Solo Canoe Vs Conversion

[Wayne SW/MO]

And the wide canoe thing still applies. If the canoe is too wide where you're sitting, you can't get any kind of paddle into the water vertically enough to make a lot of those correction strokes, short, long, double, single.

Like the 169 Disco.

[Buzz]

Or, you could just find yourself a good fishing partner and not really have to worry about all of this stuff. Although, it is ALL good information. I just never really felt the need to float any streams by myself. If I want to go by myself I would just wade. I find it much more enjoyable with a good friend, and a whole lot cheaper.

[eric1978]

Or, you could just find yourself a good fishing partner and not really have to worry about all of this stuff. Although, it is ALL good information. I just never really felt the need to float any streams by myself. If I want to go by myself I would just wade. I find it much more enjoyable with a good friend, and a whole lot cheaper.

Just make sure your two best fishing buddies don't wind up both having babies in the same year. I'm glad I found you guys to talk to, because I've just about run out of friends.

[RSBreth]

I couldn't imagine having to synchronize two schedules just to be able to go fish. Love being able to just go, and not be stuck wading. That's the great thing about having a solo, but everyone's different. For some it's more of a social activity, but for me it's really about the fish.

[ness]

So, I'm listening to Little River Band yesterday, and the guy says, 'If there's one thing in life that's missing, it's the time that I spend alone sailing on the cool and bright clear waters.' Kinda hit home, in a girly way.

I really enjoy both solo and with friends, but it's in different ways. Some of the places I fish aren't meant for more than one person. When I'm solo I'm setting the schedule and the pace. Also, I'm more likely to slow down and take a look around when I'm solo. When there's someone else along there's often a part of me that's trying to figure out whether he wants to speed up, slow down, go home, whatever. I'm mostly looking at him, not my surroundings.

My best fishing (and hunting) partners are the ones where there's a karma, and it just flows, and everybody's happy. There are a number of people I just don't fish or hunt with anymore because the karma ain't there. As a matter of fact, I told a long-time friend (30-years) and hunting buddy I'd take a pass this year on the pheasant opener with him because of this very reason.

Anyhoo, back to canoes -- a well-built solo canoe is an extremely pleasant way to go. And that doesn't mean you have to go alone.

[eric1978]

I really enjoy both solo and with friends, but it's in different ways. Some of the places I fish aren't meant for more than one person. When I'm solo I'm setting the schedule and the pace. Also, I'm more likely to slow down and take a look around when I'm solo. When there's someone else along there's often a part of me that's trying to figure out whether he wants to speed up, slow down, go home, whatever. I'm mostly looking at him, not my surroundings.

I'm the opposite. I, too, like both solo trips and those with partners. But when I go alone I get so focused on fishing I have trouble paying attention to anything else. When I'm with a buddy or two, the brewskies come out, I can relax and I enjoy helping them catch fish.

And since you brought up befitting lyrics:

Go to the country take the dog

Look at the sky without the smog

See the world laugh

At the farmers feeding hogs

Eat hot dogs

What a pity

That the people from the city

Can't relate to the slower things

That the country brings

--Neil Young

[Chief Grey Bear]

I must be a lousy fisherman, cause when I go I sure ain't payin attention to how much time I spend doing what, and I sure ain't fussin over eliminating variables.

EXACTLY! Take the science out of fishing and put the fun back in! That is my creed.

So, I'm listening to Little River Band yesterday, and the guy says, 'If there's one thing in life that's missing, it's the time that I spend alone sailing on the cool and bright clear waters.' Kinda hit home, in a girly way.

That explains a lot. Sounds like you and Buzz will have a great time.

[eric1978]

EXACTLY! Take the science out of fishing and put the fun back in! That is my creed.

Sometimes for me the science is the fun part. But I always have fun fishing, whether I'm doing it casually or intensely.