02-02-2012, 04:04 PM
I agree with the ones that have mentioned a small boat for your first ventures with your kids. It is lots easier to teach them the basics of fishing and to help them with them all there with you. Even if you first go to a creek or bank fish from a lake. Get everyone comfortable with their own equipment first, before you even think about tubes for each.
Focus on the kids catching fish, having fun, and everyone being warm, safe, and comfortable.
Henry's is a hard lake and I don't think I would make that my first fishing adventures. Look for somewhere close by that everyone can catch lots of fish at. Pan fish or trout whatever just so long as everyone is catching, and you don't have to worry about the lake conditions as much.
Then I would get a tube for you, so you can learn the ins and outs of tubing again. That way you will know first hand what to look for and can introduce you kids to independent angling from a tube.
All of that being said, I have a Fish Cat 4 float tube.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Boating/C...t104335380
I have fished from many styles of float tubes over the years and the "V" shaped tubes are amazingly different from the round tubes. They are much easier to kick and they ride great in the wind.
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Focus on the kids catching fish, having fun, and everyone being warm, safe, and comfortable.
Henry's is a hard lake and I don't think I would make that my first fishing adventures. Look for somewhere close by that everyone can catch lots of fish at. Pan fish or trout whatever just so long as everyone is catching, and you don't have to worry about the lake conditions as much.
Then I would get a tube for you, so you can learn the ins and outs of tubing again. That way you will know first hand what to look for and can introduce you kids to independent angling from a tube.
All of that being said, I have a Fish Cat 4 float tube.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Boating/C...t104335380
I have fished from many styles of float tubes over the years and the "V" shaped tubes are amazingly different from the round tubes. They are much easier to kick and they ride great in the wind.
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