Any old tubers around? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Deamon · 09-15-2010, 04:55 AM

I use my tube more than the yak...it's damn easy to get in and out. You can go places where the shore guys, yaks and boaters can't...they don't drift as fast as the yak too so when it's a bit windy you've got the tube as an option. SD River in and out of the tules can be a killer. Same with the lakes. Same types of options in the bays...fish where others can't access.

Jzo · 09-15-2010, 05:36 AM

Wow, old school tube, museum worthy!

dsafety · 09-15-2010, 05:59 AM

Can't say that I ever fished any water like the one Jim described but I still have two tubes stored in my garage. Most of my memories come from fly fishing private ponds or Sierra lakes. They are very good memories.

When I bought my kayak a couple years ago, it opened up a whole new range of "big water" fishing opportunities. Personally, I prefer the freedom to go just about anywhere which a kayak provides. Somehow, I just can't imagine trolling across the LJ Canyon while sitting in a float tube with my legs hanging down, dressed up like a tasty seal.

Bob

Fiskadoro · 09-15-2010, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by dsafety

Somehow, I just can't imagine trolling across the LJ Canyon while sitting in a float tube with my legs hanging down, dressed up like a tasty seal.

Bob

I hear that Bob. Whitewater I can handle, salt would freak me out....

Jim

fishinkid2010 · 09-15-2010, 07:32 AM

That's pretty darn cool! I hope in thirty years I'll be pulling my Caddis out of the attic and recollecting on it! To this date my largest large mouth bass came off my float tube... just over the double digit mark!
I've actually been considering getting my parents to ship my waders, and float tube to me here in Waco, so that I could do some more bass fishing here on the Brazos! With the river right next to campus, its pretty tempting!

Fiskadoro · 09-15-2010, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Deamon

I use my tube more than the yak...it's damn easy to get in and out. You can go places where the shore guys, yaks and boaters can't...they don't drift as fast as the yak too so when it's a bit windy you've got the tube as an option. SD River in and out of the tules can be a killer. Same with the lakes. Same types of options in the bays...fish where others can't access.

You know what get's me is it doesn't weigh anything. especially compared to my kayaks. I'd forgotten about that part. I bet could hike a mile with this thing on my shoulder. I'm also thinking I could deflate it then carry it on my motorcycle to some remote areas.

Jim

dniss · 09-15-2010, 05:57 PM

Your story sure brought a smile to my face. Extreme float tubing, by yourself, and scoring. Funny, I bought a surf kayak and a float tube to fish south SD bay about the same time. Took me about 6 months to try fishing off the yak (duh). But I still use my float tube fairly often. I usually hit J street in the afternoon after work. If it's very windy, I kitesurf. If it's glass (rare in the afternoon), I'll do some drifts in my small yak. If it's in between (too windy to hassle with the yak but not powered up enough to kite, which is sadly often the case) then I'll use the float tube, sometimes even with with my kayak drift chute. There's plenty of fish a short kick from shore at J street, usually nothing huge, but a good variety and lots of fun catching bonefish on ultralight gear. Still don't quite know what I'll do if I catch a large, pissed off halibut in my tube, but I look forward to having that dilemma. Thanks for sharing.

StinkyMatt · 09-15-2010, 08:26 PM

Hey Jim, Don't worry about the toothy creatures down below, they are not biting tubers, they are on a kayaker bite lately

Your comments about the tube being easy and light sure hit home as I am lugging my 150 pounds of kayak gear through the sand. In a tube I used to have one walmart rod and a plastic box of weights and hooks.

I fished the Seal Beach area a lot by Long Beach inside of the break wall. Lots of fish there, easy in and out, parking, etc.

I am mostly kayaking now, have some nice float tube fins that you can use for a while, save a buck. Matt

roadx · 09-15-2010, 08:31 PM

is that an M1A1 float tube, WWII surplus

Fiskadoro · 09-16-2010, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by roadx

is that an M1A1 float tube, WWII surplus

Yep..

Jzo · 09-16-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Day

Wow!!! I told you its museum worthy!!!

Fiskadoro · 09-16-2010, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

I am mostly kayaking now, have some nice float tube fins that you can use for a while, save a buck. Matt

I'll take you up on that. I'm near LAX. Do you fish local at all.... MDR Redondo Esco Castiac etc???? Just trying to figure out where we could meet.

Jim

09-15-2010, 07:32 AM	#5
fishinkid2010 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: La Mesa Posts: 386	That's pretty darn cool! I hope in thirty years I'll be pulling my Caddis out of the attic and recollecting on it! To this date my largest large mouth bass came off my float tube... just over the double digit mark! I've actually been considering getting my parents to ship my waders, and float tube to me here in Waco, so that I could do some more bass fishing here on the Brazos! With the river right next to campus, its pretty tempting! __________________ Need a custom rod wrapped? PM me! http://s686.photobucket.com/albums/vv222/fishinkid2010/Sample%20Rod%20Wrapping/?albumview=slideshow

09-15-2010, 05:57 PM	#7
dniss Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 77	Great read Your story sure brought a smile to my face. Extreme float tubing, by yourself, and scoring. Funny, I bought a surf kayak and a float tube to fish south SD bay about the same time. Took me about 6 months to try fishing off the yak (duh). But I still use my float tube fairly often. I usually hit J street in the afternoon after work. If it's very windy, I kitesurf. If it's glass (rare in the afternoon), I'll do some drifts in my small yak. If it's in between (too windy to hassle with the yak but not powered up enough to kite, which is sadly often the case) then I'll use the float tube, sometimes even with with my kayak drift chute. There's plenty of fish a short kick from shore at J street, usually nothing huge, but a good variety and lots of fun catching bonefish on ultralight gear. Still don't quite know what I'll do if I catch a large, pissed off halibut in my tube, but I look forward to having that dilemma. Thanks for sharing.

09-15-2010, 08:31 PM	#9
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	is that an M1A1 float tube, WWII surplus __________________

09-15-2010, 04:55 AM	#1
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	I use my tube more than the yak...it's damn easy to get in and out. You can go places where the shore guys, yaks and boaters can't...they don't drift as fast as the yak too so when it's a bit windy you've got the tube as an option. SD River in and out of the tules can be a killer. Same with the lakes. Same types of options in the bays...fish where others can't access.

09-15-2010, 05:36 AM	#2
Jzo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 344	Wow, old school tube, museum worthy!

09-15-2010, 05:59 AM	#3
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,122	Can't say that I ever fished any water like the one Jim described but I still have two tubes stored in my garage. Most of my memories come from fly fishing private ponds or Sierra lakes. They are very good memories. When I bought my kayak a couple years ago, it opened up a whole new range of "big water" fishing opportunities. Personally, I prefer the freedom to go just about anywhere which a kayak provides. Somehow, I just can't imagine trolling across the LJ Canyon while sitting in a float tube with my legs hanging down, dressed up like a tasty seal. Bob

09-15-2010, 08:26 PM	#8
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Hey Jim, Don't worry about the toothy creatures down below, they are not biting tubers, they are on a kayaker bite lately Your comments about the tube being easy and light sure hit home as I am lugging my 150 pounds of kayak gear through the sand. In a tube I used to have one walmart rod and a plastic box of weights and hooks. I fished the Seal Beach area a lot by Long Beach inside of the break wall. Lots of fish there, easy in and out, parking, etc. I am mostly kayaking now, have some nice float tube fins that you can use for a while, save a buck. Matt