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Sawyer Straight Shaft Manta
Posted by: clydehedlund on Dec-06-12 8:16 PM (EST)

I've been paddling for years with a Quad Bend Sawyer Manta Paddle, that I liked very much, and ordered another one, with a straight, no bends shaft. Now, I can use both the front and back faces as the power face and like it even more. This is a very powerful paddle, but very smooth feel when using the back face as the power face. Unfortunately, the straight shaft version feels a lot heavier than the quad bend shaft, which might be due to denser wood used in the straight shaft?

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Premium canoe paddle - hikenmike - Dec-05-12 9:34 PM
- Still saying it - mcimes - Dec-05-12 9:38 PM
  - Is this advice from a non-kneeler? - guideboatguy - Dec-05-12 9:50 PM
    - You can get a straight shaft cant you? - mcimes - Dec-06-12 8:04 AM
      - Yes, and with a symetric palm grip. - Yanoer - Dec-06-12 10:30 AM
        
        Hmmm. I just checked their website... - guideboatguy - Dec-06-12 10:37 AM
        
        Its under "shaft angle" - mcimes - Dec-06-12 3:03 PM
        
        Than ks (nm) - guideboatguy - Dec-07-12 8:26 AM
- Dog Paddle - kayamedic - Dec-05-12 10:50 PM
- Surreal - wildernesswebb - Dec-05-12 11:57 PM
  - Second the Dog Paddle - timburris - Dec-06-12 7:47 AM
    - Surreal or Tourning Special. - openboater - Dec-06-12 8:05 AM
- 3rd - rblturtle - Dec-06-12 9:30 AM
- Sawyer Straight Shaft Manta - clydehedlund - Dec-06-12 8:16 PM
  - recreating or racing - yknpdlr - Dec-06-12 9:48 PM
- There are more than a few choices. - tktoo - Dec-07-12 9:38 AM
- I love my Mitchell Surreal - Jsaults - Dec-08-12 3:39 PM
- Foxworx - susquehanna - Dec-08-12 7:28 PM
- ZRE, but look at Gillespie for hybrids - Glenn_MacGrady - Dec-08-12 8:43 PM
  - 57" ZRE Straight? That's a 38" shaft, - Yanoer - Dec-09-12 10:37 AM
    - It's a compromise length, more for WW - Glenn_MacGrady - Dec-09-12 7:41 PM
      - I'm a ZRE convert. - rpg51 - Dec-09-12 8:53 PM
      - That makes sense. - Yanoer - Dec-09-12 9:38 PM
- Paddles - ppine - Dec-10-12 12:00 PM
  - Saltwood Sweet T or Kialoa - FrankNC - Dec-10-12 8:43 PM
- Been Looking For Years to - clydehedlund - Dec-12-12 4:03 AM