Anyone Have Pontooning Advice?
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I’m heading out for a week of trout fishing in northern Michigan starting Monday and I’m planning to take the mayden voyage in my pontoon.
You lucky dawg, Tim! I miss that river greatly!
Remember to row backwards! Doing that you can adjust position laterally by leaning into one oar more than the other. This will help you avoid the many deadfalls on the Ausable and allows you to position your self for the best shoots and runs.
Tie a line between the bows and tend to stop on the inside of a bend. You can then usually then just stand up to fish a run as the inside bend is generally shallow. The tether tied between the bows keeps you and the boat together.
The outside of the bends is usually where the rip-rap and deadfalls end up. You can get swept into them unless you plan ahead.
If you can, take the boat to a pond or lake to get the feel for it without the complication of moving water.
It’ll probably take all of 10 minutes for you to get used to it. It’s easy and intuitive after a short while.
Bring some hennies!Thanks guys. I’ll try not to do anything too stupid. 🙂
Jack, I’m excited to get out on the Au Sable and Manistee and hopefully use the pontoon to cover more water than I usually do when I’m wading. It looks like I should hit perfect timing for the hendricksons. According to the reports they just started a little over a week ago and have been coming off well since. I just got a new 3wt. for a graduation present today that I’m looking forward to breaking in on those afternoon hatches.
Thanks again,
TimAim the butt end of the toon where you don’t want to go…………..and row backwards.
Well said. 🙂
Tim Toons are probably the most forgiving. A little common sense and the rest is gravy. Bungee anything your not going to be holding and if you want something for your rod pick up a Scotty Fly Rod holder http://www.westerncanoekayak.com/product_spec.php?item_description_id=5257 for Pontoons. It takes 2 seconds to put your rod in and secure it, leaving you hands free.
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