No new fishing

It's getting really warm, it's time for shorts in the tube. I love this part of the float tube season. I just purchased a backup tube, a trout unlimited tube. It looks good, it has a lot of pockets/storage. I'm excited about using it. I think I will probably keep it up at Lake Kiowa.

Ray Bob again......

So, I went back out to Ray Roberts, hoping for a day like my last trip. Unfortunately, it was not like that day.

The winds were really blowing out of the South, around maybe 25+ mph. They were strong and there were white caps all over. It looked like an ocean.

Fished the same cove as last time and only had one hit, didn't catch a thing. Very frustrating. Maybe next time!

Ray Bob

I went fishing today at Ray Roberts on the North end of the lake. It was a great day, light winds and air temperatures in the upper 60's to mid 70's. The water temperature was 60-62 degrees and green and clear to about 2 feet.

I caught a 3 lb. Black Bass along the shoreline in about 2 feet of water on a white YUM worm with silver/blue specks. Good hit too.

I'm pumped to go back out!

Fishing techniques

Some of the techniques I like to use while tube fishing are:

• wacky
• drop-shot
• jerkbaits
• spinnerbaits
• crankbaits

A great place to learn how to fish these techniques is this website, Bass Resource.

Great places to float tube fish

Float tube forum

Texas Fishing Forum

Float Tube Fisherman

Places that I really enjoy float tube fishing are:

Purtis Creek State Park

LBJ Grasslands lakes

• Rhodes lake
• Clear lake
• Cottonwood lake

Lake Ray Roberts

Big Creek Reservoir

There are many more small lakes I want to try.

Float tube fishing

Float tube fishing is a very fun way to fish for bass and crappie. A float tube fisherman can get into coves and tight shallow places that even a bass boat cannot get into. Also, in a float tube, one can sneak up on a bass without them even knowing it.

There are many brands of float tubes with a couple of styles, i.e., the U shape and the donut shape. I personally use a U shape type, the Outcast Fish Cat 4. The shape of this tube and the heavy gauge vinyl on the bottom make this float tube slide across the water with ease. Located on the top side of the tube, there are two large storage compartments with a zipper. This tube also has two drink holders.

Just as float tubes, there are various types of fins one can use to propel themselves across the water. One particular type I do not recommend are the paddle pushers.

Paddle pushers as they are called propel one forward instead of going backwards. This is a lot slower and much more difficult to accomplish. It is much easier to maneuver backwards.

There are many accessories one can purchase or make at home for a float tube. Items like a fish finder platform, rod holders, live well and so on.