aniceguy Posted July 20, 2012 Report Posted July 20, 2012 I do it behind my boat all the time. Tie off to the transom tie down and let it rip, just remember most tubes arent rated for more then 35 miles an hr
ch312 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Posted July 20, 2012 tie downs are too low? two words....booster ball
smally21 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Posted July 20, 2012 i have one of the pole systems you mentiotioned but dont use it..i use the yoke and transom eyes as mentioned, no problems... but my boat would sit higher in the water than your bass boat. the boat only goes as fast as you drive it, so im sure you can find a comfortable speed to tube at. i do get it if the minimum plane speed is too high, don't know what that speed is??? i dont understand the commment that a boat is too powerful or too fast to ski/tube behind. Not enough power to pull a guy up is a problem but an abundance of power is great when getting up behind a boat, particularly from a dock/beach start. If yer ripping the guys arms off that is a driving choice not a boat problem:)
bubbles Posted July 20, 2012 Report Posted July 20, 2012 Can you just tie off to the tie down on the side of the boat? Why does the rope need to be in the middle of the boat?
Stoty Posted July 20, 2012 Author Report Posted July 20, 2012 Can you just tie off to the tie down on the side of the boat? Why does the rope need to be in the middle of the boat? No, because the way my boat is setup with the built in ropes... they are much thinner than a regular rope, so the cleats are actually about half the "height" of a regular one so a tow rope wouldn't be able to wrap around the cleats on the side. Like I said.. I'm new to the towing thing, but doesnt it make more sense to have the tow rope centered off the back, then off to one side?
smally21 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Posted July 20, 2012 For sure it does. A tuber or skier produces significant drag, you will have difficulty tracking straight, it will pull one side down, the tie downs are nowhere near as strong as the transom eyes
RickOnt Posted July 20, 2012 Report Posted July 20, 2012 Hey Stoty Use the tripod. That's what it was made for! Rick
hirk Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 I wouldnt suggest using a tripod,my last boat came with a very nice stainless swivel eze so I looked into using it for tubing and the manufacturer specifically stated it was not suitable for pulling tubes. I've pulled a tube with 2 different bassboats using the tie downs with no problem.
Mike the Pike Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 you will catch more bass now Bass just love tubes
SlowPoke Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 you will catch more bass now Bass just love tubes Groan.....
206 Posted July 21, 2012 Report Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) Not sure where you are at but Royal distributing in whitby had the rope with hooks and pully float on for for 9.99 http://www.royaldistributing.com/Catalogues/Main/2012-Spring-Fall/Sections/05/#/122/zoomed Edited July 21, 2012 by 206
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