These guys were just great and made our jobs that evening a piece of cake! And that was true both during the registration process AND while these guys were waiting in line. We had some bonus giveaways for the elite crew of diehards and they could not have been more grateful. Brian even decided to stick around for a bit, help sign people in, and talk a bit of fishing! THANKS BRIAN!!! Big THANKS to Lip Ripperz for showing their support and providing some fantastic product.
Lake float tube full#
Brian from Lip Ripperz showed up with boxes stuffed to the brim full of Lip Ripperz Litl Ripperz mini-jigs AND his new Love Sauce. We began an early Optional Jackpot sign-in for the diehards at about 9 pm.
As I pulled up to the gate I was greeted by the REAL diehards…a BUNCH of cars were already in line with tents pitched and bbq’s blazing!! I approached the group in the car at the pole position and they told me they had gotten there at…get ready…1 pm!!! Seriously, 1 PM!!! Just WOW! Doug was so stoked on what was about to go down that he hadn’t slept in 24 hours (I’m not joking) and I had 2 pots of coffee coursing my veins that I downed in a feeble attempt to make my regular work day seem to go a little faster (still not joking). I spent the majority of my drive from the IE to the OC chatting with my good buddy Doug and I’m sure we both probably sounded like excited little kids on Christmas Eve. I pulled off the 91 freeway at about 4 pm. And it seems that every time I think to myself, “well, what I just did was pretty hardcore”, someone is there to quickly remind me of what being a “diehard” truly means… Those people that go to extreme lengths to make sure that they are there when “it” happens. But enough of the “sappy stuff” from the “sappy dawg”… LET’S GET ON TO THE FISHING!!!!! You all made this event truly memorable and for that I am truly TRULY grateful!! Just awesome. Despite having not put a single crank on the handle on any of my reels over the course of the last 24 hours I can honestly say that this event was one of the best and most memorable days of fishing I’ve ever had! I lived and fished through each and every one of you guys and gals that made up the NEAR CAPACITY crowd at Santa Ana River Lakes today, and I wouldn’t trade that for the world!!! So I’m starting this report with the biggest THANK YOU that I could ever muster to EVERYONE that showed up to the event today. My tackle box remains untouched, my float tube never got inflated, and my waders are bone dry. My rods are hanging in the rod racks attached to the ceiling of my little car just as they were when I left for Santa Ana River Lakes yesterday afternoon. If you don’t feel like reading on or even just scrolling down through the pics below, let me sum it all up with a single pic… UNBELIEVABLE! THE INFLATABLE NAVY SARL FLOAT TUBE HOMECOMING EVENT AND TOURNAMENT Kicking it about the lake is a workout (OK, maybe this should be up in the advantage section).My head is swimming like I’ve been up for 2 days talking fishing with the most amped group of fisherman I’ve ever seen…because I was! My voice is gone like I’ve been joking, laughing, hootin’ and hollerin’ for 24 hours straight with friends old and new…because I have been! And I’ve got a stupid smile on my face stretching from ear to ear like I just witnessed an event of epic proportions… BECAUSE I DID!!!.A round tube can be harder to maneuver and has more drag.By the time you get there you may be too tired to fish. Your waders and fins will add extra weight. If you are thinking of packing one into the backcountry remember that the water may be cold.It is hard to cover a lot of water in a float tube.A pontoon boat would be a better choice on large lakes. On larger lakes, winds can blow you around, although if you stayed on the edges of the lake you may be OK.It should not be used on a river, especially if the water is moving at all.Most have storage compartments near each arm.A pontoon-style tube can be fairly easy to maneuver.They work very well in small lakes and ponds.They require less setup time than a pontoon boat (although not by much).They are very affordable, a lot less than most fly fishing boats.This allows a solo fly fisher to access areas in a lake or backcountry waters that a bank fisher just cannot get to. They are very lightweight and portable.
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