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Hello everyone!

Have a kitchen pass to go fishing early Saturday morning- early as in on the water at 06:00 or so and out by 10:00. Would like to try some new-to-me water around the area (or Long-Island down by the dam if no where else). Have my float tube/pontoon thingy and willing to do that if others are as well.

Any takers?

Jean

Im good to tag along for the same time...

I'll be out somewhere on Saturday i'm sure, but have a real estate appointment from 12-2, so I might be out before and after.

Gonna try and go up to the Calabogie region to try out my float tube since I have the day off.

HereMyGo,

Calabogie is outside my driving range to make my 'window of fishing'...I do want to go up to the lake and do more fishing there- it's a beautiful spot.

Hookup, interested in hitting the quieter, deeper area in Carleton Place?

HMG: One small bit of hard-earned advice to pass along: wear your fin-keeper straps! Those little flippers/fins do fall off once in a while...much easier to recover if they're still attached to your leg!


Tight lines,

Jean

No, i do not want to hit Carlton place... i do not want to get up at 5am.. that would suck..

Doesn't mean I won't, but i need more time to rationalize the idea...

Tim

I may be able to join up with you. I can't leave the house before 6am (have to pick up my wife from work at 5:30) I'm tube/pontoonless, so I'll be wading.

Please keep me posted as to location.

Jerry

Jean,

Fin straps?

I haven't picked up my fins yet, but I was thinking of getting fins that have a closed foot (i.e. not an open back)...do fin straps still apply?

HereMyGo,

To my knowledge there are no "closed foot" float tube fins available on the market. Note that float tube fins are not the same as the ones you would pick up at a dive shop. Float tube fins tend to be considerably stiffer, to provide more thrust with each kick.

That said there are basically three (3) types available:
1. Step into fin for wading boots.
2. Step into fin (neoprene booties only)
3. Heal strap fins (neoprene booties only)

In my case, my fins fit tight and it's difficult getting them off so for myself I'm not particularly worried about having one fall off while I'm on the water.

On a side note, if you're not going to be wearing your wading boots with your fins it is recommended that you wear some sort of shoe (i.e. paddling bootie, Walmart beach bootie, etc) over your stocking feet so as not to damage them on sharp rocks, glass, wood, etc.

I'm intrested in #2 or #3 then...though i've heard step in fins don't offer as much propulsion.

I have wading boots, but would rather not wear them if I don't have to. I bought a pair of neoprene socks to wear over my stocking foot waders, so that I don't cut the stocking foot first. But yea a water shoe would be a good idea for rocks/glass.

Sean.

I have a pair of step-in-with-wading-boots fins and a pair of Cressi Frog dive fins.

The diving fins move a lot of water with not too much effort and I wear them when there might be some current, moderate winds or the plan is to cover a lot of water. I stretch a beach bootie over my stocking foots when wearing the dive fins. These fins will not fall off.

The step-ins are way more convenient to put on but I find I need to put in a lot more work on the water (not that I can't use the exercise). I tie a string to these fins because the straps have the "push down" snap instead of a "snap in" snap.

I'm looking at possibly picking a pair of Force Fins when I have to replace my current fins. They're not cheap but they do look more comfortable than the heal-strap fins I'm currently using.

Todd: Those look nice indeed. I'm not sure what make of fins Tim and I picked up- they work, but aren't uber-powerful.

Tim: I'm guessing you'll say Long-Island and tube down beyond the dam?!

Gerry: As soon as I know where we're going, I'll post. No worries.

Jean

I would not even consider tubing the back channel at Long Island. Below the dam at the locks is an option though.

Long-Island and tube down beyond the dam

EEEEEEEHHHHAAAAA!!!!!

beachburger wrote:

Long-Island and tube down beyond the dam

EEEEEEEHHHHAAAAA!!!!!

That's what I was thinking...unless you plan on wading down past the 2 sets of rapids (maybe 250-350) meters, or you like shooting the rapids with a float tube (I know i'd like to try it) and potentially poke a hole, I don't know how good of an idea that might be? Although maybe there was an entry point i didn't notice past the second set of rapids.