I fish out of canoes and like all boats, they need to be tweaked a little to fit your fishing style. Here are mods I've done so far.
Maybe this can give you some ideas how to customize your own boat or show you what you don't want to do.
Canoe Modifications
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I fish out of canoes and like all boats, they need to be tweaked a little to fit your fishing style. Here are mods I've done so far.
Maybe this can give you some ideas how to customize your own boat or show you what you don't want to do. |
| Paddle Storage |
| You ever need to lower your boat down a steep put in only to have you paddles slide out of the boat or worse, you have an extra paddle but you flip the boat and lose both?. Yeah, no fun at all. I always take a single blade and a double blade paddle for my canoe so I need a secure place to store them in the boat. Here is what I came up with. My double blade is broken down and stored behind me but I can easily reach the ends and pull them out very quickly. I also put a paddle clip under the front thwart to secure my single blade. All blades are snuggled into the ends of the boat so I only needed 1 clip per paddle. Alos, the clips were only $1.50! |
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| Fly Rod Holder |
| Ever start going down a rapid and wished you could store your flyrod out of the way and securely in seconds? Also need to have another rod with a sink tip ready to go but out of the way and secure? I thought about this one a lot and a canoe just isn't storage freindly for long objects. Even with a 2 pc rod broken down, that 4 to 5 foot length can cause headaches especially in a 12 ft boat. Here is what I came up with. |
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| Drag Chain Anchor |
| I use a drag chain anchor for anchoring in rivers. It consists of a 3 ft length of 3/8" chain that is covered with bycycle inner tube. The anchor rope is attached to the chain in the middle so I really have two 1.5ft lengths of chain. The anchor rope is actually a retractable dog leash so that the anchor line never piles on the floor of the boat. I use a "Clam Cleat" to stop hold the line. The cleat does all the work, the dog leach just holds the line. The line come out of the boat thru a brass grommet (thru hull fitting) so that the entire anchor system is beneath the gunnels. Be warned, anchoring in current is dangerous. The anchor can get hung up in heavy current and the river will be in the boat. Keep a sharp knife close to your anchor rope! |
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| Skid Plates |
| This year I have gone down some very rough water. No, not rapid classification but as in rough rocks that have really scraped up my boat. My boat is made of Royalex and while it is considered abrasion resistant, I don't think the makers of Royalex knew what I was going to be slamming and scraping my boat into and over. So, I took the boat to Sunrift Adventures in Greenville SC and had them install some skid plates. Here are some before and after pics. After I do several trips with the new modification, I'll update this page. |
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