where those tubers and pontooners report..?

[joco]

hi all.

i no there some off you guys tyhat have tubes and pontoon.

would be cool to see some picts off some report off fish caught frome them.

i am still loking for my tube..purchase i got 2 in mind.

but still would be cool to see some pict/reports from them,

joco

[Salar]

I've put quite a few days on my pontoon this year. It's been a good year for trout fishing so far. This rainbow I landed in the spring was the biggest so far at 23". I'd really like to catch that one again in the fall to see how fat it gets.

[Salar]

Here's a couple more

[joco]

great report salar.....
nice ponotonn yuou got there.

what compny and type.??

lok stabile and roomy.

joco

[Salar]

Thanks Joco. It's an Arrow Backpacker by Classic Accessories. Bought it at LeBaron last year. It's been a good boat to get started but it's got some downsides. The frame is steel and it rusts. The seat isn't the most comfortable, especially after a few hours sitting in it. The oars aren't the best quality and can be bent if you row to hard. My next boat will be either an Outcast Discovery 9IR or Waterskeeter Klamath-LP.

[joco]

thanks salr for that review.

always nice to read some good review like that guive some ideal off some product.

i still want a tube..but a little ponoton is cool to.

already have a couple yak..nwant something portable now..trow in the back off the truck or the next van..

joco

[Salar]

If you're looking for something portable and you're not going to be fishing large lakes then go with the tube. I know a couple of guys with backpack straps for their Outcast float tubes. It makes it really easy to hike with the tube to get to some of the more remote lakes.

A pontoon boat isn't the most portable of watercraft. It is possible to carry one by yourself but you don't want to be carrying it over large distances. For the majority of the lakes I fish I can drive within a few hundred yards of the lake. You can buy a wheel that attaches to the bottom of a pontoon boat. It would help with being able to get the boat to the water by yourself. Here's some info:

http://www.launchinggear.com/Launching%20Gear.htm

[Salar]

Here's a couple more photos from a river float trip my Father and I did last year. Ended up doing about 9km that day. It was a blast catching river smallies on the fly from the boats.

[Mitch24]

I have seen the Klamath-LP at Float, Paddle and fly...by the way

[JeanDorais]

I picked up a WaterSkeeter DayTripper light a couple of weeks ago and finally managed to get it out on the water last week.

The tube had no issues handling my weight or the wind that was coming up into the bay at Black Donald Lake where I was. It was stable and comfy for the 2 hours or so that I was out, had loads of storage for my water bottles and light lunch. The only big disappointment was in mobility- there's just no way I'm going to cover a fair amount of water on this thing...the kicking mode of propulsion just isn't effecient. But it will allow me to go on smaller lakes and get to more fish...and for the price, I really can't complain.

If you're looking to sit up high, then a float tube isn't for you- best to go with a pontoon- probably my next large-ish purchase. Not sure of make/model yet, but will want something higher off the water that moves better/quicker.

PS one other item you need to get with one of these- a life preserver!!! I borrowed a Mustang "Deluxe Inflatable PFD"- the size and fit of this PFD made me forget I was wearing it. Need to buy myself one for next year!!

Jean

[jcorrigan]

Nothing real big yet but there's still LOTS of time...quick pic of me checking out the weedbed I'm getting blown into on Gananoque Lake