REVIEW - OUTFITTERS EXPEDITION

[One_eyed_jack]

Well all, I finaly took the tube out for its first voyage today. What a freaking blast! This was easily the most enjoyable trip that I have had in a long time. We arrived at the lake at about 630 this morning and there was a nip in the air. I was wearing hodgeman ultrlight breathables and at first no fins because i could not figure out the shoes/waders/fins combo. This craft was very easy to load up with ample room for storage all around. I liked the fact that there are 3 rod holders although all three were of different type. So I straped in my gear, put my waders on and made the trek to the "beach". Trying to figure out the best way without getting soaked was interesting to say the least but very educational. After getting into the craft and pushing off, I sat down and almost imediatly noticed a problem. The float was sagging in the water big time, I thought it was normal but the more I kicked around the more apparent it became that this was not normal. So I kicked my but back to shore pushed the tube and a lightbulb went off; the water is cold and this had some warm air in it... Hmmm... Lets fill this bad boy up again, after that no more problems! I also put my fins on this time and they made a huge difference, although fins are not a necesity they make navigation alot easier. All in all I spent a good 4.5 hours on the water enjoying myself and catching fish in the tube and plan on doing this again very soon.

By the way, thanks all for your help! And another thing, TubeDude is right about letting some air out of these bad boys when finished for the day. Luckily I did not have an explosion but by the preasure I knew it was coming.
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