The Lifetime Manta Angler: Ep. 5 - Swift Water Performance!

[@ri-jm5tn]

RA flair has me riding the couch instead of floating this week. Glad your new yak is working out for you👍

[@BarryP]

@@ri-jm5tn I've been on the struggle bus, myself, with the psoriatic variety for the past month or so. I literally feel your pain. We need better access to existing therapies. Some of them work like magic, but are upward of $10k/month. It's ridiculous.

[@ri-jm5tn]

@@BarryP Sorry to hear. I'm on a ton of pills $ aee $14k per injection therapy which fortunately is covered. They tell me that long covid is responsible for some chronic issues, but symptoms are very similar to RA, so who knows? Hope you're back on the river soon!

[@riverratfishing]

Nice video. I hope I can stay that calm if I ever get turned around like that. If I ever get to take it out 😂 Glad you didn’t get skunked.

[@BarryP]

It's remarkably easy to stay calm in this yak, but the rule applies in every yak. If you get hung up like that on the nose, let it settle into its upstream position and allow it to free (if it doesn't need any help). Be aware of downstream obstacles and turn accordingly, and get the heck out of there. The cool thing about the short, blunt and relatively heavy Manta is that it's super easy to turn, as you saw. This is definitely going to be my daily driver.

[@SalvadorFrieri]

Hey , Barry, I thought you had purchased an orange paddle (???)

[@OnlyFins]

That water looked really bony. Was it low, or is it always that shallow? Those rock gardens would be a blast if it was a foot deeper

[@BarryP]

This is actually an area with a controlled flow from upstream reservoir discharge. It is on the low side, as the last couple of years have been pretty lean rain-wise.