I took out the canoe on the next morning and it was worth the $400. I did a little fishing, but mostly just paddled it around the lake. I did manage catch a fish, it was a perch or sunfish I don’t really remember what it was, just that it wasn’t impressive. The lake was really beautiful. There was a lot of wildlife especially turtles. I saw some birds I was unable to recognize so I think I should probably get a birding book. I had a teacher in high school, Stephen Broker who was an avid birder and would take our class out birding, and I’ve liked birds ever since.

The only problem with the canoe was the seats. They are tearing and will have to be replaced somehow. My father wants to try to fix them over the winter when I take the boat back to Connecticut, but until then, I will have to just cut some plywood and put it down to sit on. It should be comfortable enough with the seat cushions. I’m pretty lazy so we will see if that ever gets done, or if I just continue to keep using the tearing seats and try to put my butt on the wood.

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After two trips of fishing from the shore, I decided if I wanted to go after the big fish, I needed a boat. I’m a college student so I don’t have a lot of money for a boat, but I saw that many of the houses on the lake had canoes. I figured that might be a good idea for me. I can leave it on the car, fish after work, and take it home for the winter (Hopefully I can throw it in my aunt’s barn). The real selling point for a canoe was that I don’t have to buy gas.

One of my flaws is that I am extremely impulsive, especially when shopping. If I decide I need something, I just go out and buy it. I don’t waste a lot of time on research. I knew a few things about canoes, because I grew up kayaking, and the two are pretty similar. So I went on craigslist and checked out canoes. I saw that there was an Old Towne listed for 400 dollars, and it had a roof top carrying kit. This seemed like a good buy, since I knew that Old Towne’s are good boats. I did a little research (no more than 20 minutes on Google), and made up my mind. This was the boat for me. I emailed the seller and made sure it was still available (Which it was). I decided this was the type of purchase I should talk to my father about, since he knows more about small boats than I do, and he said it sounded like a good buy.

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