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Title: Im afloat
Post by: Noel Kelly on 09/05/2008 at 16:40

Just recieved my new shakespeare expedition tube today :grin
Bargain at £100 delivered from www.webtackle.co.uk e bay shop. Will be cristening her on my local lough back in ireland next friday and cant wait to explore all that water i have watched fish rise in but couldnt access.
Noel.

Title: Re: Im afloat
Post by: Hamish Young on 09/05/2008 at 17:54

Sounds good Noel  :z16

Dont forget to take the camera  :z17

Title: Re: Im afloat
Post by: Mike Barrio on 10/05/2008 at 00:25

Great stuff Noel :z16

Yes, as Hamish said, some photos would be cool :cool:

Best wishes
Mike Barrio

PS: Don't forget, as per Steve Parton instructions: Do not inflate this type of valves with a pump! Always inflate by mouth or you will wreck the valves :z17

Title: Re: Im afloat
Post by: Sandy Nelson on 11/05/2008 at 08:54

Noel

Fantastic :z16 I know what this actually means so Brilliant :z16 :z16

Bloody good fun aint it :wink

Sandy

Title: Re: Im afloat
Post by: Noel Kelly on 11/05/2008 at 09:38

Thanks guys
Will def take some pics and stick them up. Fishing Corrib sat and sun so hopefully have something worth posting :z15.

Quote from: spiderman on 11/05/2008 at 08:54

Noel

Fantastic :z16 I know what this actually means so Brilliant :z16 :z16

Bloody good fun aint it :wink

Sandy

Thanks Sandy
Guess what Sandy is referring to is that im a non swimmer and was very slow about taking to the tube. One session at Haddo at the back end last year took care of any concerns.
For anyone thinking about having a go i say go for it, its easy, feels very natural  and as Sandy says its bloody good fun.
Noel.

Title: Re: Im afloat
Post by: Gordy66m on 11/05/2008 at 12:27

Noel,

Maybe take the tube to Mull next year?

Gordy

Title: Re: Im afloat
Post by: Noel Kelly on 11/05/2008 at 21:02

Sure will Gordy in fact i think it will be accompaning me most places. Within reason  :z4

Title: Re: Im afloat
Post by: Hamish Young on 12/05/2008 at 10:29

Quote from: An Chuileog on 11/05/2008 at 09:38

Guess what Sandy is referring to is that im a non swimmer and was very slow about taking to the tube. One session at Haddo at the back end last year took care of any concerns.
For anyone thinking about having a go i say go for it, its easy, feels very natural  and as Sandy says its bloody good fun.
Noel.

You're not alone Noel, I swim like a lead brick floats  :oops But even in some rough conditions (breaking waves on a hill,loch in Sutherland - focuses the mind I tell thee ;) ) I've always felt 100% safe in a 'tube  :cool:

Must get the leviathan Navigator II out for a session this year - it wasn't out at all last season  :z10

Title: Re: Im afloat
Post by: Orkneytroot on 22/05/2008 at 11:43

As you can see Noel initially struggled to grasp the main concept of 'float' tubing.  :lol

(http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll31/spenceorama/Ireland%20May%202008/IrelandMay2008-Noelsstillgettingtog.jpg)

Once I mentioned that they worked a lot better on the water, rather than beside it, he soon got the hang of it.

Well he managed to go backwards pretty good.  :z16

And after some expert tuition :z12 he bagged his first wild trout from the tube

(http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll31/spenceorama/Ireland%20May%202008/Noels1stfishfromthetube.jpg)

Well done Noel, I wont mention that you were trolling...  :z4 :z4 :z4

Steve