Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
[Re: musquash-chaser]
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Check out the ''Odd Duck'' from Bear Creek. Custom made to trap out of. That IS different. Do you have experience with this model? I can see where it would be advantageous to cut through cattails, but would think the bow would want to "sail" in a crosswind. Thoughts?
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Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
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Who's got a canoe they like for trapping? . . . Here's a thought. Take a little road trip to Madison and test drive canoes for an afternoon or what have you. Might help shape your final selection. Not saying buy your boat here, just get a feel for how the different models handle. https://www.rutabaga.com/testpaddle
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Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
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The only canoe I would get to use for anything is a Sportspal. They are the best in my opinion, I'm still looking for one myself. They don't pop up around here often.
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
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What part of the state are you trapping, Johnny? I'm in southern Aroostook. ...
I'm in the Midcoast. Right down the street from Cronk's. My Dad's side of the family is from your area. This is a pretty little spot you cant easily get to with a bigger canoe.
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Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
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Muskrat, those are some great pictures there, and an excellent choice in canoe, I'm going to look into one of those myself. Right now for me - it's either an Old Town Osprey 15.5 which is set up for rowing, like a row boat OR an older no longer made Old Town Predator K-140 kayak - which is esentally an Old Town Twin Otter set up for duck hunting....
I'll see if I can post some pictures later, I'm getting a file too big error right now....
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Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
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I was hoping to find a picture of the Osprey 15.5 Rowing canoe empty, but I used it for many many years doing river clean up, I want to say it had a payload of 1000 lbs, but I could be wrong, all I know is I hauled tons of trash with it and never came close to swamping it or rolling it over. That Old Town kayak is 14 feet long with a huge cockpit. I use it all winter long....... That was the only picture I have where you can actually get an idea of the cockpit size. *Again, it's a duck hunting kayak Old Town was making 15 years ago or so... I have not used it yet for trapping but that would be my trapping boat [over the canoe] only because I would be running a small trap line.
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Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
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Check out the ''Odd Duck'' from Bear Creek. Custom made to trap out of. That IS different. Do you have experience with this model? I can see where it would be advantageous to cut through cattails, but would think the bow would want to "sail" in a crosswind. Thoughts? Now that's something worth checking out, and yes - it would be very vunerable to cross winds but I bet she spins on a dime.
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Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
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I have to find out who made this thing - it's no longer made, but I want to say it was made in New Haven CT about 45 years ago. It's been re-glassed, and is an extra heavy layup and weighs way too much to even think about portaging [120 lbs is my guess..] but it is super stable and rides low in the water, so not vunerable to crosswinds that much... Otterwolf is my nickname, not the manutacture. of this canoe. I'll ask the guy who sold it to me at work tonight, they are good because they can take extreme use only downside is their weight - hence the trailer....
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Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
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17 foot royalex nova craft tripper. Rated to comfortably carry 1000 lbs, easily portaged, and paddled by one person. Good secondary stability and a good river canoe too.
Its too bad they stopped making royalex. Absolutely bulletproof. I have three of them and not giving them up. Thought by now somebody else would've come up with a similar product. What are Old Towns using to build their standard canoes?
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Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
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Who's got a canoe they like for trapping? I've got a 14'6" Blue Hole canoe that I used the last couple years, and it got the job done, but with summer here I'm keeping my eyes out for a replacement, something a bit shorter in the 10-13' range that's a bit more maneuverable through the marsh. . . . And you chose a 10' Jon boat? C'mon man.
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Re: Preferred trapping canoe?
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. . . . What about the Sportspals? . . . Sponsons on the side keep you from rolling. Have never, never rolled this canoe yet. Loaded up for short time deer camp. Double bladed paddle makes life easier paddling a short canoe. Though this canoe does have a keel, it doesn't track as nicely as I'd like using a regular paddle. Gear out on the bank. Snowed that night . . . Nice for beaver trapping. Light enough you can sling it over one shoulder and walk through the bottoms that way, or drag it like a sled. Great for muskrat trapping, you can lean over, work your set, and not have to worry about rolling it. This is the 13' square stern. If you're looking at 'em, be sure you look at Sportspals and not Radissons. Downsides to this type of canoe: I had a Radisson for 20 some years starting back in the 80s. Similar design, but the hull was cut and seamed and required annual maintenance bondoing these joints. Solved that problem with the bump up to the SportSpal. One piece hull. Both have that black "blanket" of soft material that the ribs will keep in place. Over time this material compresses and the aluminum ribs want to fall out. Problem solved by drilling through hull near gunwale and bolting in place. Primary gripe: when paddling through tight marsh, the leading edge of the sponsons want to "grab" cattails and slow passage through. Partially solved this by shaving leading edge of sponson down to an angle. All that being said, and having paddled many different canoes over the years, I still would select this canoe if buying a new one for what I do. Coupled with my 2 hp Honda, makes a nice rig for the waybacks where others have a difficult time getting into and around. X2 sportspal all the way though Nessy’s freighter is awful nice and if I was working or fishing water wider then10/12 feet I would definitely splurg and get one of those in a heartbeat but I do love my sportspal and have 2 a 13 foot and a 16 both square stern and used with a 2hp evenrude that pushes them along at a good clip even when loaded heavy If f you get one can the paddle and get yourself a double bladed kayak paddle or a pair of Ora’s
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