Hi All,
I took my NFO assault drifter raft (14 ft frameless raft with pin and lock oar system) out on the water for the first time, and i had a blast learning how to row it. It was my first time rowing anything, so there was quite a bit of learning. I knew to point the bow at obstructions and row away, but I have another questions about alternative techniques to navigate a raft.
There were times when fishing the bank which we would drift too close, or too far from the bank. The only way I knew to get closer to the bank was to point the stern towards it, and back row, then straighten out, and vice versa to get further away from the bank, which was quite honestly a pain in the ass. Is there a way to row a raft so that it manuervers directly left or right (further and closer to the bank), while still parallel to the bank (in other words without having to point the stern in the direction i want to go, and backrow)? I figure this is possible since the raft is flat bottomed, and skates pretty well, where as this may not be possible with a drift boat?
Any tips? Thanks!
I took my NFO assault drifter raft (14 ft frameless raft with pin and lock oar system) out on the water for the first time, and i had a blast learning how to row it. It was my first time rowing anything, so there was quite a bit of learning. I knew to point the bow at obstructions and row away, but I have another questions about alternative techniques to navigate a raft.
There were times when fishing the bank which we would drift too close, or too far from the bank. The only way I knew to get closer to the bank was to point the stern towards it, and back row, then straighten out, and vice versa to get further away from the bank, which was quite honestly a pain in the ass. Is there a way to row a raft so that it manuervers directly left or right (further and closer to the bank), while still parallel to the bank (in other words without having to point the stern in the direction i want to go, and backrow)? I figure this is possible since the raft is flat bottomed, and skates pretty well, where as this may not be possible with a drift boat?
Any tips? Thanks!