I Need A Bit Of Advice

[drew03cmc]

I hear you there Eric. Price will dictate the material though, I am sure of that.

[eric1978]

I got my Penobscot 16RX like new on ebay for $545...so yeah, keep your eyes peeled and you can find a steal. Frankly I like it better than my solo for everything except day trips on really skinny streams. And I agree with Gavin, don't go shorter than 13'...actually I'd say 14' if it's gonna be your only canoe. My solo is 12' and it's about worthless for overnights. I can fit all my gear in it, but it doesn't leave any room for convenient storage and access to your rods...if you like to fish with more than one rod while you float. And stowing fly rods in a 12' solo? Forget about it, unless you don't mind the tips sticking out and getting hung up and snapped off all the time.

[drew03cmc]

Yeah, for the lakes around here, it wouldn't be too bad to have a slightly longer boat.

[P_L]

I couldn't find the exact video i was talking about either. The video was under the user name "kanuhed". It showed the boat pull up next to him and pace him while the camera goes back and forth on the guy and the speedometer. He still has other canadian style paddle videos on his page. The aboriginal tribes who invented the canoe used this style of paddling so it is pretty much the oldest form of paddling there is.

[MoSportsmen]

Some of them Canadaians need to enter the MR 340.....they would walk away with it. Can't sign up this year though it is already full.

[drew03cmc]

I may have found a solo up here for a good price. I will have to check around and see what I can find before the time to buy comes.

[Smalliebigs]

Drew, Dan Kreher from the MSA was trying to sell a Wenonah Vagabond with factory installed skid plates for $650, it's a sweeet vessle.

[Smalliebigs]

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/boa/2821256364.html Drew here is the listing on St.Louis Craigslist he also posted here on the buy-sell-trade thread.

Here is another solo in St.Louis http://stlouis.craigslist.org/boa/2877999772.html

good luck

[drew03cmc]

Rock on Scott, thanks bud.

[Al Agnew]

For a fishing solo for Ozark streams, about the best you can get is the Vagabond, in my opinion. If you're a big guy and want to carry more camping gear, the Wenonah Wilderness would be the better choice, but it's a fairly new model so finding a used one is probably almost impossible.

However, there are a few other good solos out there. One you might want to look into is a Mohawk Solo 14. Pretty decent boat, and Mohawk is cheaper brand new than the other companies.