ratherfish
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First - is this the right place to discuss Float Tubes or am I overlooking a place?
What's your question or discussion on float tubes?First - is this the right place to discuss Float Tubes or am I overlooking a place?
The old donut style float tubes don't move very well. The newer U tubes have pointed bows so that when finning you can travel a bit easier and faster, well worth the investment. If you can't swim I would highly recommend wearing a PFD while on the water. I wear one even though I can swim pretty good.So probably 15 years ago I bought an old donut tube at a church sale. I bought some fins a couple years ago, working up to the courage (I am a very poor swimmer) I finally got the courage to use it yesterday on a very small local lake. Albeit very uncomfortable (from a male of view) I found it a most pleasant and enjoyable experience and caught fish too. One thing I discovered was when I paddled I tended to travel backwards, maybe I was doing it wrong, but if indeed you do travel backwards, why do the U style tubes have pointed fronts? I am considering upgrading....
I looked for a pair of those water wings , where did you find them ?There are fins that will propel you forward instead of backwards, but they're not very useful.
I doubt anyone here uses them.. I know I don't
They're called "Fishmaster Style Paddle Pushers"I looked for a pair of those water wings , where did you find them ?
That's funny , years ago I had a pair and they were called Water Wings . Also they were green in color . They worked good but weren't very sturdy , broke easily . I wonder if these are the new improved model ? I used them for duck hunting from a tube where I only needed to keep myself in place . I may get another pair . Thanks .They're called "Fishmaster Style Paddle Pushers"
why are they not very useful and if you don't use them do you just travel backwards?There are fins that will propel you forward instead of backwards, but they're not very useful.
I doubt anyone here uses them.. I know I don't
They're not very efficient. They don't push a lot of water and therefore you're not going far.why are they not very useful and if you don't use them do you just travel backwards?
They're just not good for traveling long distances quickly they work fine for stalking fish the earlier ones I had were green and cheaply made had short straps these seem to be heavier with 13" straps Amazon has them for 39 99 and I'm going to buy a pair . Not sure what you mean by if you don't use them do you go backwards ? Is think that is self explanatory.why are they not very useful and if you don't use them do you just travel backwards?
I can't help you with that.So now I need to pick one - what is the good points and what is bad points?