I can...canoe?
 

I can...canoe?
 

On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:05:25 -0600, Vic Smith wrote:


Just always think of
shooting the rapids as a "western" thing. I'll reconsider.


*Parts* of eastern rivers, can be challenging, but I can't think of any
that are comparable to some of the western rivers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...ver_Difficulty

I can...canoe?
 

On Nov 16, 9:56*pm, Boater wrote:
wrote:
On Nov 16, 9:22 pm, Boater wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
On Nov 16, 1:10 pm, Boater wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
On Nov 16, 12:32 pm, wrote:
On Nov 16, 7:35 am, Boater wrote:
Orvis has a lovely cedar strip canoe in its latest catalogue:
http://tinyurl.com/5j9upj
Boats...the way they are supposed to be built!
Harry, because of modern technology, there are many methods and
materials for building things than ever before. Should we really stick
our heads in the sand and not learn anything newer and better than
what was available previously?
I see a lot of boats like this and I wonder how much they really get
used. *If you REALLY use a boat, it will get lots of dings and scrapes
and would ruin a boat like that. *I'd have to say this is a poor
choice for a real boat but a good choice for a virtual boater.
The cedar canoe was aesthetically pleasing. Also, if you are paddling
around in the right sorts of waters, with no rocks or rapids, a cedar
strip canoe is great fun.
I have a plastic canoe. It has zero aesthetic appeal, but it is tough
enough for the bumps and scrapes of the Shenandoah River, where we paddle.
Trashy looking boats that have been abused seem to have lots of appeal
for you and Loogy the Braindead. To each his own.
Probably cuz it means we use our boats. *Lemme see, 46 yr old Grumman
canoe, all sorts of nicks and dings and I know the origin of most of
em. *The bent thwart is from when my mother decapitated a water
moccassin right next to me with the paddle when I was 6. *Welded spot
is from where it was sunk under a log on the Alapaha River, * all the
bottom scrapes are from "Look and Tremble" shoals on the Chipola
River, etc...
Uh, no. It means one of us is careful about our gear and the other
isn't. My canoe is pretty scratched *up on the bottom because of the
rocky rapids we shoot on the river. Otherwise, though, it looks ok.- Hide quoted text -

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Pffttt. what river do you "shoot rapids"??? * *snerk *Now he is
shooting the rapids, next he will be telling us about his latest
marathon adventure.. :)

I've been canoeing on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River for years.
Stage I and Stage II, mostly. Enough excitement for a canoer like me.
Very dependent on level of water and flow.- Hide quoted text -

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Bull****. Your fat ass wouldn't fit in a canoe.

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On Nov 16, 10:25*pm, JohnH wrote:
On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:09:45 -0500, Boater wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:43:58 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

Pffttt. what river do you "shoot rapids"??? * *snerk *Now he is
shooting the rapids, next he will be telling us about his latest
marathon adventure.. :)

LOL. *Most places east of the Rockies I thought they just called
"shooting the rapids" *"paddle a little faster."

--Vic

Our spot is out in Bentonville along the Shenandoah's South Fork. I and
II rapids, enough for me.

I don't canoe there, but the rapids around Great Falls, Va., would be
enough to send you home crying, if you survived.

You can tell by the way the river meanders in that area that it's going to
be a 'wild and wooly' ride, huh Harry?

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...ville,va&sll=3...

or:http://tinyurl.com/57mkba
--
A Harry Krause truism:

"It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!"- Hide quoted text -

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That's funny!!!!!

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On Nov 17, 8:35*am, Boater wrote:
wrote:

snerk He shoots class two rapids, and still, can't google these
direct questions even the most casual class two paddler should know.
Pffftttt... Oh yeah, I can see it now.. Stuck in a strainer looking
for his blade to slash the lariat but he is busy making unclever
insults directed at the water ;)

I never claimed to be anything more than someone who occasionally enjoys
paddling around in an old canoe. Unlike you, I earn a decent living,
have a few hobbies I only have to take semi-seriously, and I don't have
to live vicariously through my children or grandchildren. Oh...and I'm
not a short, ill-tempered, semi-literate little schitt - like you.

Psssst...is that daughter of yours going to get a motorcycle racing
scholarship to college?

Harry, we all know you are a failure in life, that's why you must lie
about every aspect of it. Perhaps it's because you are too stupid to
know that being in a sport with rules, expectations, and consequences
for NOT following the rules, plus the fact that it teaches you how to
be competitive without being an asshole about it (something you should
take to heart), does indeed teach you a lot of basics about life.

I can...canoe?
 

On Nov 17, 9:11 am, wrote:
On Nov 17, 8:35 am, Boater wrote:



wrote:

snerk He shoots class two rapids, and still, can't google these
direct questions even the most casual class two paddler should know.
Pffftttt... Oh yeah, I can see it now.. Stuck in a strainer looking
for his blade to slash the lariat but he is busy making unclever
insults directed at the water ;)

I never claimed to be anything more than someone who occasionally enjoys
paddling around in an old canoe. Unlike you, I earn a decent living,
have a few hobbies I only have to take semi-seriously, and I don't have
to live vicariously through my children or grandchildren. Oh...and I'm
not a short, ill-tempered, semi-literate little schitt - like you.

Psssst...is that daughter of yours going to get a motorcycle racing
scholarship to college?

Harry, we all know you are a failure in life, that's why you must lie
about every aspect of it. Perhaps it's because you are too stupid to
know that being in a sport with rules, expectations, and consequences
for NOT following the rules, plus the fact that it teaches you how to
be competitive without being an asshole about it (something you should
take to heart), does indeed teach you a lot of basics about life.

That Class I picture would be major rapids here in Florida. Our scale
of difficulty is due to the number of trees you have to pull your boat
over and the number of snakes.

I can...canoe?
 

Frogwatch wrote:
On Nov 17, 9:11 am, wrote:
On Nov 17, 8:35 am, Boater wrote:



wrote:
snerk He shoots class two rapids, and still, can't google these
direct questions even the most casual class two paddler should know.
Pffftttt... Oh yeah, I can see it now.. Stuck in a strainer looking
for his blade to slash the lariat but he is busy making unclever
insults directed at the water ;)
I never claimed to be anything more than someone who occasionally enjoys
paddling around in an old canoe. Unlike you, I earn a decent living,
have a few hobbies I only have to take semi-seriously, and I don't have
to live vicariously through my children or grandchildren. Oh...and I'm
not a short, ill-tempered, semi-literate little schitt - like you.
Psssst...is that daughter of yours going to get a motorcycle racing
scholarship to college?
Harry, we all know you are a failure in life, that's why you must lie
about every aspect of it. Perhaps it's because you are too stupid to
know that being in a sport with rules, expectations, and consequences
for NOT following the rules, plus the fact that it teaches you how to
be competitive without being an asshole about it (something you should
take to heart), does indeed teach you a lot of basics about life.

That Class I picture would be major rapids here in Florida. Our scale
of difficulty is due to the number of trees you have to pull your boat
over and the number of snakes.


I have zero interest in "competitive canoeing" or its lingo, but I do
like to paddle around in a canoe on a pretty river. I've seen a few
snakes swimming in the Shenandoah from time to time. I have no idea what
kind they are. What's nice is fly fishing on the river from either a
canoe or a raft, or just going for a swim.

We launch from this spot:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/96c4348e.jpg


We have a gravel road leading down between two parts of the river bank
right down to the water. Dark gloomy day when this was shot.

I can...canoe?
 

On Nov 17, 10:32*am, Boater wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
On Nov 17, 9:11 am, wrote:
On Nov 17, 8:35 am, Boater wrote:

wrote:
snerk He shoots class two rapids, and still, can't google these
direct questions even the most casual class two paddler should know.
Pffftttt... Oh yeah, I can see it now.. Stuck in a strainer looking
for his blade to slash the lariat but he is busy making unclever
insults directed at the water ;)
I never claimed to be anything more than someone who occasionally enjoys
paddling around in an old canoe. Unlike you, I earn a decent living,
have a few hobbies I only have to take semi-seriously, and I don't have
to live vicariously through my children or grandchildren. Oh...and I'm
not a short, ill-tempered, semi-literate little schitt - like you.
Psssst...is that daughter of yours going to get a motorcycle racing
scholarship to college?
Harry, we all know you are a failure in life, that's why you must lie
about every aspect of it. Perhaps it's because you are too stupid to
know that being in a sport with rules, expectations, and consequences
for NOT following the rules, plus the fact that it teaches you how to
be competitive without being an asshole about it (something you should
take to heart), does indeed teach you a lot of basics about life.

That Class I picture would be major rapids here in Florida. *Our scale
of difficulty is due to the number of trees you have to pull your boat
over and the number of snakes.

I have zero interest in "competitive canoeing" *or its lingo, but I do
like to paddle around in a canoe on a pretty river. I've seen a few
snakes swimming in the Shenandoah from time to time. I have no idea what
kind they are. What's nice is fly fishing on the river from either a
canoe or a raft, or just going for a swim.

We launch from this spot:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/96c4348e.jpg

We have a gravel road leading down between two parts of the river bank
right down to the water. Dark gloomy day when this was shot.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Now he flyfishes from a canoe.. This is getting better all the
time... Yikes, guess that low fat center of gravity comes in handy
from time to time. Wonder if he has a seperate canoe for each butt
cheek ?

I can...canoe?
 

Boater wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
On Nov 17, 9:11 am, wrote:
On Nov 17, 8:35 am, Boater wrote:



wrote:
snerk He shoots class two rapids, and still, can't google these
direct questions even the most casual class two paddler should know.
Pffftttt... Oh yeah, I can see it now.. Stuck in a strainer looking
for his blade to slash the lariat but he is busy making unclever
insults directed at the water ;)
I never claimed to be anything more than someone who occasionally
enjoys
paddling around in an old canoe. Unlike you, I earn a decent living,
have a few hobbies I only have to take semi-seriously, and I don't have
to live vicariously through my children or grandchildren. Oh...and I'm
not a short, ill-tempered, semi-literate little schitt - like you.
Psssst...is that daughter of yours going to get a motorcycle racing
scholarship to college?
Harry, we all know you are a failure in life, that's why you must lie
about every aspect of it. Perhaps it's because you are too stupid to
know that being in a sport with rules, expectations, and consequences
for NOT following the rules, plus the fact that it teaches you how to
be competitive without being an asshole about it (something you should
take to heart), does indeed teach you a lot of basics about life.

That Class I picture would be major rapids here in Florida. Our scale
of difficulty is due to the number of trees you have to pull your boat
over and the number of snakes.


I have zero interest in "competitive canoeing" or its lingo, but I do
like to paddle around in a canoe on a pretty river. I've seen a few
snakes swimming in the Shenandoah from time to time. I have no idea what
kind they are. What's nice is fly fishing on the river from either a
canoe or a raft, or just going for a swim.

We launch from this spot:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/96c4348e.jpg


We have a gravel road leading down between two parts of the river bank
right down to the water. Dark gloomy day when this was shot.

Looks like a great place to catch rattlers and cotton mouths. They like
slow moving water. And with all that underbrush you might find corals too.

I can...canoe?
 

wrote:
On Nov 17, 10:32 am, Boater wrote:
Frogwatch wrote:
On Nov 17, 9:11 am, wrote:
On Nov 17, 8:35 am, Boater wrote:
wrote:
snerk He shoots class two rapids, and still, can't google these
direct questions even the most casual class two paddler should know.
Pffftttt... Oh yeah, I can see it now.. Stuck in a strainer looking
for his blade to slash the lariat but he is busy making unclever
insults directed at the water ;)
I never claimed to be anything more than someone who occasionally enjoys
paddling around in an old canoe. Unlike you, I earn a decent living,
have a few hobbies I only have to take semi-seriously, and I don't have
to live vicariously through my children or grandchildren. Oh...and I'm
not a short, ill-tempered, semi-literate little schitt - like you.
Psssst...is that daughter of yours going to get a motorcycle racing
scholarship to college?
Harry, we all know you are a failure in life, that's why you must lie
about every aspect of it. Perhaps it's because you are too stupid to
know that being in a sport with rules, expectations, and consequences
for NOT following the rules, plus the fact that it teaches you how to
be competitive without being an asshole about it (something you should
take to heart), does indeed teach you a lot of basics about life.
That Class I picture would be major rapids here in Florida. Our scale
of difficulty is due to the number of trees you have to pull your boat
over and the number of snakes.
I have zero interest in "competitive canoeing" or its lingo, but I do
like to paddle around in a canoe on a pretty river. I've seen a few
snakes swimming in the Shenandoah from time to time. I have no idea what
kind they are. What's nice is fly fishing on the river from either a
canoe or a raft, or just going for a swim.

We launch from this spot:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s/96c4348e.jpg

We have a gravel road leading down between two parts of the river bank
right down to the water. Dark gloomy day when this was shot.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Now he flyfishes from a canoe.. This is getting better all the
time... Yikes, guess that low fat center of gravity comes in handy
from time to time. Wonder if he has a seperate canoe for each butt
cheek ?


Since until recently you thought I was 5'3" (almost a foot off), and
since you have not seen a recent photo of me and since you don't know
anyone who has seen me in the last year or so or even longer, you have
no idea what I look like or how much I weigh.

Second, you also know nothing about fishing, fly or otherwise.

Do you work extra hard at showing yourself off as an ignorant little
turd? Or does it come naturally?