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How are you liking the 119? Enough space overall for fishing gear? River tripping potential?

How are you liking your Sportsman overall? Are you finding enough room for fishing gear and such?

Checking in… how have you liked your Sportsman overall? Are you finding there is enough room for fishing gear? Do anything multiday or tripping down a river?

Today I had a great day fishing, but unfortunately my old garage sale mushroom anchor stayed on the bottom of the lake due to a poorly tied knot. Guess I should have checked and re-tied it. So I’ll be buying an anchor. And I’m very curious for everyone’s thoughts on the best anchor type and...

Jerry Dennis’s writing Living in Michigan Trout fishing The canoes ability to carry camping gear Access to peaceful areas less traveled

Any chance you can share the exact Amazon link or the brand and name of those racks? I’ve been searching, but many at least look like they would not give my canoe enough roof clearance.

I love headlamps! Costco carries a three pack that is Duracell packaging if I remember correctly it has several lighting and flashing options, including a red light. It gets my vote!

Thanks for sharing the links. The Bending Branches paddle is so nice! I think my plan will be to go with a cheaper option to see what I prefer lengthwise, so I can make a well informed purchase on a nicer paddle down the road.

Just my curiosity, would love to learn more about the sailing rig.

Just a “for fun” topic, but I am curious as it’s helpful information for those of us new to canoeing who want to do some camping/river trips. Thanks!

Thank you. I see these on Amazon as the price is pretty low. Would you say the overall quality is good? I like the idea of adjustable to see what I prefer most. I’ve held carbon paddles that are so nice and light, but I don’t want to commit before being certain of the length I’ll need.

I’m also in Southwest Michigan. What waters are you on?

Looking for any thoughts or recommendations on fish finders. I’m curious about the Garmin Striker series. Just sort of looking for an affordable entry point to getting into fish and the depth they are at. Budget matters.

I’ve been on a recent kick with the writings of Jerry Dennis. Very enjoyable, and applicable especially for those of us in Michigan.

I’ll be planning a few trips on the rivers in Northern Michigan. I also am looking at the creeks close to home for a few “camping” trips for me and my boys so they can you their youth canoes for something more than plunking around the channel their grandma and grandpa live on.