I wasn't sure where you were from, but GATORS??? I couldn't be beat senseless enough to get in a float tube in gator country. :rolleyes:
I have been on the open bottom end of Reelfoot Lake in NW TN. in a float tube. But even there wouldn't get even close to the Cottonmouths during the warm active months.
To answer your first post, yes I did leave that report and still feel the same way. I should have added that my canoe and boat sat idle for two years due to my float tube.:D :D It's like fishing from your favorite easy chair. Just don't plan on pulling any skiers. lol Mike