Recent content by NewEnglandCanoe

Mike McCrea, I am in the process of lowering the seats. While I didn't have much trouble with them on the first test, the canoe was a bit more tippy with them at that height. My buddy that was with me is 6 feet tall, so we were already at a disadvantage. My Lowes didn't have any aluminum angle...

I am a fishing guy first, and a boating guy second. Getting tired of having to "wait my turn" to go out fishing with my buddy in his boat, I decided to venture out and get a canoe for myself. It's been a long time since I've been in a canoe, but it's like riding a bike. Here I will chronicle my...

I am a new canoe owner (but have experience from scouts) as well. I LOVE it! I've only been out fishing twice on a local river, but have had success each time. I troll a top floater (Rapala broken back) and actively fish a bass set up, and have had luck pulling perch, bass, a 4lb Pike, and even...

Looking around, I see more topics here are geared towards tripping, which is really cool, but where would I post a thread about my canoe build??

Hey folks, stumbled upon this site while looking for canoe modification ideas. I just recently bought a Pelican canoe from Craigslist and have been spending the past couple weeks gearing it up for a fishing style canoe. I can't post pictures at work, so when I get home, I will create a thread...