Canoe recommendatins

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feeds@yuku.com (Wee Hooker) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:54:47 GMT

Sorry AJ, I believe the company went belly up. I can't find them on the net and/or any dealers. I believe they were local in their day though. Unfortunatly for the industry, plastic has become the material of choice for canoes. Plastic has it's uses but suffers in hull designs and weight. This has put allot of fiberglass canoe builders out fo buisness as glass is just more expensive/ labor intensive to produce.This is the first and only 12' nature bound I've seen. Snagged it...

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feeds@yuku.com (B52 bugger) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 06:56:12 GMT

Very interesting canoe, Nature Bound. Who carries them???? AJ

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feeds@yuku.com (Wee Hooker) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:54:39 GMT

No, I wouldn't call myself a dealer. Just a collector with very little self control . I really never met any watercraft that I didn't find some redeeming qualities in. Canoes. kayaks, prams, jons, float tubes.. I like them all. In recient years,I've found considerable entertainment in buying boats (and outboards) at a rate of 3-6/year for personal use . A few stay if they scratch an itch. Most move on to make room for the next. I've been good ( and quite bored) this year....

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feeds@yuku.com (B52 bugger) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:45:21 GMT

Wee Hooker, are you a canoe dealer and what is uour inventory boats and canoes
. B52 bugger

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feeds@yuku.com (Wee Hooker) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:23:24 GMT

I'm envious of you guys who can pick a canoe and stick with it. I'm such a slut when it comes to small boats. I have a different favorite for each pond/situation. Seems like10 is never enough!

That said, keeping with the theme of runt canoes, here is a good one from my stable. It's a nature bound 12. 12' x 32" at gunnel, flat bottom for more initial stability and foam...

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feeds@yuku.com (JeffSod) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:23:28 GMT

No but he did purchase the Grummuan motor mount which he would sell with it for an additional 50.00. The mount is brand new in the box.

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feeds@yuku.com (gillbuster) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:09:13 GMT

Is it a square back canoe?

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feeds@yuku.com (JeffSod) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:00:46 GMT

I really like the look of that pack canoe and the stabilizers look like a fantastic idea.

By the way If anyone in the MA area is looking for a canoe a guy I work with is going to be selling his 15 Grumman soon. I think he wanted 275 but would have to confirm that to be sure.

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feeds@yuku.com (B52 bugger) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:15:02 GMT

I thought with the stabilizer I thought I would have trouble in landing fish. Either side I lead the fish to an area after the stablizer and just lip lift the bass - piece of cake. Armand

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feeds@yuku.com (spinzo) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:00:07 GMT

OG, one thing I've learned is key to a canoe you intend for lakes/ponds is to have one with a keel. I paddle around in a 17ft keelless Riverjammer, and while I love the canoe because it is light for its size and paddles/navigates easily, it's frustrating in a breeze when I'm alone. A keel keeps it from spinning on stillwaters, but can get awful torn up in a river/stream.

If you are looking for one canoe to do double duty, keep that in mind as you may find that you...

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feeds@yuku.com (ozarkgold) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:29:43 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to thank you all for the info. Also, the pics are great---they definitely show some pretty awesome customizations that can be done to these canoes. One followup question, I will probably use the canoe on some small rivers/streams with a buddy of mine and we would be floating and then wade fishing, is the 14' canoe (the OT Guide model is 38" wide) big enough if we are not camping etc.?

thanks again and I will let you know when I get my...

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feeds@yuku.com (Rackensack) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:01:56 GMT

Paul,
I've had one for about 15 years now and it shows. But its tough and good for another 15. You can get it in where only a tube would go otherwise. Its light and fast with a kayak double paddle which rests across the gunnels while fishing. I'm way topheavy and have dumped only twice...both times when it was sitting on an unseen rock while boarding. The big bass "blood sport" photo I posted last fall was taken of it laying in the bottom of this boat. Think it was...

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feeds@yuku.com (gillbuster) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:25:02 GMT

Armand,
That is a neat set up, prevents a awkward canoeist from dumping all his prize possessions and losing dignity. Spilled a canoe in front of a bunch a girls in bikinis sitting on a boat dock one time, never did live that down... do you find your fly line get tangled around the stabilizers?
John

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feeds@yuku.com (B52 bugger) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:41:52 GMT

I settled for Old Town Pack Canoe three years ago, last year built stabilizers. Weighs 33 pounds and is 12 ft long for one man. Stabilizers were added I'm getting old and little clumzy. As for windy conditions I have been fishing late in the evening when the wind dies down and the zoomers all go home. Check out stablizers and pack canoe.

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feeds@yuku.com (flyfishing4goldentrout) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:25:43 GMT

While there is not alot of use for a Canoe on our lake, far to windy and far to many boaters, it would be Ideal for some of the inshore spots and swampy areas for bass and such, so, Alec, what does the old town stillwater run? looks like a canoe I could live with on top of m jeep.
Richard

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feeds@yuku.com (fllyfisher) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:43:26 GMT

I have a 12' Radisson, with lace seats. It seats two and weighs 33lbs. It's easy to car top both-ways, going out to fish and on the return after a few hours of fishing. It also comes with a motor mount, nylon rope, a pair of oars (oarlocks attached) , the oars are also paddles. I purchased it couple of years ago, I think the cost was in your ballpark.
Glicky

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feeds@yuku.com (Flytackle) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:50:16 GMT

Are you going to be fishing primarily alone or with another fishing partner? I have spent many years fishing from canoes, usually alone, and have been very pleased with the Old Town Katahdin. It is no longer available, but has been replaced with the Old Town Stillwater. It is 12' long and very beamy (wide) which makes for a slower paddling boat, but one very stable and comfortable to fish from. It is light enough that I can portage it some distance without being uncomfortable. Old Town...

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feeds@yuku.com (BigBluegiller) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:06:38 GMT

You can't go wrong with either of these two choices. I lean towards the Old Town. My next canoe purchase will be an Old Town 'Pack'.

Canoe recommendatins

feeds@yuku.com (ozarkgold) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:42:30 GMT

Hi,

I am thinking about buying a canoe to fish in small lakes/ponds and relatively small/calm streams. I was looking at the Old Town Guide 147 and the Mad River Adventure 14'. Has anyone had experience with those brands or models? Or is there another option I should consider? I would need to stay around or below that $700 range to keep peace at home!

thanks for your help,

Paul