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Originally Posted by AfterMyNap
I'm so serious, I want to do it, I just have to figure out how. Last year I converted a potty chair into a river walker with a seat so I could fish in the stream. FFM and I had a blast, but I had to make her work too hard to help me. That's the stuff that bothers me most, she has MS too, damnit.
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Well Jeez!! Whyyyy didn't you talk to me??? I have access to all kinds of toys!!
Now what about one of those round tubes with the sling seat inside it? That will do for the actual fishing part.
Getting over the bank and actually IN the water is different, especially if it's steep or rocky. My favorite entry tool has always been a kayak, those rotomolded plastic ones will take a beating. We used to just launch down the rocks sitting in them! They come with WIDE mouths for those of us who are...shall we say...padded with more flotation? Maine may be more progressive, we actually have stairs built into cliffsides in many spots for access. Doing the sit and bump works on them, again if there's extra rump you have padding, if no natural padding, two lifejackets work as a sit and switch ( one under, one on the step ahead)
There is always the old zipline entry! We hook you up to a harness and off ya go. There is, however, no spending time getting used to the water temp...LOL. Wetsuits come in handy.
I've done MANY trips with people with disabilities, there is ALWAYS a solution-where there's a will, there's a way.
Get up here and be the guinea pig
