03-22-2005, 04:05 PM
[cool][#0000ff]All things that go into putting together your system are a matter of personal preference. I advise you to keep reading through the past threads to get a handle on at least what your options are.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been doing this over 40 years, and I have tried just about every combination of waders, fins, booties, etc. that you can imagine. I have come to prefer using a diver's boot over the wader foot (soft) and then getting strap-back divers' fins large enough to take the whole package without cramping my feet in cold water. Again, there is a lot of that in the past threads I have collected in the Best of the Best.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are quite a few tubers who chase toothy critters from their inflated craft. Fish control is the key issue. Keep a big long-handled net, to keep the fish away from your tube. Also, have some Berkeley lip grippers and long nosed pliers for holding the fish securely and safely removing hooks. I have never heard of anyone suffering tube damage from the teeth of the fish, but if you use big lures with several sets of trebles...for bass or pike...you run the risk of having the fish run a hook into your air chamber if you do not control it and keep it away from you. I know that HAS happened.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been doing this over 40 years, and I have tried just about every combination of waders, fins, booties, etc. that you can imagine. I have come to prefer using a diver's boot over the wader foot (soft) and then getting strap-back divers' fins large enough to take the whole package without cramping my feet in cold water. Again, there is a lot of that in the past threads I have collected in the Best of the Best.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are quite a few tubers who chase toothy critters from their inflated craft. Fish control is the key issue. Keep a big long-handled net, to keep the fish away from your tube. Also, have some Berkeley lip grippers and long nosed pliers for holding the fish securely and safely removing hooks. I have never heard of anyone suffering tube damage from the teeth of the fish, but if you use big lures with several sets of trebles...for bass or pike...you run the risk of having the fish run a hook into your air chamber if you do not control it and keep it away from you. I know that HAS happened.[/#0000ff]
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