Cumberland float tube

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Excellent approach in mounting the rod holder. Nice 35° angle to lower the rods down. Make sure to counter balance your left side with something heavy on the right, unless you want to loose your precious tools. May be a floating live well?

By the way, I wouldn't depend too much on the plastic D-rings as a holder. Grab two of the 2" polyvinyl quick snap lines from walmart for $3 each, in the camping section. Trust me, when that rig hits water, you'll be introducing to unseen water weight that you didn't expect before.

Cool set up!

you know you guys can avoid all this if you just let yourselves come over to the
TOON SIDE!!!.....

Hee, Hee,...

bodfish

Ed5000x I used the backpack straps that came with the tube worked out perfect. Just hook one side to dring, wrap it around and hook the other side the the same dring. Works out well since you can adjust the straps to different lengths

Never even thought of that great ideal I am going to see if I can find the straps

TheAsianGuy wrote:

Basshead wrote:[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Excellent approach in mounting the rod holder. Nice 35° angle to lower the rods down. Make sure to counter balance your left side with something heavy on the right, unless you want to loose your precious tools. May be a floating live well?

By the way, I wouldn't depend too much on the plastic D-rings as a holder. Grab two of the 2" polyvinyl quick snap lines from walmart for $3 each, in the camping section. Trust me, when that rig hits water, you'll be introducing to unseen water weight that you didn't expect before.

IMO, if the D-rings are underwater then he has a bigger problem to worry about.

IMO, unless he is going to be having a child riding on the rod holder, there should be no reason to counter balance the set up.
Myself, I properly carry more tackle than anyone on here when tuben and 90% is on one side. no issues, no need to balance it out.

That Cumberland is rate at 350 lbs I don't need no balancing it is stable and I high out of the water

Yea I'm sure I'll find out more once I hit the water. What do you mean by water weight? I've never been out so I don't know about any of this. I always thought the water would help make it lighter and buoyant but like I said I don't know anything yet. Will the rod rack weigh me down a lot on the water.

If I go to the toon side I won't have an excuse to go to home depot and play with pipe

water weight will come into factor when getting out of the water but you have nothing to worry about.
I have closed loop system on mine and I drilled holes in the bottom pipe to allow water come into pipe and flow out/drain out when out of the water.

with your design, the only thing I would do is add a small 4-6" section of pipe to the fitting you have your pilers in.

you have no problem on that tube i carry so much wieght on mine it dose just fine i got a 30 or more pound scooter i carry some times and it ride in the back dose even tilt it back wards dont worry on weight i wieght 200 and probly carry about a hundred

like i said i lean over in mine and pick my son up high enough to put him back in his tube and i was on only one side he weights 140 at the time i handle it like nothing

miller wrote:water weight will come into factor when getting out of the water but you have nothing to worry about.
I have closed loop system on mine and I drilled holes in the bottom pipe to allow water come into pipe and flow out/drain out when out of the water.

with your design, the only thing I would do is add a small 4-6" section of pipe to the fitting you have your pilers in.

i would do that to but i would also change the piers possion to the front but i am not that flexable i am old and stiff lol

i would just put the net there and put the pilers some where else

I wanted to put the net but since my holder leans back my rod hits the net. I'm sure after a Few trips I'll be making changes to the design.

it will all work out bro

I would just leave it as it is and get few trips under belt and go from there. your off to an awsome start.
with your net, you can alway leave it laying on your apron like I do sometimes.

Have you glued everything togather already ?

please say no to the glue i change things around all the time and it really stay to gether with out glue

Yea I did because it was kinda shifting without it. I have plenty spare parts to make probably two more setups. I'll give you guys a test report after I go fishing. Possibly tuesday to slay trout. I live down the street from laguna niguel lake

ed5000x wrote:please say no to the glue i change things around all the time and it really stay to gether with out glue

x2, no need for glue. I knew this but the plumber i am did not feel right about not glueing mine. this was a mistake

good luck buddy and cant wait to hear how it goes did you need the fin to test out let me know and my be in the area tomorrow of costa mesa

No I bought the turbo thrusters and I have some old viper bodysurfing fins

Until I can sneak in the force fins or omegas so the wife doesn't notice it in the bank acct

Hey honey I just spent more on the flippers that the tube itself, you still love me right?

i had the turbo fins i didnt like them but my buddy dose i find the to be more tiring then the step in fins but i also own the force fins and i like them on my breathable waders and on my built in boots i use the step in fins

Basshead wrote:Until I can sneak in the force fins or omegas so the wife doesn't notice it in the bank acct

i went throw a few fins befor i figure out what works for me and you will figure out what works for you