06-29-2003, 10:35 AM
[cool]SHEEEEESH! Here we go again. All the non-tubers and pseudo experts tryin' ta tell me howta run my ship.
Canopy...INDEED. I don't even have a can-o-pee on my craft. That's something that would come in a lot more handy. Those calls of nature happen right regular on the water. Protection from the sun? Too late. My brain is already pretty much cooked.
Just for the sake of acknowledging your suggestion...from the perspective of someone who don't float their butt in an inflated donut...what kind of canopy would you suggest I install? Us fishy-smelling he-man types couldn't do with a pretty pink one with tassles and stuff. To avoid getting even more hoots of laughter than we already do, it would have to be a ratty old canvas tarp or something. But those things weigh a ton, and I already get a hernia totin' my boat to the wet.
On the practical side, I truly have longed for some kind of covering for fishing in the hot sun. However, I do most of my fishing early in the day, and seldom stay on the water during the periods of high overhead sun. The downside...besides the weight...would be the potential for catching wind and either lifting off from my craft...or turning me into an unwilling participant in a sailboat race.,,with only one entrant.
As Joe pointed out, unless there was a very unique design, that did not impede casting, tackle rotation and fish handling, a canopy would probably be more of a liability than an asset.
Still, the next time I'm on the water, in the hot sun, and I smell frying bacon...and it's me...I'll probably be thinking real hard about something I could whip up using PVC and nylon cloth. HM-M-M-M-M.
P.S. You're always welcome aboard our little forum, my fine friend from the north. Come next winter, it will be my turn to trade weather reports on your board. Bwa Ha Ha Ha Ha. (Whimper Whimper)
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Canopy...INDEED. I don't even have a can-o-pee on my craft. That's something that would come in a lot more handy. Those calls of nature happen right regular on the water. Protection from the sun? Too late. My brain is already pretty much cooked.
Just for the sake of acknowledging your suggestion...from the perspective of someone who don't float their butt in an inflated donut...what kind of canopy would you suggest I install? Us fishy-smelling he-man types couldn't do with a pretty pink one with tassles and stuff. To avoid getting even more hoots of laughter than we already do, it would have to be a ratty old canvas tarp or something. But those things weigh a ton, and I already get a hernia totin' my boat to the wet.
On the practical side, I truly have longed for some kind of covering for fishing in the hot sun. However, I do most of my fishing early in the day, and seldom stay on the water during the periods of high overhead sun. The downside...besides the weight...would be the potential for catching wind and either lifting off from my craft...or turning me into an unwilling participant in a sailboat race.,,with only one entrant.
As Joe pointed out, unless there was a very unique design, that did not impede casting, tackle rotation and fish handling, a canopy would probably be more of a liability than an asset.
Still, the next time I'm on the water, in the hot sun, and I smell frying bacon...and it's me...I'll probably be thinking real hard about something I could whip up using PVC and nylon cloth. HM-M-M-M-M.
P.S. You're always welcome aboard our little forum, my fine friend from the north. Come next winter, it will be my turn to trade weather reports on your board. Bwa Ha Ha Ha Ha. (Whimper Whimper)
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