I finally have a float tube adventure worth telling about on this board!!!
This is the third time I’ve float tube fished. And this time I had time to fish for a few hours & did much better.
Here’s a pic that the DNR guy took when I made it back to the landing. He had his video cam & digi cam waiting when I pulled up. We ran into him while fishing, real nice guy & I’ve met him before. He was interested in the float tubes & thought it was a great idea. He wanted pics to show to his wife so both can get float tubes.
So here’s my centerfold pic w/ my fins raised up! Those fins are Hotspot fins & they are great! They float just as they are advertised, I took one of the fins off at the landing & tested it…it floats! Yes orange t-shirt & yellow float tube, I want to be sure I’m seen. There were quite a few pontoon boats out & I wanted to stick out like a sore thumb!
It was a fun day fishing, started out at 7 am & I fished till 2 pm. I ended up w/ 9 bass, all under a couple pounds but the weather was nice…even though a thunder storm was slowly moving in. The water & wind was calm, found a few new places to fish. I used pretty much an assortment of lures & did quite well. I started w/ a popper & produced a couple bass, then went w/ a wacky rigged 4" senko for a couple more. Then switched to another popper for another & went w/ a jitterbug for a couple more. Caught a couple bass on a Gambler frog & finally a couple on a jerkbait…I lost count, but I reckon it was around 9 bass w/ many misses.
My buddy did the best from the 3 of us, he caught a few more than me & landed the biggest, around 3 1/2 lbs. It gave him a good fight & when it jumped, he knew he had a pretty good bass on hand.
Float tube fishing is way too much fun! It’s quite easy to get around when the water is calm w/ a very slight breeze, no problem. BUT when the afternoon came & we came out of a channel, it was tough to kick against the wind. I’m guessing I had a mile or more to cover to get back to the landing. It took a long time & a couple leg cramps, those hurt!
People around the lake were amused at us 3 float tubing around & fishing. Many were as I said amused & asked friendly questions. But one lady didn’t like that we were close to her part of the lake. Like we didn’t have a choice, we were being pushed by the wind in her direction & said that we were on our way out & no harm done. We didn’t even land close to where she was, just a grumpy old lady I guess.
Me & the family are off to Southern Calif next week, so the float tube will be put away till we get back. It’s been a blast float tube fishing here in Indiana & having people that never seen one just gawk at you. Now if this was So Cali, these things are a dime a dozen in lakes that allow float tube fishing.
Now I am starting to understand what fishing equipment to use & best ways to get around a lake.
Great report and pics. Looks like you are “lost” forever. Have fun with your hopeless addiction.