07-21-2003, 11:06 AM
[cool]Hey, my young friend, don'tcha know ya gotta be a virgin to wear white? Oh, maybe that is just for weddings.
That tube was a FishMaster, made by a company in Oklahoma. It was one of the first commercially made float tubes...and the company still makes float tubes and accessories today. Here is their website:
[url "http://www.fishmastermfg.com/"]http://www.fishmastermfg.com/[/url]
Actually the craft was not white. It was a light grey. The cover was a plasticized cloth. The zippers were heavy aluminum. They were tough, but they corroded in salt water. Pockets were minimal, and the crotch strap had an interlocking metal snap, for one of the first quick-release buckles.
FishMaster also made both a regular sized tube...for a 20" truck tube...and a large model for "heavyweight" anglers up to 300#...that took a 22" tube. While crude by today's standards, they were light years ahead of the home made tubes I had been using for several years before I bought my first one. They still sell a few tubes...mostly to poorly informed rookies who do not know enough to look for some of the more modern enhancements.
But, as we have established on this forum..."Whatever floats your tube".
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That tube was a FishMaster, made by a company in Oklahoma. It was one of the first commercially made float tubes...and the company still makes float tubes and accessories today. Here is their website:
[url "http://www.fishmastermfg.com/"]http://www.fishmastermfg.com/[/url]
Actually the craft was not white. It was a light grey. The cover was a plasticized cloth. The zippers were heavy aluminum. They were tough, but they corroded in salt water. Pockets were minimal, and the crotch strap had an interlocking metal snap, for one of the first quick-release buckles.
FishMaster also made both a regular sized tube...for a 20" truck tube...and a large model for "heavyweight" anglers up to 300#...that took a 22" tube. While crude by today's standards, they were light years ahead of the home made tubes I had been using for several years before I bought my first one. They still sell a few tubes...mostly to poorly informed rookies who do not know enough to look for some of the more modern enhancements.
But, as we have established on this forum..."Whatever floats your tube".
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