float tube or river pontoon???

[EatSleepFish]

need to buy something to get me out on the trout lakes, but which should i buy? Thanks!

[rushing]

U-style tubes work well and you can find a good one for relativly cheap. They can be quickly inflated and be out on the lake in no time.

Pontoon style float tubes tend to be more expensive but they track better in the water and you sit up out of the water higher which makes casting easier. Floating higher means less wind resistant and can be blown around a bit. They also tend to have multiple air bladders which can take alittle more time to get out on the water.

What I dont recomend are the round tubes. Harder to get in and out of. Which can make it more dangerous when you start losing air out n the middle of the lake. They dont track very well in the water and they're not as stable.

[so haaad]

I agree with 100 percent of what Rushing said. I used to live/fish both in Colorado and the North Shore. If you are planning on being in any kind of current (streams, etc), stay away from the round tubes. I'd go with the river pontoon if you can afford it. One important think to take into consideration is how you are going to get to the water. Are you packing into remote lakes, or just dropping off the back of a pickup? Most of the pontoons are tough to handle easily with one person, so you might want to consider a U-style tube also.

[EatSleepFish]

Thanks guys, ive been looking at cabelas and they have a river pontoon that collapses down into a back pack type thing, and weighs like 46 pounds. what do you mean by the pontoons being hard to handle? wind?