Hey Guys ,  wade fishing in the summer is one of the most fun you can have chasing smallmouth and other species,I use a scanoe with a troll motor to get through the deep water but when the water get waist deep I bale out and drop anchor on the canoe. i work the top of the shoals , the weed line around it and the bottom of the shoals, then back in the canoe and onto the next shoal. This is so handy this way  to have your coolers with you and everything necessary to take care of your needs.Casting  to the shadows for those fighting smallmouth and having them thrash the surface trying to destroy you offering is a thrill , I wasn't ready for them to start swimming right at me and trying to circle me and tie me up with my own fly line. This is the most fun you can have, so make plans to try this , weather and temperature permitting.    LOFR

I may find myself in one of these this summer when I can't paddle. It would work well in a few nearby lakes. I have wanted something like this:

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Boating/Canoes-Kayaks-Small-Boats/Po...

as it would be a bit more general purpose (a tube would frustrating in a lot of Piedmont streams). But it's more to transport and mess with on top of being so expensive.

I owned a tube several years ago, but it was the cheap one with an actual tube in a canvas jumpy seat. 

Being on the water in God's nature is so relaxing.