Have done that, long long time ago.
I fished Cotaco on Friday, lots of small fish, but only 6 that would measure. I meet a nice gentleman fishing old school from a little Flat Bottom with an old, old hand crack outboard. He was on the nose of the boat sculling with a single paddle while dipping brush using a fly rod with the other hand. For the youngsters that haven't seen this art form, before trolling motors this was how you moved around short distances without making noise. Looks almost like waving the paddle back and forth in the water slowly, but by changing the angle you get forward movement. I watch him pull keepers off laydown in from of me, then fish my old water still catching them.
As I've said before, if you want to get schooled it won't be from someone in a $30,000 boat full of electronics. It will be from an old man in a flat bottom!
The water is down about 5 feet with almost no current, visibility of about 18 inches below the Sharps Ford Bridge, about 24 inches above and 55 degrees. Baitfish schools and Skipjack were everywhere below the bridge all the way to the river.
Have done that, long long time ago.
That’s the only way my dad ever fished. I think I was in college before I knew trolling motors even existed.
He could flat paddle us around, serve peanut butter and crackers, knock snakes, and pull slabs with a cane pole.
Of course he would pull our 25 horse Johnson 25 times before it would start too. Haha.
Love it! Thanks for the reminder of the good ole days.
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My Dad could sure enough do it .
May he rest in peace
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That was definitely an art form. I have seen them old timers run that paddle all day long
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Brings back a lot of memories right there! Thanks DB.
I used to put my datsun/Chevy 15 inch spare in the ass end of my sears 12 ft jon boat where I could sit on the bow and scull.Still got the boat but am too lazy too tote counterweight so using a kayak two blade padded with pool noodle from the middle seat.
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I used to be pretty good at it myself. Cain slough, 12, flat bottom and the paddle. Didn't even have the motor.
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My dad and Uncles did that all over that same spot. Thanks for the memories.