Kayak paddle advice

[Orca Winfrey]

Originally Posted by david886720

Dingokevin, thanks for the advice.


Orca, I may look at the Camano as you and Dingo both recommend it and it's fiberglass blade. How do you like the Prowler 13 overall?

Love my Prowler. I've had it in some fairly rough conditions and never felt it was over matched. Of course now that I've said that ....... It has plenty of storage and although it doesn't have the rod pod of the Trident, you can store rods in the front hatch if needed. It's also light enough for me to car top on my own and I'm not a big guy. I don't think it can be beat for the money.

[Dave Legacy]

Originally Posted by Dingokevin

The Skagit is a great paddle. For 40 more to carbon? Should be much more. The Skagit is plastic blades. I would go to Camano with fiberglass blades.

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This got me thinking about paddles. I have a Werner Skagit FG and it's a nice paddle, but if I'm really trying to dig in to pass through a boating lane or similar there's some noticeable flex in the blade. I got to wondering about how the Skagit is marketed, so I read through the specs. The key is "fiberglass reinforced nylon, injection molded blades". The Skagit CF is offering up carbon fiber reinforcement, but we're still talking plastic blades for that extra $40. I think it almost makes more sense to go with either the Skagit FG for the value or Camano for a true fiberglass blade construction.