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hi you all,as i am new to this group,and have red some of the
post,looks like i may be the only pirogue man in the bunch. i live in south cent. louisiana. i am an avid fisher and hunter. i also build pirogues,a craft native to my state. no one knows who built the first one although i am sure it was probley hewn from a log. the old frenchmen called this boat a (sharp) beacuse it was pointed on both ends. this allowed the paddeler to just turn around in the boat and paddle out of tight spots(which is common in the back water of the swamps) the boats range in lenth from 10 to 16 ft. and can be made from wood ,glass,aluminium . unlike a kayak the pirogue in not a rough water boat,and was designed for travel in the wooded back waters and shallows of the swamps and costal marsh. i have used kayaks and find them rather nice although i haven't paddled enough in one to make a fair judment of their use here. i have been paddeling pirogues from the age of eight,and now at 56 yrs old i still paddle them,i aldo camp quiet often out of a back pack .. i always boat in though with my pirogue,and see much wildlife,and catch all the fish i want,and i can tell you without my pirogue i would never have the success i have. shooter |