11-07-2014, 03:10 PM
I have to agree with Pat on the morning atmosphere being a prime motivator for hitting the water early. I have never been a morning person, and it was very difficult at first to arrive before he was half way across the lake or totally out of site. My first trip with him was to Deer Creek. When I drove down the ramp to get ready for launch, I heard an eerie voice coming from the dark mist. "Radio on channel five". It haunts me to this day.
The morning dew, the sun rising over the mountains, the reflective flat water, it's all very addictive. Enough so that I've gotten better at doing it now and usually arrive before he has left the ramp. The early morning bite is definitely worth the effort too from what I've seen.
As far as the PVC-Bolla thing, it's definitely an airborne disease, and both my pontoon and Fat Cat have contracted it. They don't call him TUBE Dude for nothing [
]. And everyone thought it was because he floated around in one, hah!
With PVC, you can't beat the cost, weight, and ease of customizing when using SS screws for assembly. My biggest issue is that it constantly mutates. It seems like there is always another useful goodie showing up, or a better and easier way to do something. This is one bug I'm grateful to have picked up. Can't really say that about the other nasty ones floating around out there these days.
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The morning dew, the sun rising over the mountains, the reflective flat water, it's all very addictive. Enough so that I've gotten better at doing it now and usually arrive before he has left the ramp. The early morning bite is definitely worth the effort too from what I've seen.
As far as the PVC-Bolla thing, it's definitely an airborne disease, and both my pontoon and Fat Cat have contracted it. They don't call him TUBE Dude for nothing [
]. And everyone thought it was because he floated around in one, hah! With PVC, you can't beat the cost, weight, and ease of customizing when using SS screws for assembly. My biggest issue is that it constantly mutates. It seems like there is always another useful goodie showing up, or a better and easier way to do something. This is one bug I'm grateful to have picked up. Can't really say that about the other nasty ones floating around out there these days.
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