Float Tube Deflate

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  • Aug 22, 2010 at 8:41 pm #5074
    seth dunn
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    Anyone ever have their float tube start deflating while in the middle of a pond or lake? Ā Happened to me earlier today; it’s a little unnerving while you’re sitting in 30′ deep water wondering:

    a) How fast can I kick and how far away is the nearest shore?
    b) If I go down, what things do I grab and swim for shore with?
    c) Do I break the fish off I’m currently playing while the air leaks out or “just one more”?

    Anyway, I think I’m upgrading to a kayak soon.

    -Seth

    Aug 22, 2010 at 10:37 pm #44378
    Mike Cline
    Member

    Were you wearing your PFD?

    Aug 22, 2010 at 10:45 pm #44379
    Avatar photoTim Angeli
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    There’s always time for “just one more…”

    Aug 23, 2010 at 12:20 am #44380
    Zach Matthews
    The Itinerant Angler

    One thing I like about pontoons is that they’ll float even with one deflated.

    Aug 23, 2010 at 12:28 am #44381
    seth dunn
    Member

    I was wearing a PFD but really didn’t want to find out how swimming was going to be with it on.

    Aug 23, 2010 at 12:40 am #44382
    Mike Cline
    Member

    I was wearing a PFD -Seth

    Smart guy!

    Aug 23, 2010 at 1:04 am #44383
    seth dunn
    Member

    I’m not sure yet – I got home and dumped all my gear and headed into the office for an afternoon of work šŸ™

    Aug 23, 2010 at 2:06 am #44384
    John Stanley
    Member

    Zack,
    A pontoon, with one side deflated, turns into a buoy. The deflated side and the angler, end up under the water.

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