lansdowne03
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Hi was just wondering did any one ever try fishing from a canoe? and with any luck?
Fishing from a canoe???
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esoxseeker
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Canoe fishing is fun, as long as you can hold your composure when a fish strikes :mrgreen: I have an aluminum, but when I go to the in-laws place, we take the canoe out. Landed some really nice smallies, but if you hook into something big, you're going for a ride! Just be careful and watch the balance, and you're good to go!! Good luck!
Garry2rs
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I too have used a canoe.
It wasn't much better than wading!
The last time I used it I caught a couple of Muskies in Eel's Creek, down near Stoney Lake and gave it up as a bad idea. You have to haul a thrashing, slimy, toothy critter over the side and into your lap to unhook and release it...Not a pretty picture...grin.
If you want to know what it's like, to fish from a canoe get down on your knees and sit on your heels. Now try to cast to the sides...I'm sure you can see how your range of motion is limited. On the water you are constantly re-positioning the canoe to get the proper casting angle. This means putting the rod down, picking up the paddle, adjusting the angle, putting down the paddle, picking up the rod again. If there's any breeze, your next cast will require you to repeat the whole process...
If your looking for a cheap boat, cheap canoes aren't very good and good canoes aren't very cheap!
A 14 foot tin-can would be a much better fishing platform.
If portability and storage are a problem, I'd suggest you look at an inflatable boat. I had a 9 ft Zodiac with a hard floor, when I lived in an apartment. I fit into a big duffel bag. I drove a Camry at the time and the bag went in the back seat while my motor and gas tank fit easily into the trunk. My big boat was in my Mother's garage 50 miles away and rather than add 100 miles to my drive, I used the inflatable. I fished everywhere from the Great Lakes to the ponds at Waterford in that boat.
With an inflatable you sit on the sides when you're fishing, so you have a comfortable seat, and the boat is as stable as rock. You can stretch, change rods or baits, land fish, get your lunch out of the cooler and just generally move around easily, without feeling like your balanced on top of a 2X4. If a power boat goes by, your not in danger of capsizing. A 5 hp motor pushes you along at a good clip and you can troll as well as still fish. When you take a friend along, they can move around unexpectedly without scaring you half-to-death...HAHAHA.
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It wasn't much better than wading!
The last time I used it I caught a couple of Muskies in Eel's Creek, down near Stoney Lake and gave it up as a bad idea. You have to haul a thrashing, slimy, toothy critter over the side and into your lap to unhook and release it...Not a pretty picture...grin.
If you want to know what it's like, to fish from a canoe get down on your knees and sit on your heels. Now try to cast to the sides...I'm sure you can see how your range of motion is limited. On the water you are constantly re-positioning the canoe to get the proper casting angle. This means putting the rod down, picking up the paddle, adjusting the angle, putting down the paddle, picking up the rod again. If there's any breeze, your next cast will require you to repeat the whole process...
If your looking for a cheap boat, cheap canoes aren't very good and good canoes aren't very cheap!
A 14 foot tin-can would be a much better fishing platform.
If portability and storage are a problem, I'd suggest you look at an inflatable boat. I had a 9 ft Zodiac with a hard floor, when I lived in an apartment. I fit into a big duffel bag. I drove a Camry at the time and the bag went in the back seat while my motor and gas tank fit easily into the trunk. My big boat was in my Mother's garage 50 miles away and rather than add 100 miles to my drive, I used the inflatable. I fished everywhere from the Great Lakes to the ponds at Waterford in that boat.
With an inflatable you sit on the sides when you're fishing, so you have a comfortable seat, and the boat is as stable as rock. You can stretch, change rods or baits, land fish, get your lunch out of the cooler and just generally move around easily, without feeling like your balanced on top of a 2X4. If a power boat goes by, your not in danger of capsizing. A 5 hp motor pushes you along at a good clip and you can troll as well as still fish. When you take a friend along, they can move around unexpectedly without scaring you half-to-death...HAHAHA.
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David Kearney
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It can get awful crampy in a canoe, but atleast you have the opertunity to go ashore if you want...I have had some success in a canoe, with bass and with trout...I will be canoe fishing next week in Massissauga park, it can be fun, but also tireing...don`t bring all your stuff with you, pack a smaller pack and keep everything in reach...good to have a net with you as well...smalll one.
