01-31-2012, 08:06 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Welcome aboard. Hope we can help you get properly floated...along with the younguns. More and more families are setting up their individual members with float tubes rather than getting a family boat. Less expensive, easier to transport and everybody likes their own "space"...and being able to fish how they want and where they want.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Of course you need to address all the safety issues...with PFDs, etc. Each of the tubers should also be competent swimmers and not afraid of the water. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you put out the word amongst your fellow fishermen...and watch for online sales...you can get some good deals on tubes that are more than suitable for getting everybody started. Then, as your skills improve and as you gain an appreciation for the different options you can upgrade as the budget allows.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are not too many good round tubes on the market these days. And most tubers prefer the open end...U boat or V boat...craft for launching and beaching. And some of them have higher seating too. Spend some time looking at the specs on manufacturers web sites and learn of the options and terminologies. We will be happy to help you understand which things are necessary and which are non-essential.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am sending you some information on the Private Message system. Hope it helps.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Of course you need to address all the safety issues...with PFDs, etc. Each of the tubers should also be competent swimmers and not afraid of the water. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you put out the word amongst your fellow fishermen...and watch for online sales...you can get some good deals on tubes that are more than suitable for getting everybody started. Then, as your skills improve and as you gain an appreciation for the different options you can upgrade as the budget allows.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are not too many good round tubes on the market these days. And most tubers prefer the open end...U boat or V boat...craft for launching and beaching. And some of them have higher seating too. Spend some time looking at the specs on manufacturers web sites and learn of the options and terminologies. We will be happy to help you understand which things are necessary and which are non-essential.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I am sending you some information on the Private Message system. Hope it helps.[/#0000ff]
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