Is this pole only for keeping the boat from drifting.....???

[Sourdough]

 

[Neb]

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Maneuvering in shallow water?

Ben

 

[DrHenley]

Technical Poling Skiffs: Best Boats for Fishing Shallow Water​

Fish in mere inches of water with a technical poling skiff
https://www.sportfishingmag.com/boats/technical-poling-skiffs-best-boats-fishing-shallow-water/

 

[UserNameTaken]

That's how we did it in the Keys, bonefishing on the flats. It's only a foot or three deep. There were some spectacular wrecks down there when people couldn't read the water. Other areas if you come off a plane it's so shallow, if you stop the prop settles into the mud/sand and you are done. Have to get out and wade. So you use a pole to push the boat. It's also quiet.

 

[Cabin Fever]

We use a pole to push our canoe forward while we harvest wild rice.