10-06-2010, 01:36 AM
We have a small boat and gas motor, but we don't use it very often. Only if we are going to a really large piece of water where we want to fish far away from the launch point.
We prefer tubes/pontoons I think because it is a more personal fishing experience. Each can individually decide what speed they want, where they want to fish, and so on. Plus I don't fish in the same spots as my husband. We cover more water that way and find where the fish are holding sooner!
I like the portability of being able to launch from just about anywhere. I can carry my Fish Cat float tube in my car trunk, and that includes the fish finder and elec. motor and battery. I could carry my Renegade that way also, but I prefer to use our truck to transport it already softly inflated. I am basically lazy!
Because I am retired and my husband isn't, I also like the more lightweight tubes and pontoons as they are easier for me to tote on my own. I don't have all the hassle of towing and launching at boat ramps.
I find it much easier to fish where I want with fin power than with a boat. A motor is nice to get to the area with and come back, but I like using my fins for most of my actual fishing. I seem to be able to stay closer in to the fish with a tube than the boat. I think it doesn't spook as many. I think it is easier to turn and hold in the wind in an area. Unless it is really really blowing, then I want a boat or off the water!
Like I said, they can be very versatile, and you can set them up to cover a lot of different fishing opportunities. Many more than if you have just one type of boat.
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We prefer tubes/pontoons I think because it is a more personal fishing experience. Each can individually decide what speed they want, where they want to fish, and so on. Plus I don't fish in the same spots as my husband. We cover more water that way and find where the fish are holding sooner!
I like the portability of being able to launch from just about anywhere. I can carry my Fish Cat float tube in my car trunk, and that includes the fish finder and elec. motor and battery. I could carry my Renegade that way also, but I prefer to use our truck to transport it already softly inflated. I am basically lazy!
Because I am retired and my husband isn't, I also like the more lightweight tubes and pontoons as they are easier for me to tote on my own. I don't have all the hassle of towing and launching at boat ramps.
I find it much easier to fish where I want with fin power than with a boat. A motor is nice to get to the area with and come back, but I like using my fins for most of my actual fishing. I seem to be able to stay closer in to the fish with a tube than the boat. I think it doesn't spook as many. I think it is easier to turn and hold in the wind in an area. Unless it is really really blowing, then I want a boat or off the water!
Like I said, they can be very versatile, and you can set them up to cover a lot of different fishing opportunities. Many more than if you have just one type of boat.
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