04-26-2010, 11:15 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Several of us tubing and tooning types had new PVC mods and other new stuff to try out so we all hit the Knolls this morning for some shaky down cruises. Also caught some fishies.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe and I showed up first, about 6:30. Hnaf, Wagdog and DrVeha were soon unloading on the beach too. Then Wildcat94 made it down from Ogden. Only AnglerDan with his new toon mods was not there yet, but he showed as we were all pulling offshore.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I helped TubeBabe get set up and launched before I did...for two reasons. One, I didn't wanna get run over. Two, I had to set up my new Tube Taxi for it's trial run. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp at launch was a chilled down 52. But as the sun hit the water it started to warm up and was almost 60 by the time we left about 1:30. Almost flat calm all day. Made for good fishing even if the catching was a bit slow for some. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe caught the first fish about 8:30...a cookie cutter kitty. I followed with it's twin about 10 minutes later. Then we all had a long spell of no bites or pop and drop. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Finally the water warmed up past about 56 or 57 and the kitties came out to play nice. Lots of hits for almost everybody. But some of the fish were not as experienced and did not know how to hang on. Still, I think everybody got rid of the skunk smell before leaving today. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I guess I was top rod for numbers, with six cats. Three over 20 inches and 3 under. TubeBabe got 3, with one chunky 27 incher that was about 7 pounds.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Big fish honors go to Angler Dan...twice. Two big ol bigguns that were both over 10 pounds...one over 11. Those new PVC blingy thingies on his toon must have helped. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My Tube Taxi was a reincarnation of an old Super Fat Cat float tube that was retired when we got new ones. Still worked fine so I rigged it up with a frame for the motor and battery, added a plastic bin in front to hold the anchor and fish basket, added some ropes and clips and I was set. Took a few minutes up front to get the main connector rope adjusted so I could kick around handsfree when not using the motor. But, once I had it in place I could kick around pretty much without even knowing it was behind me...snugged up tight to the pointed bow of my main ride.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I didn't really need it much for getting anyplace fast or fighting the wind. So once we got down into the kitty zone I unbuckled it and anchored it close to shore while I fished without it. Then, after I had six in the basket and the bite had slowed down, I kicked back over to "Sharkey", hooked up and headed back to the vehicle. Stopped to offer TubeBabe a ride about halfway back. She accepted so I threw her a rope and kicked the motor up to 5. We did not exactly fly across the water but even with both of us towing fish baskets we left a pretty good wake. Also, it was easy to steer just using my fins. No real need for the long extension handle I bought in anticipation. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Great day on the water with some great BFT tubers and tooners. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe and I showed up first, about 6:30. Hnaf, Wagdog and DrVeha were soon unloading on the beach too. Then Wildcat94 made it down from Ogden. Only AnglerDan with his new toon mods was not there yet, but he showed as we were all pulling offshore.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I helped TubeBabe get set up and launched before I did...for two reasons. One, I didn't wanna get run over. Two, I had to set up my new Tube Taxi for it's trial run. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Water temp at launch was a chilled down 52. But as the sun hit the water it started to warm up and was almost 60 by the time we left about 1:30. Almost flat calm all day. Made for good fishing even if the catching was a bit slow for some. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe caught the first fish about 8:30...a cookie cutter kitty. I followed with it's twin about 10 minutes later. Then we all had a long spell of no bites or pop and drop. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Finally the water warmed up past about 56 or 57 and the kitties came out to play nice. Lots of hits for almost everybody. But some of the fish were not as experienced and did not know how to hang on. Still, I think everybody got rid of the skunk smell before leaving today. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I guess I was top rod for numbers, with six cats. Three over 20 inches and 3 under. TubeBabe got 3, with one chunky 27 incher that was about 7 pounds.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Big fish honors go to Angler Dan...twice. Two big ol bigguns that were both over 10 pounds...one over 11. Those new PVC blingy thingies on his toon must have helped. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My Tube Taxi was a reincarnation of an old Super Fat Cat float tube that was retired when we got new ones. Still worked fine so I rigged it up with a frame for the motor and battery, added a plastic bin in front to hold the anchor and fish basket, added some ropes and clips and I was set. Took a few minutes up front to get the main connector rope adjusted so I could kick around handsfree when not using the motor. But, once I had it in place I could kick around pretty much without even knowing it was behind me...snugged up tight to the pointed bow of my main ride.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I didn't really need it much for getting anyplace fast or fighting the wind. So once we got down into the kitty zone I unbuckled it and anchored it close to shore while I fished without it. Then, after I had six in the basket and the bite had slowed down, I kicked back over to "Sharkey", hooked up and headed back to the vehicle. Stopped to offer TubeBabe a ride about halfway back. She accepted so I threw her a rope and kicked the motor up to 5. We did not exactly fly across the water but even with both of us towing fish baskets we left a pretty good wake. Also, it was easy to steer just using my fins. No real need for the long extension handle I bought in anticipation. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Great day on the water with some great BFT tubers and tooners. [/#0000ff]
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