Members Hays Posted February 13, 2014 Author Members Share Posted February 13, 2014 Lots of interesting ideas. I hadn't really considered paddling upstream and floating back. Will be interesting to see what kind of water you can handle going up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Lots of interesting ideas. I hadn't really considered paddling upstream and floating back. Will be interesting to see what kind of water you can handle going up. In swift spots you just have to pick your lines, and you will have to hop out and walk the boat through the really fast/shallow riffles. Paddling upstream is really no different from pedaling a bike uphill (some you can pedal all the way up, others you run out of steam and have to walk a bit). I can't think of a single time that I didn't catch more fish on the way up than I did on the way back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Sloss Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Unless there are no outfitters, just pay for a shuttle, it will make your life lot easier. Of course I am an outfitter, so full disclosure. Given the hassle and wasted time on both ends of the canoe trip, it is just easier. Plus I have seen people bring 2 cars from 200 miles away, costing them more in gas than the shuttle. www.elevenpointflyfishing.com www.elevenpointcottages.com (417)270-2497 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grizwilson Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Unless there are no outfitters, just pay for a shuttle, it will make your life lot easier. Of course I am an outfitter, so full disclosure. Given the hassle and wasted time on both ends of the canoe trip, it is just easier. Plus I have seen people bring 2 cars from 200 miles away, costing them more in gas than the shuttle. While above I list my jeep and motorcycle, they are generally just here local. If i go far from home I prefer using an outfitter, good value, and piece of mind. One year a flash flood came on the Buffalo and we were able to call the outfitter we hired to come "rescue" us by picking us up river. I can also attest that Brian can give you a fishing report that is worth the price of the shuttle. g “If a cluttered desk is a sign, of a cluttered mind, of what then, is an empty desk a sign?”- Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne SW/MO Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I always paddled up also. On most waters I fished by wading when ever possible anyway. It gives you two shots at all the prime waters. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Spencer Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Unless there are no outfitters, just pay for a shuttle, it will make your life lot easier. Of course I am an outfitter, so full disclosure. Given the hassle and wasted time on both ends of the canoe trip, it is just easier. Plus I have seen people bring 2 cars from 200 miles away, costing them more in gas than the shuttle.They are crooks trying to make an easy buck. Bicycling in the Ozarks around the rivers is the only way to go, the downhills will get you enough speed up that you can coast up the hills. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greasy B Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Does anyone use a push pole to travel upstream? Works pretty good. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hays Posted February 14, 2014 Author Members Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm sure there are some crooks, but in my experience Ozark outfitters are quality folks. As far as going down Ozark hills generating enough speed to get you up the next hill: I wish it were true. They give you a pretty good start, but that's about it, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Bicycling in the Ozarks around the rivers is the only way to go, the downhills will get you enough speed up that you can coast up the hills. You'd think, wouldn't ya? Oddly enough, gravity tends to trump momentum x50 in my experience. Even on a 29'er. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Spencer Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm sure there are some crooks, but in my experience Ozark outfitters are quality folks. As far as going down Ozark hills generating enough speed to get you up the next hill: I wish it were true. They give you a pretty good start, but that's about it, imho. I guess you are right! I'd probably just pay the $30 instead of fighting gravity, especially if you are out of shape like me. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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