Fishing Tips with Phil Rowley - How to Choose and Use Float Tube Fins 

good idea about the stretching. I remember my first time was brutal

I like to hold my rod(s) in my hand as I back onto my tube and into the water. See at 1:15; the rod tips are nearly getting poked into the mud. I’ve broken rod tips this way, when entering the water backwards the rods strapped in. Hold your rod(s) with a hand, back into the water and once you get settled into and situated on the float tube and are clear of obstructions behind you, like cattails, that might also grab your rod, then strap down your rod(s).

Phil i dont know if youre employed by outcast or if theyre a sponsor or what, but to anyone watching this....never use these cheap fins designed for use with the wader boots. NEVER. they are poorly designed and you will use more energy then required when kicking. Save yourself the time and energy and buy a pair of either snorkel fins or even better scuba fins. When starting out, I used the fins provided with the float tube, BIG mistake! I graduated to snorkel fins within 2 fishing trips, and within 4 fishing trips to my dive fins, best move i have ever made with fishing. I use a pair of large fins that fit over the wader neoprene foot. The maneuverability far exceeds that of the fins shown in this video and the power achieved with dive fins is no comparison. spend the extra money on a good pair of dive or snorkel fins-you will not regret the choice to do so....