This year we are refreshing the stock of float tubes. I remember before everyone wanted to fish from big boats in big loughs, as many believed (for some strange reason) that smaller loughs and ponds would not have pikes in many numbers and more importantly in sizes. But the last ten years this has changed immensely due to the arrival on the market of much better designed float tubes.10 years ago float tubes were like a tractor tyre with two holes for the legs and a huge backrest that acted more like a sail than a backrest..I didn't like float tubing in those days.Your sitting position was so low on the water that at best times you felt like drowning...But it didn't take too long for the major brands to improve on designs. Nowadays we have a huge choice in personal vessels and for all budgets.
Needless to say if you want something that last you need to invest a little. We have been using the tubes from Creek Company for a few years now, a nice tube but definitely not the best built. Stitchings didn't last long on them and a poor design for inflation lead to many twisted bladders, punctures and time wasted for me fixing them most of the time and for my clients on the water.
So it was about time to look somewhere else.
It's a good few of my clients that directed me towards the FLTB-5 from Caperlan. Caperlan is a fishing branch of a huge sporting chain called Decathlon in France.
All the reviews looked good and i had many good returns from my guests. Many of them do own a FLTB-5 and this was the reason i started looking into this model.
With the help of a client that works for Decathlon i managed to secure a deal and import 5 tubes ( 5 more are planned to arrive next year).
Like you will see in the video, they are pretty good at first sight and only time will tell how they last in the long run.
But i will make a follow up video at the end of 2020 to see how they are holding up.
Salut Norbert,
ReplyDeleteUne bonne idée ces nouveaux float tube…en plus d'être confortables, ils sont super bien pensés au niveau rangements. J'ai hâte d'être dedans…….en 2021. En attendant, je te souhaite un très joyeux Noël à toi ainsi qu'à toute ta famille et à toutes les personnes qui fréquentent le lodge. Bien amicalement. Julien
Salut Julien! Merci bien, a toi aussi et tres bonne année 2020!
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