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Originally Posted by Riverwild
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  |
I ain't gettin' in a river in a float tube, that's suicide, honey! I almost bought one of those little pontoon boats with oars, those little buggers really cut the water!
Oh, I'll get in the water somehow, I just have to figure out how to get back out. I've done the zipline, I've had some friends who literally picked me up in my manual chair and carried me through the woods, and other adventures. I'm no tiny thing either!
I can't move around the stream much anymore, but when I find a good hole, I just situate myself and fish it to death. For me, it's as much about being in the stream as it is about catching fish. I'm a wet-wader until it's tooooo freeeeezzzzzinggg!