Patagonia

[Dryrod]

[center][cool][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]I mentioned before about cool places I would like to fish. One of them is Patagonia. How about this 9 lb bow this German FF angler caught? Are you ready FGD & MacFly?[/size][/green][/font]
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[macfly55]

you betcha... looks like a great place to go fishing... [cool]
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[flygoddess]

I am so ready. Like I said before, that would be my choice over Alaska. Plus the BEARS aren't quite the same issue.[]
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[macfly55]

hehehe you have a point.. but if you ever watch north to alaska... man the salmon hit flies hard (and lures and bait).. maybe a good sized halibut instead...

course..isnt this the area for the peacock bass.. and cant you fish the shores for the rock fish??? ya'll know my abilities with geography.. lol..

MacFly
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[Dryrod]

[cool][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Hey there Mac you are right about the Peacock Bass being available in Patagonia - however, the Amazon is where you want to go if you have your sights on the Peacock Bass. I think that I am more suited for Patagonia as I prefer wading. Not a very good idea for the Amazon with all those flesh eating pirrhanas hanging around. I would rather be the hunter than the hunted. [] LOL[/size][/green][/font]
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[macfly55]

me personally...I just wants to catch some fish..but you are right.. I donts want them catching me...[laugh]

MacFly [cool]
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[tubeN2]

Just remember! In the Amazon, the Piharahs will get you before the Pirahnas. They have longer teeth.[shocked]
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[Dryrod]

[blush][font "Poor Richard"][size 3][green]That is one of the problems of relying on a spell check system. I don't know what the hell a pirrhanan is but if it has long sharp teeth like a piranha I don't want to be in the water at same time. LOL[/green][/size][/font]
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[tubeN2]

My bad. It is Payara. Here are a couple of pictures. With this info, you can see why you don't go tubing in those waters.

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[tubeN2]

As you can see, Sharp objects and Tubes don't mix.[shocked]
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[Dryrod]

[cool][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Whoa - what big teeth you have Grandma! Those pearly's surely would make a nice looking necklaces. TubeN2 time to get your tube armored plated.[/size][/green][/font]
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[tubeN2]

The armor plating on the tube is not the problem. The problem is the extra weight of the armored waders. I think I might have to do this set up on an H6 or something like that.[cool]
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[Dryrod]

[cool][font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3]Oh come now TubeN2 I didn't mean that stuff that tanks are plated with - just some plain old Kevlar might do the trick.[][/size][/green][/font]
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[tubeN2]

That's worth a try. Can I borrow your tube for the experiment???[laugh][laugh]
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[Dryrod]

[font "Poor Richard"][green][size 3][cool]Hey no problem my friend except that I covered it with camouflage and now I can't find it. [] LOL[/size][/green][/font]
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[tubeN2]

Ha ha!! I will find something.[cool]
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[macfly55]

...when I was growing up in St Louis my brother in laws family made pontoon boats from heavy aluminum pontoons... I wonder if someone could incorporate the same idea here...instead of aromoring the bladders of your tube.. make a scaled down version of a pontoon boat with aluminum pontoons... just a thought....heheh

MacFly [cool]
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[tubeN2]

I could probably try a couple of Oxygen tanks or I could go with some of he Jumbo Argon Gas tanks. That should get me enough clearance.[cool]
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