You should have seen the one that got away............

[Squatch]

Gheenoe = Canoe on steroids!

Nice Boat Dave!

[Catherine]

Nice thread! Thank you.

Cate

[White Squirrel]

DD, you are the man! A few years ago, my fishing buddy and I rolled our canoe and neither of us was even standing in it. All our gear, tackle boxes and wallets went to the bottom of a forty foot deep lake. Not to mention it was early April and the water was COLD! Guess our problem was we didn't have a nice canoe like yours. We just had a lousy 16-foot Alumacraft.

[Travlin]

Dave, I bought my Gheenoe about 35 years ago. The ads for it used to show a guy standing up facing a-beam and shooting a shotgun. The boat is almost impossible to capsize. Mine is rated for a ten Hp. outboard but I like the quite of the electric motor.I have seen many deer and wild turkey while fishing within just a few miles of Tampa Fl. As you may have found out it was invented by a man that was tired of his canoe tipping and dumping all his gear.

[daytime dave]

I originally wanted my Radisson because it was as close as I could get to an Adirondack guide boat. I need to be able to load and unload it myself. I usually fish alone while the fiance hikes and climbs big mountains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_guideboat

Then, I found it was so stable, lots of guys stand in it. It's rated for a 2 hp motor. I have a 2 hp motor based on a four cycle "weedwhacker" power head. It only has one speed, but is pretty good to get you there.

I wear a life vest if I plan to stand. I will only stand if it's pretty much a mill pond. It adds so much to the experience. I pack lots of gear, even if its just a few hours on a pond.

[White Squirrel]

I have seen a lot of these AuSable River boats when fly fishing near Mio, Michigan. They are simply beautiful and seem to be a stable platform.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ausable ... s95CERM%3A

[daytime dave]

I've fished the Ausable but I've never seen anyone use one of those boats on it.

[White Squirrel]

I've fished the Ausable but I've never seen anyone use one of those boats on it.

We had a group of six guys who went up there every year for 30 years. At one time, two of our guys hired a guide and floated the main branch in one of those. They said it was a nice trip, but they didn't catch anything. I can usually accomplish the same thing just wading.

[daytime dave]

That's what I usually catch in the Ausable, nothing. lol

[White Squirrel]

Yeah, I hear that. The number of trout we took out of that stream in all the years we fished there were not many. We went more for the get-away time. Fishing was just a by-product of the trip.

We started this because we had all been friends and several of the guys moved away due to job changes. One of the group used to live in Cadillac, Michigan and he knew a guy who owned a cabin on a lake between Mio and Greyling. No phone, no electricity, propane stove, refrigerator, and lights. We would spend a week up there every spring just to catch up and enjoy each other's company. After 30 years, we have not gone the last two years. I was the "baby" of the group and I am 63. Most of the guys are in their 70s and one has passed away. But, it sure was fun while it lasted.