Float Tube and Decoy pole for Retrieval Only (shooting from the bank)?
Hey, everybody.
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere, but all me searches of this sub just brought up questions about actually hunting FROM the float tube/kayak.
I have been hunting with a buddy who had a dog, and this year will be hunting by myself for the first time. I’ll be hunting from a blind on the bank of a large river, and have an 18’ decoy pole and hook and a life jacket. I was wondering, is a basic float tube like the Caddis Nevada good enough for retrieval? With the pole, I’m thinking I shouldn’t need to get more than 20-30 feet from the shore, but didn’t know if there was some better way that doesn’t involve buying a dog and training it, or hauling a kayak or John boat 3/4 of a mile to the blind.
For strictly retrieval purposes (not hunting) would this be a viable option?