Same here. Have about 5 or 6 of them and continue to keep an eye out on E-Bay and other sites to add to my collection. Work horse of a reel and have no interest in going to anything different - fished them for more than 30 years.
Nice! Thanks for sharing the pics.
BTW - I had the same issue with the valve as well on this trip, the value on the back rest bladder was turned on the off position. Luckily, I did bring my Leatherman (pliers) and had to gently twist the valve to shut it. Dissappointing since this was only...
I will have to try that. Not too bad inflating the tube, it inflates farily quickly, but it does take alot of time to deflate, probably easier to strap it on like this in times when I need to start the hike down the trail when I end up fishing longer than I am supposed to. Tough to leave when...
Made my first visit to the Enchantments and into the Alpine Lakes Wilderness last Friday. Packed my Wilderness Ultralite Float Tube and took a day trip into a well-known lake. Surprisingly, I picked a good day as I didn’t encounter any other hikers on the way up and just two groups on the way...