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The lifejacket
It's now well known that lifejacket from fishing is mandatory wherever you put your float tube to water for fishing. Beyond that, you are on a inflatable boat to which damage can occur at any time: a malfunction equipment, and hooks too prickly, submerged objects... The choice of security is essential. Your life cannot be replaced like reels, and canes or a battery.
You will find models from waistcoat under popular brands such as Plastimo, Crewsaver or more specifically for float tube as Seven Bass or Pike n'bass. We advise you not to look too much at the price and to choose a model where it will be easy to change the cartridge. Take a look at our stock.
Essential flippers
For the fishermen who have already tried to leave session without flippers, as you know, this is still essential. It's one of the accessories from security so you can get back to work quickly edge if necessary, but also an essential navigation tool for moving from one station to another or adjusting your position for launch of your lures.
You can regularly choose between flippers short flippers or medium-sized flippers long. The choice will be based on two aspects. The size from body of water you practice. The bigger it is, the more length, the smaller it is, the more you'll need precision with shorter models. Be careful, though, as a relatively long product requires muscles capable of supporting them. And don't forget to buy a floating pair, which aren't necessarily more expensive but come in handy when you take off your shoes.
All manufacturers of float tube are offering their series of flippers. You'll find them at Seven bass, at Rapala fishing, at Pike n'Bass at Madcat or at Sparrow in stock with us and at very attractive public prices.
Waterproof bakkans
It is a product that we don't think about enough, at least not at the beginning of our practice fishing. But it's a great way to keep a lot of things dry. You'll be able to put clothes, boxes of lures or sensitive electronic devices such as a battery. What's more, you'll often have a place behind the seat for it.
Maintaining and storing your inflatable boat is just as important as choosing the right accessories. Our articleFloat tube storage and maintenance: Complete guideWill ensure that you're up to speed on the subject and getting the most out of your session!
You'll find this type of product in all brands. The colours and details will be different, but the waterproof qualities will be more or less the same (Seven Bass, abu Garcia, Pike n'bass, Hearty Rise ....). All you have to do is choose between a model rigid and a model flexible and in stock. This is essentially a problem of space and quantity of equipment.
The fishing rod holder
This product remains one of the essential accessories for all anglers who want to practice several techniques once on the water. You'll be able to take both casting and spinning rods on board. You'll be delighted to be able to count on a rod holder capable of holding 2, 4 or even 6 casting or spinning rods. With your lures already mounted on your casting or spinning combos, all you have to do is pull out the right one at the right time.
You'll find them mainly in brands that offer float tubes. Seven Bass and Rapala fishing offers good-value, high-quality products for everyone. Beware, however, of the compatibility of this rod holder from one brand to another, which may require some adaptations to your accessories.
Sounder and transducer support
Some fishing techniques at float tube as in bass boat require the use of all modern technologies to have any chance of success. The use of a sounder and the perfect positioning of the transducer has to be done with a certain attention to detail to successfully retrieve information, without it becoming complicated once on thewater.
So you can opt for a support which will hold your fishfinder screen on one side and the transducer and its rig system on the other. Fishing will be that much easier and more enjoyable this way, allowing you to move quickly from one spot to another while saving your gear travel.
Dam, Seven Bass or Pike n'bass offers this type from support. This is one of the accessories that is regularly paired with a low-cost patch. Once again, pay attention to the compatibility of each product range so that you don't end up on the water's edge, stuck with an unsuitable product.
The pump
It sounds a bit silly, but depending on the float tubes, this can prove to be a real test of your efforts inflate sound boat. And it's not something to be neglected - our articleHow do I inflate a float tube ?, this will enable you to learn about best practice.Choosing the right pump is essential when you're starting to build up a bit of experience and want to spend more time on the water and less pumping.
First of all, you absolutely must have at least one double-action pump. This means that it will inflate your float tube, both in the forward and return movements of your arms. You divide the number of repetitions by 2 and save yourself money.
You may opt for a Flatform or Jungle model from Seven Bass, in which case you will also need a pressure gauge. This can be done with a pump specific or with a electric pump. Be careful not to over-inflate to avoid bursting. Float tube bladders or tubes are difficult to repair, and prices can be a deterrent.
The landing net
This is one of the last accessories that we advise you to carry on your float tube.There are several reasons for this. Firstly, to capture easily fish once it gets close to your float tube. This will give you time to tidy up a bit lures, your reels and your spinning rods to make room for the fish you have just captured.
Secondly, there's water all around you. Put the fish on the reception mat you run the risk of having your catch thrown back into the water, often unintentionally unhooked of its hooks and sometimes taking a piece of your finger with you in these hooks. Pick up the fish in the landing net is much easier and less risky.
Finally, if you opt for a floating landing net type, you can use it as a source of spare parts when you come across a problem poles. This will enable you to achieve some very high scores.
There are many other options products and accessories of the float tube range that will also be useful to you: Engine, , floating anchor or classic anchor or even annex inflatable in PVC, oar kit or camera mount.
With all these accessories, you'll be ready to tackle lure fishing in float tubes with a great deal of confidence in the boarding of your canes and in safety. You will see that we have a large part of the range in stock, both in kit at a particularly attractive public price.
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