Pulling a tube with a bass boat

Thats the beauty of pulling tubes from a bass boat. I have done it a few ways on my Tracker and Nitro boats.

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Pulling a tube with a bass boat. Thats the beauty of pulling tubes from a bass boat. With TurboSwing attached to the transom youll have the ability to do all this and more. Youll still be able to tilt your engine up to get into skinny waters and find the best fishing spot.

I drop 3 off of my normal prop pitch to pull a tube. Second use the transom tie downs and a ski harness. The ski harness will be a bridle that will clip to each eye on the transom tie downs and have a float that will keep the rope out of the prop.

Bass boats can do it but arent the best platform for it. There are poles that will go in the backseat hole or you can get a hookup similar to what transamzz9 built. I use to pull a tube and skiiers with my bass boat.

Never had an issue. The performance demands for pulling a tube are pretty low. Your set up will have better acceleration than 90 of the family pleasure boaters out there.

I think the speed of a bass boat once its on plane might be too fast for a tube or even water skiing. Assuming it is a boat of reasonable size and horsepower those U-bolts on your transom are designed to pull stuff - as well help tie the boat down while trailering. Most standard bridals are designed to attach to those hooks - thats what most boaters use - bass boat or not.

Its only ski or fish and ski boats that have ski poles. May 15 2007. Pulling tubeskier w bass boat.

Invest in you a tow strap it connects to both sides of the boat on the hooks instead of just one side and helps keep the rope out of the motor. Other than that you got a good size engine to pull with I use a Johnson 115hp and it does the trick with no problem. How to Pull a Tube Behind a Boat.

Ensure you have the proper equipment. Life jackets tow rope towable tube and a boat. Designate a driver and a spotter.

Attach the tow rope to the tube. Tie off the rope to the stern back of the boat. Review safety hand signals for communication between spotter and those riding on the tube.

I have done it a few ways on my Tracker and Nitro boats. Option 1 - tow harness off the transom tie-down hooks make sure you get a floating one to avoid what Toxic said and be careful at take off each time to make sure it doesnt get caught in the prop. Gradually throttle up first pulling the tube inside the boat wake.

With the riders settled in and comfortable you can add speed and let the fun begin. Make some gentle S-turns so the tube swings from side to side and even across the boat wake. You can have just as much fun driving the boat while watching the riders smile laugh and scream.

That means you have to move the throttle forward slowly till you hit full speed which is about 70 percent of engine performance in regards to towable riding. Avoid Pulling More Than One Tube at the Same Time. It is possible to tie multiple inflatables to the boat and pull them at once.

Tubing Behind A Basstracker Bass boat - YouTube. Tubing Behind A Basstracker Bass boat. The first thing that you will need for this watersport is to have the tube ready and well-inflated.

The right pressure on the tube will avoid collapse while on water. Ensure that the tube has no holes nor any areas for potential holes or malfunctions. June 19 2021 at 304 pm 2043527.

I pull a tube behind the boat for my daughter and her friends to ride on every now and then. The kids complain about the spray in there face while riding on the tube. This spray is caused by the rope dragging in the water.

I see a device a float or ball that folks place on the rope somewhere between the boat and. If you do not have a pylon or ski bar you can pull a tube behind a pontoon boat using the U-bolts or eyelets. You can hook up a tube to a bass boat using the eyelets or using a bass boat tube pole an after-market device that attaches to your motor bracket.

Richard DO NOT tie a ski rope off to the aft cleats and pull a rider. If you truly intend on doing this go to west marine and pick up a ski rope that has a bridle Y and attach to both tie down rings. Acadmy should have some options for this as well.

If a tube gets too much air it will flip and not be a good experience for the riders. I pull our tube from the pylon only because the rear hook drags the rope in the wake too much and makes it impossible to get a good whip. I wish I could though as getting a good whip is easier to initiate the farther back on the boat the tube is attached.

Any boat with an engine can pull a tube behind the boat as long as it is in good condition. According to your needs you can choose a single tube two-person or multi-person tube. Used to connect the tube and boat.

You should be able to find ones with length from 50 feet to 60 feet. This is a must when going on a water adventure. Thats the beauty of pulling tubes from a bass boat.

With TurboSwing attached to the transom youll have the ability to do all this and more. Youll still be able to tilt your engine up to get into skinny waters and find the best fishing spot. Transform Your Boat Into a Water Sports Machine.

Theres one sure-fire way to increase the fun-factor of your outboard powered boat. Turn it into a water sports wonder and start pulling inflatables. Everyone from kids to teens to adults will enjoy riding behind the boat on a wakeboard kneeboard tube or water skis.

Get one of these. The two clips attach to your boats cleats. Then it forms a triangle with the plastic part on the top of the pix being where you attach the pull rope.

The triangle forms from thw cleats across the back deck then the rope hook up area will be behind your outboard. Here is the link. This is the one I have and it self centers its.

Member since May 2016. Tubing behind bass boat Posted. On 52919 at 923 pm to Eauxs Binder.

I pulled my daughter and her buddies many many miles up and down the Ouachita river behind a Pro Gator 180 with nothing more than a yoke between the two transom tie downs. It was much like to one listed above and I never. You can use either or both of the rings on the transom.

I pull 2 tubes at once sometimes one on each side. When tubing one tube I tend to use one or the other. When pulling a skier or wake board I use a Rope that attaches to both sides with a hook in the center.