Looking for feed back on Square back canoes

[snagged in outlet 3]

52 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

A ruffle 🙄 

We're navigating rivers here, not the pillow isle at Bed Bath & Beyond. 

 

Riffle, ya moron !   😅

 

 

 

You know it was spell check.   Nice deflection though.   30'??!!!  Right....

[fishinwrench]

37 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

You know it was spell check.   Nice deflection though.   30'??!!!  Right....

30 feet/30 yards...... Tomato/TomAto 🙂

[Flysmallie]

Doesn't look like you pulling that sled though? Is that the ginger?

[fishinwrench]

17 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

Doesn't look like you pulling that sled though? Is that the ginger?

Yep that was Jbird, and Orion when he was just a pup.     

It's good to have an energetic pal along when it's time to drag up a shoal.  🙂

[Flysmallie]

6 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

It's good to have an energetic pal along when it's time to drag up a shoal.  🙂

Yep. Doesn't matter if it's 30 feet, 30 yards, or 30 miles if someone else is doing it. 

[fishinwrench]

20 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

Yep. Doesn't matter if it's 30 feet, 30 yards, or 30 miles if someone else is doing it. 

Exactly.   An extra sandwich and a few beers is way cheaper than a jet boat.   

[Alex Chang]

5 hours ago, grizwilson said:

Having owned a squareback canoe, it was a pain to try to run it directly behind me.  I have used the motor attachments that @Gavin speaks of, still have one and occasionally use it would never go back to square back, plus more function and use of canoe.  That said also have a 17' paddle john, that is far superior to the squareback, a much more stable fishing platform, floats as shallow as my 17' royalex hauls a ton of gear.  Like @fishinwrench I like the boat.  Have thrown it on top the suburban but I was younger and stronger then.  my advice is add a paddlejon and a small outboard and or TM

@grizwilson I'm not entirely following you. Why was it a pain to try and run it directly behind the square back canoe? Were you running a trolling motor or a small outboard? Was there not enough space between your seat and the tiller handle? FWIW, I'm interested in a small electric outboard.

The paddle john's look good, but I am trying to avoid the need for a trailer, and I have no interest in car topping a 17ft jon boat 😅

[jdmidwest]

3 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

A ruffle 🙄 

We're navigating rivers here, not the pillow isle at Bed Bath & Beyond. 

 

Riffle, ya moron !   😅

 

 

 

Nope, ruffles are the rocks in the riffles that you bang the foot on.

[grizwilson]

8 minutes ago, Alex Chang said:

@grizwilson I'm not entirely following you. Why was it a pain to try and run it directly behind the square back canoe? Were you running a trolling motor or a small outboard? Was there not enough space between your seat and the tiller handle? FWIW, I'm interested in a small electric outboard.

The paddle john's look good, but I am trying to avoid the need for a trailer, and I have no interest in car topping a 17ft jon boat 😅

Sorry, while the square back looks like a swell idea, the motor, be it outboard or trolling motor sits directly behind you, go to your nearest retail with displays, get directly in front of a tiller motor and try to start, operate steer.  In a jon you have room to sit side ways and operate, in a side mount on a canoe it will be on your side,  try sitting side ways in your canoe..... hope this helps

[Alex Chang]

7 hours ago, gotmuddy said:

Check out Ghenoe's, they are set up for motors and very stable.

Yea, the Gheenoe are freakin' sweet! But the skiff size needed for a multi-nights on the river with two guys would be pushing the weight to place where I would need a trailer. For example, their 15'4" is 145lb and doesn't really have the same capacity as this Esquif Cargo square back that I'm currently eyeing: https://esquif.com/en/canoe/cargo/.

Appreciate the thought though!