishing remote mountain lakes for trout. Second was in the south for fishing farm ponds for bass and bluegills. Other parts of the country have been a bit slow in catching on, but it is only a matter of time. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I was one of the first to put a tube on many lakes in the Utah area...especially for non-trout species. Nowadays you sometimes see more tubes and toons on some lakes than you do boats. It is a matter of education and people getting used to the idea of all that goes into the sport. It is sometimes hard to convince them that tubing is a serious fishing system. In fact, that is the second chapter in my book.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You might check in with some of the local tackle shops and see if there are many registered "tube offenders"...and maybe try to start up a local club. If not, you can do what I used to do...hold seminars in conjuction with some of the outlets and have people show up and try out equipment. In most cases they wrote a check for the outfit because they did not want to get out of it and give it up once they tried it.[/#0000ff]
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