![]() ![]() Old Town and other manufacturers are revisiting this trend-making built-in rod holders and fish-friendly accessories standard issue in models like the Osprey Angler (pageTK). Prior to the recent kayak fishing craze, canoes had long been the craft of choice for paddling anglers. New models from Mad River, Native Watercraft, and NuCanoe are available in ding-and-drop-resistant plastic to withstand the rigors of recreational use. ![]() Here are a few designs that are new for 2008 and are helping to push the old standards of canoe design to new levels.įollowing the lead of recreational and sit-on-top kayaks, canoe hull shapes are trending toward the wide and stable, aimed at getting more paddlers out on the water. Though Kevlar and plastic have largely replaced animal skins and cedar strips, canoe design characteristics have remained the same through the ages-if you want to go straight and fast, choose a long and narrow boat with a flat keel line to negotiate gnarled riverbends and boulder-strewn rapids, go shorter with lots of rocker. Photos by Robert Zaleski and John Bolivar ![]()
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