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Talked about canoes with another member and said to message him back about an anchor setup for canoes. Just got my canoe last weekend and out testing the waters.
What to look for when buying a canoe? need feedback
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hi don
i owned a wenonah Fishermen for 3 years. It's a 13 ft royalex 2-man with a 3ft+ beam. It weighs a very managable 55ish lbs. I've traveled to sylvania and remote-camped with it 4 or 5 times. . primarily, i fished a 100 acre lake in Libertyville. it's plus are that it is very portable both on your back and car, very,very stable and tough. the negative is it paddles like a barge. for larger, lake fishing it doesn't track worth rat. staying straight is all but impossible even with 2 paddlers and the wind will blow ya' all over... i spent one day on the flambeau river and i recall it preformed will so look as you didn't have to react quickly. i sold it in 2002 and bought a raddisson/sports pal sportsmen. it's an canadian made, lite-weight all aluminum canoe. it a great design with lots of features and great for lakes but probably not durable enough for a rocky stream..