Seemed simple enough until you come to that first bend in the river and every muscle memory you’ve ever had is screaming stroke damn it, stroke! Once you get over that, it’s only half as difficult as is looks.
Besides avoiding collisions with various organic matter, it is as important…. Perhaps even a little more, to master the technique of keeping a good fishing line without paddling yourself to death. A technique called the Crab Stroke can be used to move a boat sideways. It’s a lot like trying to pat your head and rub your belly at the same time or is that rub your head and pat your belly? Either way, this one takes some practice and the guys standing in the fishing positions aren’t too thrilled about you practicing spinning the boat around in a circle no matter how tight the circle may be.