Canoe Recomendations

[bassmedic46]

I'm thinking of getting a canoe for when I go fishing alone. Any recomendations on what to get. Everytime I've been in one its always flipped over.

[Marty]

I'm thinking of getting a canoe for when I go fishing alone. Any recomendations on what to get. Everytime I've been in one its always flipped over.

I bought one three years ago, but my needs were probably very different from yours. My needs were it had to be lightweight so I (well into my senior citizen years) could haul it around and hoist it up on the car rack and it had to be wide and stable so it would be less tip-prone, plus be able to store all my junk conveniently.

There are tradeoffs with canoes. Perhaps the biggest one is that wider means less efficient paddling. The loss in efficiency doesn't bother me because where I fish I don't have to go further than about 1/2 mile from the launch.

There's a big choice out there with respect to length, width, weight and other characteristics. You need to define what you want your boat to do before going into buying mode.

Good luck.

[Goose52]

I'm thinking of getting a canoe for when I go fishing alone. Any recomendations on what to get. Everytime I've been in one its always flipped over.

Like Marty said, lots of things to think about when selecting a canoe. Regarding potentially rolling the canoe - consider the addition of "outriggers". I just added a set to my canoe and I can practically sit on the gunwale and not roll the canoe. I got these: http://store.springcreek.com/Stabilizer-Floats/Stabilizer-Floats/Spring-Creek-Ethafoam-Stabilizer-Floats-Complete-Package-p1588.html

[Shane Procell]

Take a look at the 13' Gheenoe Lowsider...impossible to flip and has a square back for a small kicker or trolling motor. They are built in Florida but distributed all over.

www.gheenoe.net

[kikstand454]

i have spent alot of time in canoes and in the general, easy to find catagory... an old town wide bottom is hard to beat. they are super stable and very durable. not hard to paddle. the real problem with wider bottom boats is current and wind. its a trade off. i have many many times, and still do... stand up and fish for bass in a 16' old town.