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I like the idea of the telescoping rods because it seems that you can stay rigged up when it is compressed. It would be quick and easy to pull it from the top of a pack to take a few casts. With my pack rods packed away I don't fish while traveling if there are portages.

Getting back to the question of traditional Haida paddles not having grips, I was unable to find any examples of it in the limited search I did. In fact the grips on their paddles seem to be on the ornate side. Generally speaking their paddle were pretty robust. I had read somewhere that they...

Thanks Benson, now I wonder if they changed the design at some point. The specs don't match my '42 18 footer. It's also surprising that the 19 weighs less than the 18 foot boat. I also think that more recently built twenty foot boat weigh much more than 92lbs. I think they are closer to 110 lbs...

I'm so sorry, it sounds like you had something wonderful.

Very interesting that the boats were 19' OT Guides. I wonder if it was just a longer 18 footer or a different hull entirely.

I grew up on the Susquehanna too and think that is a fine goal. I did my first trip there in '76. I like big boats so I would probably take one of the 16 footers. I never paddled any of the boats, but checked out their specs. I"d be mainly concerned about wind and avoid the Penobscot at 14...

I was invited to join a paddle training session with a Hawaiian outrigger club many years ago. They had converted a rowing machine to a paddling machine. Everyone in attendance had to use it for a short time. It was used not only as a warm up, but also for instruction. The coach would critique...

Sometime I have both my hands lower on the shaft so I can get the balance how I like it.

The Haida paddles I've seen all had a grip on them. I had one in my possession for a while. I was holding it for a friend who was a Haida. He carved it as part of a cultural program in school. It had his family Totem on it. I had it hung on my wall and really enjoyed it while I had it. As far...

I hope he had health insurance.

This short story is not funny at all. There is absolutely no humor in it, in fact it is very sad. The funny thing about it is that It made me laugh my head off. I was on a trip with a good friend on the north slope of the Brookes Range in early September. We were in the hot tent with the stove...

I only take pack rods on trips.The ones I have came in a tube or soft case. The tubes for my 9 foot, four piece fly rods are tuff to fit horizontally in a pack, but it is no problem with shorter four piece spinning rods. BTW, from what I have seen, good quality fly rods are either one piece or...

I tripped in Alaska for almost 35 years. There were wolves, grizzly bears, and BUGS and the fishing was amazing. It hasn't diminished my enjoyment of tripping in less "wild" places. In fact the opposite may be true. The beauty and generally easier trips I've been doing lately, makes it harder to...

What a bummer, I hope he has a full recovery.

If you get your stern down and release your bow, I don’t think you can skid the stern. I’m curious if you can carve towards your paddle side to minimize yaw, for one thing.

That does sound pretty bow heavy from a centralized seat, but I like that you can get that trim. With trim like that I'm sure it did turn fast. Next time you're out, see what happens if you slide the seat back to get your bow out of the water. Then lean into your turns. See if you can feel that...

Years ago, my wife and I used to take an annual trip to Florida in the winter. We would do a trip in the Everglades and also visit my mother. This story happened while visiting my mother. Gail, myself and my mom went to the beach one afternoon. After sitting a while Gail and I went for a walk...

That's a good photo, and I'm not even a Chestnut guy. They look pretty similar to me although the one on the right with the half ribs looks like it has a flatter bottom. It is the one built on the original Chestnut form and I'm thinking the closest to the original Prospector. But like I said...

I think you need to change more than your gear. You'll need to change how you run rapids, by doing back ferries and going slower than the current and avoiding the big stuff. I think that when you make not flipping your highest priority that you won't flip, at least with your skills.

I should also have mentioned a hidden rock in standing waves.