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Greetings everybody! Just wanting say greetings and good day to all my fellow tubers. I've been at this for a hot minute now. I bought my first tube in the early 1980's and have been with it off and on ever since. My current tubes consist of a Browning Laker (hard shell tube), a brand-less "U-boat" I purchased in the early 90's and a GP GoPlus I picked up about a year and a half ago.
I've sunk tubes, lost tubes in wind storms and have had them stolen. I've been chased by alligators, snappers and snakes. I've fished in tubes from Canada to Florida to Texas. Though I must say, fishing southern ponds and lakes that may or may not hold gators is extremely harrowing! Not to mention cotton mouths, zero fun there!
I feel most people loose the subtlety of tubing. Many people jump into the game thinking that they are getting a bass boat and the lakes are their candy. They think that big lakes are navigable in a tube and are surprised when they meet the reality of the 300 yard float. That's about it for me, 300 yards, maybe a little more. Tubing in still water is an art. To slide along the banks and structure silently, finding those sweet spots often overlooked. To reach those ponds and lakes that are so secluded that you can't ever get a kayak there... That's why I tube. The convenience of having a tube in my truck at all times. The ability to reach those virgin fishing spots and the opportunity to catch another fish of a lifetime.
I certainly hope I can contribute to this forum and am very happy to be here. Please feel free to reach out...
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I've sunk tubes, lost tubes in wind storms and have had them stolen. I've been chased by alligators, snappers and snakes. I've fished in tubes from Canada to Florida to Texas. Though I must say, fishing southern ponds and lakes that may or may not hold gators is extremely harrowing! Not to mention cotton mouths, zero fun there!
I feel most people loose the subtlety of tubing. Many people jump into the game thinking that they are getting a bass boat and the lakes are their candy. They think that big lakes are navigable in a tube and are surprised when they meet the reality of the 300 yard float. That's about it for me, 300 yards, maybe a little more. Tubing in still water is an art. To slide along the banks and structure silently, finding those sweet spots often overlooked. To reach those ponds and lakes that are so secluded that you can't ever get a kayak there... That's why I tube. The convenience of having a tube in my truck at all times. The ability to reach those virgin fishing spots and the opportunity to catch another fish of a lifetime.
I certainly hope I can contribute to this forum and am very happy to be here. Please feel free to reach out...
Tube-On
