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I took my wife fishing at Deer Creek again yesterday. This was the third Tuesday in a row that the two of us fished in our Crestliner. This year we decided to either use our boat or sell it. So we have started to use it. This was the first year since about 2010 that we even took the boat out of the garage. As a result we had some real expenses with our main motor (Johnson 115 hp) and our trolling motor (Yamaha 4 stroke) because of letting the boat sit in the garage.
On our first trip to Deer creek three weeks ago, we each caught a limit before 10 am, trolling crankbaits and spinners with worms. On our second trip we caught fish, but the fishing was slower. Yesterday the fishing was very slow for us. The weather was great, but the fish just didn't seem to like the offerings we trolled in front of them. On all three trips we fished the south part of the reservoir near the dam.
Before we left the reservoir we decided to clean the fish we had caught. There were many people doing the same thing, and they had many nice fish to clean or fillet. I talked to them as we were all cleaning fish. Every one there had fished the south part of the reservoir. They told us that there was a city of boats on the south part of the reservoir, and all of them were anchored together. They were throwing powerbait, and powerbait balls to the fish, and the fish loved their offerings. I don't like to use powerbait much, but the fish don't care whether I like it or not.
Yesterday, my wife told me that she loved to fish with me, but she also told me that she didn't like to fish as much as I like to fish. She suggested that I should start fishing more with my friends again. Suggestion taken!
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Yesterday, my wife told me that she loved to fish with me, but she also told me that she didn't like to fish as much as I like to fish. She suggested that I should start fishing more with my friends again. Suggestion taken!
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[#0000FF]Aren't you glad you have some friends? 'Bout time we dunked our tubes together again. Not sure I wanna do it at Deer Creek. The decontamination rule applies to float tubes too...and all the gear you had in the water. Getting hosed down with 160 degree water while in my float tube doesn't sound appealing to me.
Thankfully, there are other places. Have your people contact my people and we can have them work out some plans. Still a lot of summertime fishing potential...in between hurricanes and tornadoes.
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"Have tube, will travel" Let me know when and where....We can meet at the lake, or we can ride together.
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The 7 day dry out rule will be in effect this summer, right? Pretty sure spraying a float tube or raft down with hot water like that would be bad for it.
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they sprayed down my canoe and my registration decals started to fall off.
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[quote Jedidiah]The 7 day dry out rule will be in effect this summer, right? Pretty sure spraying a float tube or raft down with hot water like that would be bad for it.[/quote]
[#0000FF]160 degree water will not harm the nylon cover or the bladder. But if you leave a sandwich in the pocket that might suffer a bit.[/#0000FF]
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When we stopped at Daniels, we expressed concern of using 140 degree water to decontaminate our pontoons at Deer Creek, that was why we would not be going there. He said he would reduce the temp to 120 and said we should have the operator at Deer Creek to do so if we should go there. Of course what one says is not what another would do, sometimes one officer does not like being told what another would do!!
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Are the bladders of your tube PVC? I have an Intex Excursion 4, a PVC raft I was thinking of hiking into the Wallsburg arm with to try and fish the bottom toward the middle. Nervous about the hot water on it.
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[quote fishgiver]When we stopped at Daniels, we expressed concern of using 140 degree water to decontaminate our pontoons at Deer Creek, that was why we would not be going there. He said he would reduce the temp to 120 and said we should have the operator at Deer Creek to do so if we should go there. Of course what one says is not what another would do, sometimes one officer does not like being told what another would do!![/quote]
I would guess that will guarantee two things. That the decontamination process isn't complete, and that it will get him a reprimand from his boss. [  ]
Quote:Professional decontamination is an alternative method (generally a free service) available at many Utah waters. Certified personnel will wash your trailer and boat inside and out—flushing your ballast tanks, bilge, livewells and motor with high-pressure, scalding ([red]140° F[/red]) water. This method is effective and does not harm your boat.
120° F. doesn't cut it.
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[quote Jedidiah]Are the bladders of your tube PVC? I have an Intex Excursion 4, a PVC raft I was thinking of hiking into the Wallsburg arm with to try and fish the bottom toward the middle. Nervous about the hot water on it.[/quote]
[#0000FF]The air bladder in my Outcast Fat Cat is Urethane, which can tolerate higher temps than vinyl/PVC.
According to the attached chart, both the nylon covers and PVC bladders can safely tolerate the intermittent exposure of a decontamination process (175 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Gotta talk the wife into letting me have enough of my money to get a float tube.
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[#0000FF]Good luck. And if it works be sure to post the secret to your success.
Around my place we live by a couple of rules:
First is the 50/50 thing. She gets $50 and I get 50 cents.
Second, what's hers is hers...and what's mine is hers.
I believe that if women were as smart as they think they are they would own the other 10 percent of the nation's wealth.
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And when you buy a new what ever, she gets it and you get a used one !!
My biggest concern about tubes and toons in the decon process is what will the hot water do over time. I am not so concerned about it immediately, but after 6,8,10 times, what kind of damage will be done !
One plus for all this will be that I can hit Ut. Lake 3 or 4 times, then go to Deer Creek and have them clean my hull for free. It is a real pain and hard on the back to scrub the scum off the hull after a few trips to UL.
Just trying to find a smidgen of sun shine in this whole mess !!
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[#0000FF]Or...if you were among the financially elite...you could afford to keep one boat only for Deer Creek and others for the other waters. Prolly be cheaper if you were only a tuber.
Gotta admit you still have an agile mind...or a devious one. Sometimes one and the same. Get your craft all "anointed" with the "evidence" from Utah Lake and then get some value for your tax dollars by getting the hull cleaned at Deer Creek. I wonder how many gunked up boats they will be cleaning at Deer Creek before they get wise.
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I contacted the folks that make the fat cat line of float tubes. They advised me to NOT let them decontaminate with the 160 water and pressure washer. They said that it could damage the tube. So wait the 7 days (now) or I wouldnt put a tube on Deer Creek. My two cents
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Hope I'm not derailing this too much, but I'm thinking of putting a few bucks into an Intex Excursion 4. I've just been worried reading all the bad reviews of Intext customer service.
Jedediah, how have you liked yours? Any opinions on Intex?
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Customer service is non-existent, that's true....I over-inflated mine the first time out and created a rip below the left side hook that the seat attaches to in the front. With large amounts of PVC pipe cement and a patch each on the inside and outside, I created a pretty strong patch. I've been out two times after that, both times I had to fight wind with just oars and have found that at the max inflation, the oarlocks move around alot while rowing, and my fishing pole moves around alot in the rod holders.
I am going to get a 1 or 1.5 hp trolling motor for it, because I figure I can always put it on a quality float tube later. All in all the Intex is good for pretty flat water but trying to row around Jordanelle and Rockport was a pain. When I take it to Deer Creek I'm going to hike it in to the spot where I plan to use it, pretty much done rowing it a half mile or more.
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If it makes you feel better I've had my toon in scorching temps all across the country. Texas being the most harsh. The sun would make the PVC covers so hot you couldn't touch them. All day long. I just brought her back here after 7 years of abuse and besides some wear and tear she is holding up great (minus a couple patches).
UV rays are a killer. If it can hold up to that some hot water isn't going to hurt anything, IMO.
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Okay, that's good to know. My main intention with it is to be able to get 10-20 feet off shore and fish areas that would otherwise require me to stand in the mud. Wasn't planning on crossing the channel with it, so it might just be the right vessel for me 
Thanks for the info!
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