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Ok Tubedude, Come forth with your almightyness and learn me the way of the tooner!
I bought a 9' Bucks Bags from sportsmans tonight and can't wait to get it out tomorrow. How much is it to licence them for a motor? Also i need some pics of rod holders and battery ideas.
Does anyone else have this one? If so let me know what you think.
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What model did you get?
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I have the slightly smaller 8 footer and have been very happy with it. To get a license you need to take it to the DMV, where they will (allegedly) inspect it, then assign you a HIN that you have to affix somewhere, I know it's inflatable, then you will pay the fee, probably no more than 50 bucks, and you'll be good to go. Check the FT forum and you'll find a lot of great ideas about rod holders, motor mounts, battery placement etc. TD had done a great job over there with keeping things organized! Hope you can get out fishin' soon.
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When I first licensed my toon it was like trying to convince a duck to wear flippers....anyway, the lady at the DMV had no idea what I was talking about. I had to convince her that it wasn't some kind of scam. I went to register it 2 years later and the HIN number was assigned to a craft that was "attached" to a houseboat in Arizona. I can't repeat what I told her but I've never registered it since, flippers do just fine. I've bought a boat since then and when I fish from the toon it's either on small ponds or close to the shore, no need for a motor. (honostly, I'm afraid of being hit by a Water Sport MF being too far from shore)
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[cool][#0000ff]Relax, son. Breathe through your nose. You will get there just fine.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Congrats on joining the floatation fraternity. You need to come spend some time on the float tubing board. Look at the past links in [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=184642;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread"]BEST OF THE BEST[/url] and look at the purty pitchers on the [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?forum=130;"]PICTURE BOARD[/url]. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Once you get some basic ideas, post up your questions on the tubing board and we will all try to help you get set up. Depending on where you live, you might also wanna try to get together and I can look at how your fram and strap arrangement is set up, and offer some ideas and suggestions for the rod holders, sonar and all that stuff. Every craft seems to be made just a bit differently and everybody has their own ideas about what they want and how they want it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The one thing I will suggest is that you take your new pride and joy out on the water without tackle and without a motor first, to get a feel for it and how it handles. Once you get to know it better, you will have a better idea of how to "trick it out".[/#0000ff]
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Thanks guys. I have the bucks bags High Adventure. That is ridiculous that it costs almost $50 to licence them. The fees are outrageous. With the cost of the toon itself, it will be a couple weeks before i can get it registered. T.D., pm me when you will be near willard, and you, yper and i will hook up on the wipers, eyes, and crappies. Anyone else is invited also. Heading to the tubing board.
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[cool][#0000ff]The big licensing fee is only for the first year. After that it is only about $11 a year. Still hard to swallow that you even have to license an inflated craft with an electric motor.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'll definitely be putting in some time on Willard, so maybe we can get our social calendars together. I have a new (used) toon I want to get wet too.[/#0000ff]
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The first year is more, but it is inexpensive after that as tubedude said. Also believe me if you are ever fishing in even a little breeze you will thank your lucky stars that you registered the tune and put an electric trolling motor on it, because unless the wind is right for drift fishing you will spend most of your time trying to turn the toon the right direction and then only fishing long enough to have to drop it all and grab the oars again. Putting a motor on mine was the best thing I ever did. I think there are some pics of my motor setup on the floatation board. I mount mine in front instead of in back and it makes it a lot easier to steer. Well happy tooning and enjoy,
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Jedburton casting on Utah Lake in his pontoon rigged with a front mount trolling motor.
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Jed made good use of the foot rests on the frame to secure the wooden motor mount crosspiece.
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Another view of the front mounted trolling motor. [/size]
p.s. here is the link to the pics. they are about halfway down the page [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?post=198735#198735"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/...i?post=198735#198735[/url]
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Jed,
If I only do one thing to my tube this year, it is going to be putting it on the front instead of the back. I could never get it in a good position to be comfortable. I am going to try to do something similar to yours.
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Put your motor in the back and co-locate the speed control to be by your side you will never regret it.
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[cool][#0000ff]I just bought a Fish Cat Cougar from one of the BFT members on the Tubing board. He rigged a jointed steering mechanism to allow steering from the right side. Here are a couple of pics.[/#0000ff]
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yea I have really enjoyed having it mounted like that. I thought of mounting it on the back originally, but I figured it would be such a pain to turn around so much to steer, but with it in the front I can get into tight places with ease. It also makes for a nice mount for the transducer for my fishfinder as well. If you look at the pictures you can see the pvc attached to the transducer. I have never had any problems landing fish with it that way either.
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I originally hooked up a remote steering system that was controlled by my feet. It worked just fine. I later found out it is much easier to simply lock the motor in one position. Then you just drag your fins in the water and turn them one way or the other as a rudder. It is simple and works like a charm. Full speed control right at your side in a simple 4"x6" box and great steering ability with your fins that you should have on anyway.
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[#505000]That's what I do. I just lock the motor in place and use the oars to steer with. I really only use my motor for getting from point A to point B.[/#505000]
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