Ancient Crappie Canoe Secret...

Do you get a fair amount of undesirable paddle drip in your kayak or canoe when paddling with a two-blade paddle? If so, I recently found a simple solution to this age old problem...

I'm about to break custom and share with my Crappie.com comrades the Ancient Crappie Canoe Secret that has kept many a fisherman from going "Coo-Coo". When this secret is applied and reapplied, you will be able to master all crappie fundamentals necessary as it relates to the ancient art of Canoeing. Here it is: "Wax On, Wax Off!"... It must become a way of life! "Wax On, Wax Off!"

You remember the movie, The Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi instructs Daniel to wash his cars and then put wax on them. He tells him to spread the wax on in a circular motion with his right hand and then rub the wax off with in a circular motion with his left hand. Then he repeats his little mantra—"Wax on, wax off." Daniel isn't amused.

Well when this principle is applied to paddle blades, the water just beads off. It's as simple as that!
Here is the wax I picked up at Walmart to make it easier to apply. And a link to a video to see it in action.
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Drip-less Paddle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ct52_q4az0

*(Not my idea, but I hope it works for you!)

Wish I’d known that earlier. Thanks!!! Definitely gonna use this for paddles.

When I fished from a kayak my paddles had drip rings slightly up the shaft from the blade. Just a ring of rubber kept the drips from traveling down the paddle shaft.

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Originally Posted by Clint

...my paddles had drip rings slightly up the shaft from the blade. Just a ring of rubber kept the drips from traveling down the paddle shaft.

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Wonderful... I'm glad it's working out for ya. When I used my kayak it wasn't that big of a deal, but I've noticed a considerable difference in the canoe. Seat height, canoe width, paddle length and or technique, I've accumulated much more lake inside the canoe than I care for. I've got those tight drip rings also, but nothing beats the wax in my "humble, but most accurate opinion". :-)

I've noticed the link for the video doesn't show unless you are logged in. I don't know if that is on my end or just how the forum is set up. Let me see if I can post a photo of the link and the name of the video. It's worth watching and made a believer out of me.
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How about we just add the video instead.

https://youtu.be/8Ct52_q4az0

I have the drip rings as well but still have or had water sometimes. Plus I can use this trick on my wife’s as well as share with my buddies. Thanks for sharing again.

Dave,
Thanks for putting the video up! I guess that's why they call you Super Dave! You da Man! Thanks again.

This works when I had my first Kayak I did it worked great ..Now with my new Kayak I am in the process of mounting a trolling motor on it.

High angle paddle style vs low angle, also reduces paddle drips. It is a combination of the steeper angle and higher cadence. All things being equal, a thinner blade paddle will have less drip issues than a wider blade