hi all.
ok here it goes.
i want to do more poling in a canoes.
what would be the best canoe to do so.
220pound ,man here.
all canoes can do the job but some are better at it.
so what model/lenght would be the best to do so…???
ok it get worst…hahaha
if i want to do a bit off freestyle wit my canoe.
what is the best for this porpuse to.
and is there a model that could do both…?
if not the best for off eatch porpuse is apprecieted.
thanks guys/gals.
marco
Worster Yet!
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The only boat I can imagine doing freestyle and poling in would be a Placid Boatworks Starfire.
That will be big for solo freestyle and tender for poling.
If you pole the sorts of places I do it will get pretty scarred up in a hurry too.
http://good-times.webshots.com/slideshow/568174557zPtizT
I briefly tried some freestyle in one of those and liked it. Never tried poling it but I think I'd like it for that as well.
Possibly Ed Hayden's Souhegan? That boat is designed for poling. It turns nicely. Dunno how it would be as a freestyler but maybe? Length: 15'4" Width: 32" Depth: 15" Weight: 35 lbs. 3" Rocker.
http://www.millbrookboats.com/
For just poling you'd do pretty well in an Old Town Appilacian or one of the many Prospectors in Royalex.
Good Luck,
~Tommy
Agree with you, Tommy, on all those
points. If there is a good compromise boat, it might be the Starfire, but it will be big for freestyle, even at my weight and reach, and small for poling.