Thread: article about fishing out of tubes in Sunday's paper

I'm gonna start tying jigs soon and if I had a picture of it I'd be glad to try and make some.

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IkenI - I did not know that Tucker Tubes were the first tube on the market. I found my 1969 purchase last week and installed a new tube it it and aired it up. The cover is still good and will be pressed into service soon. Lol, you remember the coolers full of crappie at the old Tackle Show too. I always looked for them as well. I purchased the jigs and worms but never got around to using them. I think the brown jig was an 1/8 oz.

Yes, they were good times. I hope I have a few more years yet to enjoy tube fishing. The tube fed me regularly during college days at Stillwater. I understand that the cost of a new tube from ODP is around $325.00. Thank heavens I don't need a replacement. I think I paid $70.00 for my nylon cover way back then. The current price tag may be reasonable if you consider that it will last you a lifetime with reasonable care.

I think I know where one is sitting in my tube box.

George, I don't think Tucker was the first. They been around a long time in one form or another.

A friend of mine, a few years older than me has one of the original Fishmaster float tubes he's had since he was a kid, he tells of walking through locust trees using the tube to shield his path and protect him as he walked through. With the float tube I own (one of those 'U' shaped jobbers), it's hard to believe a float tube could withstand that kind of abuse. Mine would surly have many puncture holes if I went anywhere near a locust tree with it. I guess it's just another example of how "they just don't make 'em how they used to". I am curious how sturdy ODP builds them. I'm guessing it's not quite to the same standard of the original but what can I say, I'm a bit of a pessimist. That same friend tells of float tube fishing with THE Bob Brown, I guess Bob and his father were friends. I passed this article along to him as I'm sure he will enjoy the read and recall fond memories, perhaps it will spur him to dust off the old tube and chase some slabs with me (fingers crossed). Thanks for sharing the story, I now realize I lost my waders along with so many other things in the move down here haha.

~J. Babcock

Those tubes are also great for backpacking into high mountain lakes. Many a brookie or cutthroat has been caught out of our float tubes, dry fly fishing mostly, but sometimes using spoons. Mountain trout cooked over a camp fire are delicious.

Originally Posted by IkenI

was a good read and brought back lots of memories. The sports editor didn't quite go back far enough in the history of fishing tubes but it was still a good article. Bob Brown didn't invent the tube, although as George said in the article, he perfected it in Oklahoma.

The first time I ever heard of tube fishing was an article in Outdoor Life (?) about Bob Brown and one of his buddies. Very interesting!

Originally Posted by Babweiner

A friend of mine, a few years older than me has one of the original Fishmaster float tubes he's had since he was a kid, he tells of walking through locust trees using the tube to shield his path and protect him as he walked through. With the float tube I own (one of those 'U' shaped jobbers), it's hard to believe a float tube could withstand that kind of abuse. Mine would surly have many puncture holes if I went anywhere near a locust tree with it. I guess it's just another example of how "they just don't make 'em how they used to".

I fish out of a Wood River V-boat. I bought it used ten years ago. It's probably twenty years old. Back in the day, it was called the "Cadillac" of tubes, but it's built like a tank.