Back in the day we used a canoe to drift rivers.  Most of the time we only used the boat for transportation to the hot spots and we would fish from shore or wade.  When we did fish from a boat, only one person could fish, the other would be in charge of boat control.  Today I still see the odd canoe on the river, but most of the crafts I encounter are personal pontoon boats.  These boats are perfect, a good set of oars gives you great