07-07-2010, 12:11 PM
[quote Bassassin714]Glad to see you and tubebabe got out regardless of the rug bein pulled out from underneath you guys. Seems like a huge commitment, at least there was no skunk in the air. Whats the trick to haulin all that gear? The more creature comforts I add for the water the less manageable on land. I've been contemplating on building a cart of some sort but just adds another 5 pounds of PVC to my haul.[crazy][/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Our fishing vehicle is a GMC Jimmy. With the back seats folded down there is a surprising amount of cargo space. It easily holds both tubes (deflated), motors, batteries, frames and all of the other gear we need...with some clearance to enable me to see out the back.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Generally we try to find either a ramp or a spot where we can drive up to the water, unload and set up our tubes. But we also have a few spots that require portaging our gear a ways to our chosen launch spot. For that I have made a couple of different designs of "tube carts".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here is a link to a past post [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=453725;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;page=unread#unread"]CHOPPER CART[/url] and some pics of a PVC version using the wheels from a golf cart.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Our fishing vehicle is a GMC Jimmy. With the back seats folded down there is a surprising amount of cargo space. It easily holds both tubes (deflated), motors, batteries, frames and all of the other gear we need...with some clearance to enable me to see out the back.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Generally we try to find either a ramp or a spot where we can drive up to the water, unload and set up our tubes. But we also have a few spots that require portaging our gear a ways to our chosen launch spot. For that I have made a couple of different designs of "tube carts".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here is a link to a past post [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=453725;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;page=unread#unread"]CHOPPER CART[/url] and some pics of a PVC version using the wheels from a golf cart.[/#0000ff]
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