Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Drift Boats

Brad, do you remember that 6th grade logic puzzle where you have a man, a wolf, a head of cabbage and a lamb that you have to ferry across the river with a canoe....and you can only transport "X" amount of weight, etc.  Plus the wolf can't be left on the bank with the lamb because the lamb will get eaten, and you can't trust the lamb and the cabbage....

Anyone remember that?  Your solo canoe technique reminds me of that.  

Gene

On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:16:21 AM UTC-4, Brad wrote:

Ooops. I meant "Came back with the truck to pick up the bike....."

On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:14:59 AM UTC-4, Brad wrote:

I never worry about theft and have never had anything stolen.

Last trip I did, I dropped the canoe at the put in. I put all my rods, cooler and other gear under the canoe and locked the canoe to a post with a long chain. I drove down to the take out and left the truck and got on the bike. Biked the 4 miles back up to the canoe, put the canoe in the water and locked up the bike. Came back with the truck to pick up the canoe after the float. 

It is ever easier if you would rather do the ride after the float (I typically don't). Stop at the take out first and drop the bike. Lock it up. Drive to the put-in. Put-in. Float. Lock canoe at takeout and ride back up to the put-in to get the truck. 

On Monday, October 14, 2013 10:52:39 AM UTC-4, Barracuda wrote:

Brad,

How do you self shuttle with a bicycle? Doesn't that mean leaving the bicycle at the take-out -- and don't you worry about theft?

On Monday, October 14, 2013 8:18:29 AM UTC-4, Brad wrote:

It is possible to single hand a boat and still fish. The great thing about the Potomac is you can self shuttle with a bicycle using the tow path and therefore only need one vehicle and one person. Sine you will have a trailer, buy a small motorcycle for the shuttle. What's another $1000.....River and Trail Outfitters in MD runs shuttles as well for the stuff around Harpers Ferry and downstream. 

A great way to rotate oar time and fishing time is to play baseball - three strikes and you are out (landed fish or missed). It really puts the incentive on the guy on the oars to keep you missing fish....

On Sunday, October 13, 2013 2:00:33 PM UTC-4, Carl wrote:

On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Nick F - Gaucho Fly <nfran...@gmail.com> wrote:

 I am slowly convincing myself that what I really want is a drift boat.  

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My conclusion (and hopefully not just wishful thinking) is that in the drift boat, I will be able to float the Upper Potomac when its a bit higher, and when its not, I can focus on certain deeper sections, lakes, trips to western MD, or of course, the lower Potomac.  

I am convinced that with a drift boat, you will suddenly acquire new friends.  I'm first in line.

The drift boat is good for floats.  You need at least two people and one has to be at the oars.  It is a great boat for guides who know their stretch of the river and who have the whole "drop off and pick up" thing down.  I floated Harpers Ferry with Butch Murphy in his drift boat and it was great, but I think having two or three people who share the boat (and time behind the oars) would make it more fun than being the sole owner and having to train new people to oar every time, but you have that problem with any boat.

Carl 

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