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yeah thats what i was thinking. i know it's no whitewater special or anything. with my first boat, a creek company i didn't even want to do that. as for upper sandy when i was younger we put in at the power station on inner tubes… lesson learned:sad: and have heard too many horror stories about mcgiver area to even think that. what about putting in @ feldenhimer on the clack? we used to do that one on tubes and i remember only a couple hairy spots where u could walk around but a ton of good holes on the way down.
I've taken a POS 8' toon down McIver multiple times... effortlessly. With tied-down oar locks, no less. I'd take it down the Descutes without worry (not the ideal boat, by any means).
But I've been running rivers as long as I can remember. There's a lot to be said for knowing what your doing. An inexperienced person took the same toon down McIver, and pinned an oar and flipped it in the Minefield (no harm done, thank goodness).
Always know your abilities and the water you're taking on, and err on the side of caution. But I really can't see an experienced oarsman having trouble with anything on the lower Clack in that toon. I'm a lot more afraid of McIver in a drift boat than a toon.
Nice looking rig there, Jon!
keep that beauty out of the rain and fish the heck out of her.
Where are you located or what rivers do you want to try first? Maybe someone is in your area.
Congrats on the purchase,
Looks like a great day! My suggestion is getting used to how your boat handles on lakes, which you're doing, and then hooking up with a guide that's willing to show you the ropes on the moving water basics, unless you know someone that is proficient and can show you.
The alsea and nestucca are easy peasy, but i discovered floating the alsea all the time made me extremely complacent, which is never a good thing and almost cost me my boat and potentially my life last winter on the lower siuslaw, so it's good to be uncomfortable and constantly on alert.