02-27-2016, 11:58 PM
[#0000FF]Back in the "olden/younger" days...when I was in much better shape...I scoffed at the idea of putting a motor on a float tube. When anybody asked my opinion I usually replied "Get a boat".
Then I got older and wiser. Funny how those two go together. Too many of my fave spots were a long kick from the closest available launching. Took forever to get there and I was whupped by the time I made it. Then, as often happens, I had to kick back to the launch spot against a stiff breeze. Funny how the wind always seems to blow from the direction you want to go. Adding an electric motor added a new dimension to our tubing.
Add to that our advancing years. NOT funny how your strength and stamina declines as you get older...and need it most. The motors made it possible for us to continue to fish from our tubes beyond the time when we should really be trading them in for rocking chairs.
We have never had a weather or medical situation in which having electric motors was a lifesaver...literally...but there have sure been a lot of trips in which we enjoyed ourselves more and longer simply because we could stay on the water.
Since I came up with my designs for adding floatation and motor mounts to float tubes there have been a lot of younger tubers who have added power to their systems. Most find the greatest value is simply in being able to get from point A to point B without beating yourself up to do so. But it is also nice to be able to use the motor for bottom bouncing or light trolling duties too.
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Then I got older and wiser. Funny how those two go together. Too many of my fave spots were a long kick from the closest available launching. Took forever to get there and I was whupped by the time I made it. Then, as often happens, I had to kick back to the launch spot against a stiff breeze. Funny how the wind always seems to blow from the direction you want to go. Adding an electric motor added a new dimension to our tubing.
Add to that our advancing years. NOT funny how your strength and stamina declines as you get older...and need it most. The motors made it possible for us to continue to fish from our tubes beyond the time when we should really be trading them in for rocking chairs.
We have never had a weather or medical situation in which having electric motors was a lifesaver...literally...but there have sure been a lot of trips in which we enjoyed ourselves more and longer simply because we could stay on the water.
Since I came up with my designs for adding floatation and motor mounts to float tubes there have been a lot of younger tubers who have added power to their systems. Most find the greatest value is simply in being able to get from point A to point B without beating yourself up to do so. But it is also nice to be able to use the motor for bottom bouncing or light trolling duties too.
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