G Lap
Active member
When I went catfishing on lake Conroe a few days ago, the fishing was a bit slow and I ended up fishing from about 8am to 3pm. The Texas sun is getting pretty hot, and I decided that I needed a little shade on my boat. Bimini tops are nice, but I have never liked them even when I had a boat with one . . . because they restrict the "fishability" of a boat quite a bit. They also add a good bit of weight to a boat. For much of the time I'm on the water I don't even need any shade.
I went and bought a 6 ft beach umbrella from Academy for $14.99. They unfortunatly did not have any neutral colors in this size, but I guess it adds a bit of style to my boat :LOL2: . The pole fit almost perfectly in the 1 1/4" pvc that I have been using for pole holders on the boat. I just added two more holders closer to the center of the front deck. I usually sit on a 5 gallon bucket on the front deck, so I just cut the pole down until it was the perfect height for sitting up there under it. I think it may work well, as long as the wind does not tear it up too bad. A bit of shade is a definetly real nice on a hot sunny day, and when it is not needed . . . there is nothing in the way.
I went and bought a 6 ft beach umbrella from Academy for $14.99. They unfortunatly did not have any neutral colors in this size, but I guess it adds a bit of style to my boat :LOL2: . The pole fit almost perfectly in the 1 1/4" pvc that I have been using for pole holders on the boat. I just added two more holders closer to the center of the front deck. I usually sit on a 5 gallon bucket on the front deck, so I just cut the pole down until it was the perfect height for sitting up there under it. I think it may work well, as long as the wind does not tear it up too bad. A bit of shade is a definetly real nice on a hot sunny day, and when it is not needed . . . there is nothing in the way.