02-20-2019, 03:40 PM
[#0000FF]Welcome to the playroom for "floataholics". Sounds like you have some serious background...and some similarities to my own. I was one of the early pioneers in float tubing...starting as a teen ager in southern California in the late 1950's.
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[#0000FF]I made all of my own tubes and covers for quite a few years but quickly jumped on some of the new commercially made models in the early 70's. Since then I have lost track of all the makes, models, colors and other options I have gone through.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The Fish Cat is a great tube. We have several of our members who use and love them. However, if you are of "larger stature"...like myself...the bigger Fat Cat is a more comfy ride. About two years ago, I graduated to the Scadden "Escape" and have it fully tricked out with motor, sonar and multiple rod racks. Note the attached pic.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I do not wave a fly rod as much these days, but will likely be doing more fly fishing this next year. I also have tied flies for several decades. I recently heard about the [url "http://intheriffle.com/fishing-videos/fly-tying/game-changer-blane-chockletts/"]"Game Changers"[/url] (link) and plan to make some up to try on our Utah predators.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Sadly, we recently had some contracted computer geeks tweak our system, to recover more bandwidth on our servers. That resulted in losing a lot of stuff that had been posted more than about 10 years ago. But I still have my copies of most of the writeups and pictures if there is ever anything you would like more info on.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]By the way, I used to know some folks in Escanaba and had a few trips up that way myself. Lots of good action for multiple species. You live in prime float tubing country.
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[#0000FF]I made all of my own tubes and covers for quite a few years but quickly jumped on some of the new commercially made models in the early 70's. Since then I have lost track of all the makes, models, colors and other options I have gone through.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]The Fish Cat is a great tube. We have several of our members who use and love them. However, if you are of "larger stature"...like myself...the bigger Fat Cat is a more comfy ride. About two years ago, I graduated to the Scadden "Escape" and have it fully tricked out with motor, sonar and multiple rod racks. Note the attached pic.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]I do not wave a fly rod as much these days, but will likely be doing more fly fishing this next year. I also have tied flies for several decades. I recently heard about the [url "http://intheriffle.com/fishing-videos/fly-tying/game-changer-blane-chockletts/"]"Game Changers"[/url] (link) and plan to make some up to try on our Utah predators.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Sadly, we recently had some contracted computer geeks tweak our system, to recover more bandwidth on our servers. That resulted in losing a lot of stuff that had been posted more than about 10 years ago. But I still have my copies of most of the writeups and pictures if there is ever anything you would like more info on.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]By the way, I used to know some folks in Escanaba and had a few trips up that way myself. Lots of good action for multiple species. You live in prime float tubing country.
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