05-21-2011, 02:50 AM
Ha, you sound a lot like me! [
] I had one of those old canvas Fishmasters too, and I STILL have a more modern Fishmaster tube (truck tube but with nylon-coated canvas). Still have the Fishmaster strap-on rod-holders and tackleboxes too.
Oh, and WELCOME to the forum!
If I remember right, the old tubes came with shoulder straps so that you could step into the tube on dry-land, and have the straps hold the tube up above your knees so that you could get into the water without killing yourself (tripping).
The new open-front tubes allow you to place the tube in the water and then just "sit into" them. No straps needed for that...
On the other hand, I usually have to carry my tube a ways to get to the farm ponds that I fish. They DO make sturdy padded back-pack styled shoulder straps for that! As I recall, they run $20-$25.
Being the cheapskate that I am, I was going to try to make my own... but a "wiser-me" just opted for the padded straps. I don't think I could fish (transport my tube) without them!
Creek Company makes some inexpensive ones ($10):
http://creekcompany.com/product.php?prod...250&page=1
Here are the padded ones made by Outcast:
http://www.outcastboats.com/outcast/prod...t=11&id=52
Fish safe...![[Image: happy.gif]](http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/happy.gif)
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] I had one of those old canvas Fishmasters too, and I STILL have a more modern Fishmaster tube (truck tube but with nylon-coated canvas). Still have the Fishmaster strap-on rod-holders and tackleboxes too.Oh, and WELCOME to the forum!
If I remember right, the old tubes came with shoulder straps so that you could step into the tube on dry-land, and have the straps hold the tube up above your knees so that you could get into the water without killing yourself (tripping).
The new open-front tubes allow you to place the tube in the water and then just "sit into" them. No straps needed for that...
On the other hand, I usually have to carry my tube a ways to get to the farm ponds that I fish. They DO make sturdy padded back-pack styled shoulder straps for that! As I recall, they run $20-$25.
Being the cheapskate that I am, I was going to try to make my own... but a "wiser-me" just opted for the padded straps. I don't think I could fish (transport my tube) without them!
Creek Company makes some inexpensive ones ($10):
http://creekcompany.com/product.php?prod...250&page=1
Here are the padded ones made by Outcast:
http://www.outcastboats.com/outcast/prod...t=11&id=52
Fish safe...
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