Advanced FLOAT TUBE RIGGING: Arming the INFLATABLE NAVY for BATTLE!! "How to" w/ pics

[Ornery Bob]

It's hard to say without being able to see the old pictures, but I'd hazard a guess that more people are using electronics on float tubes now than they were back in 2011 when this thread started. The Float Tube Navy has sonar!

I suppose people consider rod holders to be "mods" because they're usually DIY affairs. I've made a few of my own (I even have a video of how to make one here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDFRQ_ibd18

But nowadays I use a commercially made Castmate Systems rod holder because, frankly, I think it's much better than a heavy and bulky pipe based holder. It's also very flexible in how you configure it. If you want to reconfigure a pipe based holder, it usually means making a new one from scratch. I don't know if you consider it a "mod" but here's my review of the Castmate Systems Rod Holder: https://youtu.be/7wrm0lgBiRE

Anyway, here's a pic of my current ride, complete with an iPad running the Raymarine Wifish downvision sonar and the Navionics GPS Navigation apps.



And here's the video that goes with it: https://youtu.be/3Ms5x556lC8

This great sport just keeps getting better!