Thanks for all the feedback. The boat came with a small anchor, so I'll probably use that on flat water, but I'll definitely use a rock (or bag of rocks) when I'm on rivers and streams. I'll check out the Scotty rod holders - I think I'm going to want a place to secure my rod while paddling.
Is anyone using electronics (depth/fish finders) on their canoes or kayaks?
On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Matthew Longley <matthew.longley@gmail.com> wrote:
My ratio of plotting to doing is about 10:1 when it comes to tricking out my canoe. I've been thinking about putting in an anchor mount, but right now I just have a rock tied up with a rope (original fletcher's rock TM) that I slip through the back handle (Old Town Discovery 158). Just did a multi-day float trip with a fellow TPFRer in northern Maine and what I really could have used was a better bin system - we did alright but kinda had stuff crammed in everywhere. Great investment though - cheap plastic cup holders. No one likes spilled beer in a boat.--For rods that weren't in use, we just tucked the reels in the bow with the tips hanging back along the gunnel, not ideal but worked. I also bought a clip-on Downeast Rod Holder (from LLBean, made in Lewiston Maine!) and put it in the stern and it worked really well. Where the water was calm enough I even trolled a bit while paddling the canoe, and caught fish.If you come up with anything brilliant, post it on here so I can copy it and tell everyone it was my idea
On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 2:58:13 PM UTC-4, Scott S wrote:I recently bought a used canoe (25+ year old 14.5' Old Town Discovery) from a neighbor. And, while I haven't even put it in the water yet, I'm naturally thinking about how I can customize/accessorize it. I quite familiar with the adage about fly lines getting caught on anything and everything, so I'll probably keep things to a minimum.That said, I was wondering what thoughts and experiences others have had with outfitting small boats (kayaks, canoes and the like). Are there things that you feel are worth having? Are there others that are nice to have? Things you thought would be handy that really just get in the way?Primarily, I'm wondering about a rod rack and or rod mounts. How do you store rods when not in use? Either spare rods that aren't being fished or your primary rod while you're paddling. Along those lines, when you're fishing, what do you do with your paddle?What about an anchor? I got one with it, but I wasn't thinking I'd install any sort of mounting system for it - just lower it and tie it off by hand when needed? Any reason to get fancier than that?Another thing I was thinking about was installing a cord around the underside of the gunnel on the inside of the boat in order have a place to clip stuff in to secure it in the event of a catastrophe.In the "maybe nice to have" category would be a depth/fish finder. Are there entry-level models that work well? I think it would be helpful to at least get a sense of depth and bottom topography, but I have no experience with them. I'm would assume the models that cost several hundred dollars or more do a good job, but what about the less expensive ones?Any thoughts and/or feedback would be appreciated.Thanks!--Scott
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