04-19-2004, 03:31 PM
[font "Times New Roman"][size 2]I finally found some time to take the new Fishcat 4 Deluxe out on it’s maiden voyage. After getting an early start and then having to wait for the rest of the guys to pull it together, I eventually made it to Strawberry Reservoir.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 2]After getting bundled up to brave the wind, snow and the 38 degree water, I aired up the tube (it’s very nice to be able to inflate your tube right there at the lake) and loaded it up with tackle and snacks. After watching my friends pull off their contortionist moves to get into their round tubes I sat down strapped in and began kicking out to the depths. I am very pleased with this tube and the ability to maintain position even when the wind isn’t being very cooperative. In my old round tube I’d have been blown half way across the lake.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 2]Well, I kicked over to a couple of friends who had been there since the break of day and they let me know that they were having good luck on a green wooly bugger. That doesn’t lend much help to a guy who likes his spinning rod more than his fly rod, so I selected a ¼ oz. spoon (rainbow daredevil) that I’ve had good luck with before and started chucking. The bite wasn’t very good for anyone at the time, so I wasn’t too discouraged that I wasn’t getting any hits. I switched to a hammered brass and within a couple of casts I had my first fish attack. This 16” cutthroat slammed my spoon about 8’ from my tube, came out of the water and landed at my feet. Not much work involved in playing that fish to the net, but I give the win to the fish as he buried my treble in my net and it took me a solid 10 minutes to get it undone. Caught one more fish before my feet were cold, my legs were cramping and the squall hit, so I called it a day. [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 2]I love the new tube, but I need TubeDude to tell me again what size and type of hose works good for making an adapter to pump up the seat cushion. [/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 2]After getting bundled up to brave the wind, snow and the 38 degree water, I aired up the tube (it’s very nice to be able to inflate your tube right there at the lake) and loaded it up with tackle and snacks. After watching my friends pull off their contortionist moves to get into their round tubes I sat down strapped in and began kicking out to the depths. I am very pleased with this tube and the ability to maintain position even when the wind isn’t being very cooperative. In my old round tube I’d have been blown half way across the lake.[/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 2]Well, I kicked over to a couple of friends who had been there since the break of day and they let me know that they were having good luck on a green wooly bugger. That doesn’t lend much help to a guy who likes his spinning rod more than his fly rod, so I selected a ¼ oz. spoon (rainbow daredevil) that I’ve had good luck with before and started chucking. The bite wasn’t very good for anyone at the time, so I wasn’t too discouraged that I wasn’t getting any hits. I switched to a hammered brass and within a couple of casts I had my first fish attack. This 16” cutthroat slammed my spoon about 8’ from my tube, came out of the water and landed at my feet. Not much work involved in playing that fish to the net, but I give the win to the fish as he buried my treble in my net and it took me a solid 10 minutes to get it undone. Caught one more fish before my feet were cold, my legs were cramping and the squall hit, so I called it a day. [/size][/font]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 2]I love the new tube, but I need TubeDude to tell me again what size and type of hose works good for making an adapter to pump up the seat cushion. [/size][/font]
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