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The other major benefit of fishing barbless hooks from a tandem canoe or small boat is that an errant cast on a windy day accidentally impaling a partner is much easier to remove 😀

Thanks for the reply. She is 55 pounds and my last Gordon was 45#. Both very lovable and all business in the field. Unfortunately our grouse population is way down in Western NY and makes me sad that Maisie dog will never have the opportunities my bird dogs had back in the 70's through 90's...

Yes, that's 2 year old Maisie and my old row boat is the only watercraft I own that I trust her in so far. If you know setters, they take a whole lot of patience waiting for "maturity".

Thanks Jim! I used some Murphy's oil soap and did the initial cleanup. There is some blade end damage to the shorter paddle so I'll need to take a little wood off but am looking forward to restoring them. Dan

Hi Benson, thanks for your insight on Shaw and Tenney! Our son is a forestry professor at U Maine so I have had the privilege of talking paddle making with Sam Martenelli on a couple of occasions. I have a couple of Shaw and Tenney paddles as well as two sets of oars; straight and spoon for the...

Glenn, thank you! The canoe is a 16 foot square stern Old Town wood and canvas rowing boat built between 1949-1950. The stand up paddle may prove helpful in sneaking up on lily pad bass 😀

Hi folks, I am brand new to this forum. I seems like a tremendous resource as well as entertainment source for us paddlers. I thought I would share a gift I received from a 90 year old acquaintance who hasn't canoed in nearly 50 years. He knows that I like all things canoeing and have made and...