Bassin' in Los Angeles Harbor

I went to Cabrillo Marina for the first time recently and had a pretty good day.

I just really like this whole thing. I like that it's cheap and easy.

I like that loading up the car and hitting the road takes about 15 minutes. I like that "gassing up my outboard motor" means stopping for some coffee and a donut.

Then it's on the water and make no mistake about it, tube fishing is bass fishing. It's hunting. 

Even in saltwater marinas, it's exploring the terrain and looking for structure and cover and trying different places and techniques. Cast and retrieve, trolling, drop-shot, sleeper rod, jigging, you name it, whatever suits your situation, whatever gets the action, I do it all from the tube. 

I love being able to sneak into tight spots and be ultra stealthy and quiet. Seeing fish below me cruise by and not be spooked is fun.

I ended up catching about 25 fish for the five hour session. Calicos and Barred Sand Bass mostly and while none were legal keepers, all were fun on light tackle and all give you the drug of the tug. Even the ones you miss get you going. But you don't need me to tell you that catching fish is fun.

But here's the thing that really makes me smile as I'm driving home… I'm tired. I've exerted myself and that means that my boat's motor got serviced. Running my boat's motor makes it wear out slower, not faster! I've literally improved my health by going fishing. Ain't that a kick in the head!

So I think float tubing is cool for a lot of reasons, but mostly because it's fun to catch fish and float tubing puts you on the fish!

Thanks Bob......another good day on the water.........GT

25 fish is a great day on the water. The tube rules in the stealth factor for a variety of reasons. You could sit in between those docks and not scare off the fish the way a boat or person walking by does. 

Thanks for for sharing.