Float Tube or Inflatable Pontoon??

PowerBass · 09-26-05, 04:58 PM

Well, I have discovered now is the time for me to get a boat. But since I cant afford a bass rig or something with an outbaord, I have decided to get a Personal Watercraft. Here is where I need help. Which is better for Bassin'? Float Tube or Pontoon. I know the tube is more compact, and the pontoon is more stable. Any advice is appreciated.

Dyas · 09-26-05, 05:20 PM

I would go with the pontoon. I know how it feels to fall out of a boat in front of a lot of people and it is funny but humiliating............... I like pontoons myself.......

KH. · 09-26-05, 05:22 PM

how much you think you will be paying for one of them

PowerBass · 09-26-05, 05:30 PM

KH,
The Pontoon I am lookin at is 189 from cabelas, the tube is 119 or so from cabelas also.
Dyas, do you have one of the inflatbale pontoons?? And have you tried any float tubes

KH. · 09-26-05, 05:38 PM

powerbass,you should get 700 and but a jon boat with a motor and some seats,and yeah falling out of a boat is humiliating,but a pontoon will get it done

NJBassDevil · 09-26-05, 06:02 PM

Told you nick!

flachristopherkeene9 · 09-26-05, 06:17 PM

Or a canoe with a trolling motor.

Chris

Dyas · 09-26-05, 06:28 PM

PB I have been in one of those pontoons and it is stable. More so that a tube lol........ I dont have one but I have been bream fishing in a tube and fell out 3 times. Its a little unstable. I beleive the pontoon is the best choice lol.......... I could send you a 6 ft. Jon boat through the mail but I need it for Duck season

lol

454ss · 09-26-05, 06:42 PM

Hey reb why not save up and get one of these or ask for it as a gift........I used to have one and i loved it....may can find one cheaper somewhere else mine was only like 200 casue its 6ft

http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...=SearchResults

Mac1 · 09-26-05, 06:57 PM

You will expend much less energy moving about in the pontoon...... Easier to maneuver once in the water. The main difference is how they react in the wind....hardly a concern in the float tube......but all in all, a 3 pound dumbell from wally world will take care of the anchoring problems. Pontoon, for sure between the two.

chuck n · 09-26-05, 10:59 PM

I bought me a pontoon and love it. Like everything I buy, I had to redesign it to fit my needs. My oars kept sticking me in the sides so I bought a set of adjustable oar locks and moved the oars out some. I also mounted a couple of "drop down" brackets on the inside area of the foot pegs, slotted them and added a 26" bike tire. I just pick it up from the rear and push it or pull it to my favorite hole. Some times I'll leave the tire on while fishing but most of the time I just remove it and toss it in the brush and retrieve it when I get back to shore.

PowerBass · 09-27-05, 05:13 AM

Wow, thanks for the replies guys. I will be goin with the pontoon for sure.

09-26-05, 04:58 PM	#1
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Float Tube or Inflatable Pontoon?? Well, I have discovered now is the time for me to get a boat. But since I cant afford a bass rig or something with an outbaord, I have decided to get a Personal Watercraft. Here is where I need help. Which is better for Bassin'? Float Tube or Pontoon. I know the tube is more compact, and the pontoon is more stable. Any advice is appreciated. __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

09-26-05, 05:20 PM	#2
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	I would go with the pontoon. I know how it feels to fall out of a boat in front of a lot of people and it is funny but humiliating............... I like pontoons myself....... __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

09-26-05, 05:22 PM	#3
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	how much you think you will be paying for one of them __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

09-26-05, 05:30 PM	#4
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	KH, The Pontoon I am lookin at is 189 from cabelas, the tube is 119 or so from cabelas also. Dyas, do you have one of the inflatbale pontoons?? And have you tried any float tubes __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

09-26-05, 05:38 PM	#5
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	powerbass,you should get 700 and but a jon boat with a motor and some seats,and yeah falling out of a boat is humiliating,but a pontoon will get it done __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

09-26-05, 06:02 PM	#6
NJBassDevil BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 899	Told you nick! __________________ Fish Hard

09-26-05, 06:17 PM	#7
flachristopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 516	Or a canoe with a trolling motor. Chris

09-26-05, 06:28 PM	#8
Dyas BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saraland, AL Posts: 1,995	PB I have been in one of those pontoons and it is stable. More so that a tube lol........ I dont have one but I have been bream fishing in a tube and fell out 3 times. Its a little unstable. I beleive the pontoon is the best choice lol.......... I could send you a 6 ft. Jon boat through the mail but I need it for Duck season lol __________________ Southern by birth, Redneck by choice... Saved by the Grace of God

09-26-05, 06:42 PM	#9
454ss BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Glennville,GA Posts: 615	Hey reb why not save up and get one of these or ask for it as a gift........I used to have one and i loved it....may can find one cheaper somewhere else mine was only like 200 casue its 6ft http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catal...=SearchResults

09-26-05, 06:57 PM	#10
Mac1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 183	You will expend much less energy moving about in the pontoon...... Easier to maneuver once in the water. The main difference is how they react in the wind....hardly a concern in the float tube......but all in all, a 3 pound dumbell from wally world will take care of the anchoring problems. Pontoon, for sure between the two.

09-26-05, 10:59 PM	#11
chuck n BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Addison, Mi. Posts: 61	I bought me a pontoon and love it. Like everything I buy, I had to redesign it to fit my needs. My oars kept sticking me in the sides so I bought a set of adjustable oar locks and moved the oars out some. I also mounted a couple of "drop down" brackets on the inside area of the foot pegs, slotted them and added a 26" bike tire. I just pick it up from the rear and push it or pull it to my favorite hole. Some times I'll leave the tire on while fishing but most of the time I just remove it and toss it in the brush and retrieve it when I get back to shore. __________________ I'm sure gonna miss her when I get home-.Brad Paisley- (Fishin' Song):)

09-27-05, 05:13 AM	#12
PowerBass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,638	Wow, thanks for the replies guys. I will be goin with the pontoon for sure. __________________ fivealivebassmasters.com

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