DISCUSSION: Gear for canoe fishing... - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-29T13:32:23Zhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/discussion-gear-for-canoe-fishing?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A266687&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI keep the trolling motor bat…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-21:2036984:Comment:3650682013-03-21T16:01:18.300ZTowniehttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/Townie
<p>I keep the trolling motor battery just behind the front seat & off to right side per diagram. Requires extending TM power cable but makes for perfect balance in the canoe...</p>
<p>I keep the trolling motor battery just behind the front seat & off to right side per diagram. Requires extending TM power cable but makes for perfect balance in the canoe...</p> If you are paddling a tandum…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-19:2036984:Comment:3642882013-03-19T11:34:54.464ZRay Ditzenbergerhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/RayDitzenberger
<p>If you are paddling a tandum canoe solo the best way is to sit in the duo front seat and make the rear of the canoe the front. That only works in a symetrical boat. When done this way, only a small amount of weight in the front is required to balance the canoe. The best way is to paddle from near the center of the canoe depending on how it is loaded.</p>
<p>If you are paddling a tandum canoe solo the best way is to sit in the duo front seat and make the rear of the canoe the front. That only works in a symetrical boat. When done this way, only a small amount of weight in the front is required to balance the canoe. The best way is to paddle from near the center of the canoe depending on how it is loaded.</p> I've never had a canoe for lo…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-19:2036984:Comment:3639692013-03-19T03:02:19.135ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"https://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
I've never had a canoe for long, but each one was made better with a back rest. I've always used simple stadium seats, but they make seats just for canoes.<br />
I also like weight in the front to keep the bow in control.
I've never had a canoe for long, but each one was made better with a back rest. I've always used simple stadium seats, but they make seats just for canoes.<br />
I also like weight in the front to keep the bow in control. A must for canoe haul-ins. Fo…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-19:2036984:Comment:3641112013-03-19T02:41:25.818ZTowniehttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/Townie
<p>A must for canoe haul-ins. Forget pneumatic tires--go w/ foam...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wayfair.com/Wheeleez-Inc.-Kayak-Canoe-Cart-with-Tuff-Tire-WZ1-KCC-TT-L3766-K~WHE1000.html?refid=GX21919342620-WHE1000&gclid=CKDC4LLgh7YCFQdU4Aodf1sANA" target="_blank">http://www.wayfair.com/Wheeleez-Inc.-Kayak-Canoe-Cart-with-Tuff-Tire-WZ1-KCC-TT-L3766-K~WHE1000.html?refid=GX21919342620-WHE1000&gclid=CKDC4LLgh7YCFQdU4Aodf1sANA</a></p>
<p>A must for canoe haul-ins. Forget pneumatic tires--go w/ foam...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wayfair.com/Wheeleez-Inc.-Kayak-Canoe-Cart-with-Tuff-Tire-WZ1-KCC-TT-L3766-K~WHE1000.html?refid=GX21919342620-WHE1000&gclid=CKDC4LLgh7YCFQdU4Aodf1sANA" target="_blank">http://www.wayfair.com/Wheeleez-Inc.-Kayak-Canoe-Cart-with-Tuff-Tire-WZ1-KCC-TT-L3766-K~WHE1000.html?refid=GX21919342620-WHE1000&gclid=CKDC4LLgh7YCFQdU4Aodf1sANA</a></p> Nice boat Townie.....Mad Rive…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-19:2036984:Comment:3639542013-03-19T01:48:59.486ZRay Ditzenbergerhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/RayDitzenberger
<p>Nice boat Townie.....Mad River makes a good boat. I like the weight of canoes much better than the fishing yaks like I bought.</p>
<p>Nice boat Townie.....Mad River makes a good boat. I like the weight of canoes much better than the fishing yaks like I bought.</p> I fitted my canoe similarly t…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-18:2036984:Comment:3638462013-03-18T22:57:42.718ZTowniehttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/Townie
<p>I fitted my canoe similarly to this old illustration in In-Fisherman magazine. It's a 14.5 48# Royalex (foam-vinyl hybrid) canoe powered by a 30# thrust minn Kota TM (only paddle in shallow weed-infested ponds). Previously fitted w/ Fishing buddy sonar, I upgraded this year to a portable Lowrance graph. I found the Sit-Backer folding seats the best cure for a sore back! I store my gear in vinyl roll-up top bag and prefer 2- piece rods,,,…</p>
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<p>I fitted my canoe similarly to this old illustration in In-Fisherman magazine. It's a 14.5 48# Royalex (foam-vinyl hybrid) canoe powered by a 30# thrust minn Kota TM (only paddle in shallow weed-infested ponds). Previously fitted w/ Fishing buddy sonar, I upgraded this year to a portable Lowrance graph. I found the Sit-Backer folding seats the best cure for a sore back! I store my gear in vinyl roll-up top bag and prefer 2- piece rods,,,</p>
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<p></p> ...cloths that will protect m…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-18:2036984:Comment:3637022013-03-18T11:45:04.759ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>...cloths that will protect me from the sun. Pants with zip off legs and long sleeve shirt and a hat with a long flap to cover my neck and ears and good sunglasses. Maybe gloves to protect the hands as well. A leash for the paddle and flyrod and tie in the fly box in case of a roll over. A pfd goes without saying and it will be worn. Quick drying shoes of some sort....</p>
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<p>The big float I did last year, which I posted about above, had one other thing happen that I didn't post…</p>
<p>...cloths that will protect me from the sun. Pants with zip off legs and long sleeve shirt and a hat with a long flap to cover my neck and ears and good sunglasses. Maybe gloves to protect the hands as well. A leash for the paddle and flyrod and tie in the fly box in case of a roll over. A pfd goes without saying and it will be worn. Quick drying shoes of some sort....</p>
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<p>The big float I did last year, which I posted about above, had one other thing happen that I didn't post about. I got a nice sunburn on my legs. I usually burn myself once, at the start of the season. No more. I got some cloths like Ray posted out. Polyester pants, cargo pockets, zip-off legs, polyester long-sleeved shirt with a breathable, vented back, and a wide brimmed hat (I'm wearing the hat in my avatar pic). I prefer sandals. Only problem with the sandals, is they're cheap, and don't usually last the entire season. Last year, my sandals blew out in either August or September, but by then, the stores had clearanced out off their summer-wear stuff. Luckily, is quickly got cool enough for waders. I just noticed that summer-wear has returned to the stores, and I've already picked up two pair of sandals for this coming season.</p> Keith, I've got so much fishi…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-18:2036984:Comment:3636982013-03-18T11:37:10.867ZAllen Morganhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>Keith, I've got so much fishing stuff in my van, I'd probably break a pole or two doing that, or loose some stuff out the back hatch as I'm driving. We have thought about doing that with her SUV, but she insists that I use a tarp or something to cover her seats. Honestly, I think the hitch and trailer idea is probably my best bet.</p>
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<p>I haven't hit Pretty Water with my kayak since November or December last year. I have hit it from the bank and/or the floating platforms several…</p>
<p>Keith, I've got so much fishing stuff in my van, I'd probably break a pole or two doing that, or loose some stuff out the back hatch as I'm driving. We have thought about doing that with her SUV, but she insists that I use a tarp or something to cover her seats. Honestly, I think the hitch and trailer idea is probably my best bet.</p>
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<p>I haven't hit Pretty Water with my kayak since November or December last year. I have hit it from the bank and/or the floating platforms several times. I have hit Sahoma several times, also from the bank and/or floating platforms. The western-most platform has been extended out into the water some, supposedly the very edge of the platform is now over the channel drop-off.</p>
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<p>Crappie are moving shallow in Sahoma. I've seen Bluegill holding underneath the crappie dock. I've even seen a bass holding under the dock, just in the tangle of brush at the top of the brush pile.</p> I have spent many hours in ca…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-18:2036984:Comment:3634762013-03-18T03:30:23.923ZRay Ditzenbergerhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/RayDitzenberger
<p>I have spent many hours in canoes in the Boundry Waters as well as more local river floats and some lake use. At one point I had a Pat Moore solo canoe and I sure wished I still had it. That is another story. I currently own a fishing yak but I just got it and have not yet had it on the water. I expect good things though. I did haul it home in the back of my shortbed S-10 pickup and it is a 13.5' yak. I just tied it in with rope and put a 40# bag of salt in the end of the yak closest to the…</p>
<p>I have spent many hours in canoes in the Boundry Waters as well as more local river floats and some lake use. At one point I had a Pat Moore solo canoe and I sure wished I still had it. That is another story. I currently own a fishing yak but I just got it and have not yet had it on the water. I expect good things though. I did haul it home in the back of my shortbed S-10 pickup and it is a 13.5' yak. I just tied it in with rope and put a 40# bag of salt in the end of the yak closest to the cab to help counter balance it and I hauled it 70 miles on the interstate at 70mph and I couldn't tell it was back there but it sure looked funny with so much hanging out the back though. If I had strap hooks on the truck bed floor in both the front and back I think I could haul it just fine anywhere and at any reasonable speed just by 2 strap. One front and one back. I do agree with your equipment list for 2 occupants for normal day trips. Tripping in the Boundry Waters is another very detailed list. ..... I expect only day trips and a small cooler in the rear of the yak for frozen water bottles for drinking and cooling and maybe a sandwich or 2 keep me fat. Water is my main concern and some cloths that will protect me from the sun. Pants with zip off legs and long sleeve shirt and a hat with a long flap to cover my neck and ears and good sunglasses. Maybe gloves to protect the hands as well. A leash for the paddle and flyrod and tie in the fly box in case of a roll over. A pfd goes without saying and it will be worn. Quick drying shoes of some sort.</p> Well Allen... can you stuff i…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2013-03-17:2036984:Comment:3633232013-03-17T17:39:25.389ZKeith Owenhttps://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/KeithOwen
<p>Well Allen... can you stuff it in the back of the van and flag the back end? Have you hit Pretty Water or Sahoma lately?</p>
<p>Well Allen... can you stuff it in the back of the van and flag the back end? Have you hit Pretty Water or Sahoma lately?</p>