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Cliff Jacobson and Kevin Callan have it out and debate the question of which paddle type is best - Bent shaft or straight?  

"Much debate and conjecture have surrounded the argument for straight shaft paddles versus bent shaft paddles, and vice vera.  When Canoeroots asked two of lakewater canoeing's most respected paddlers - Boundary Waters veteran and bent shaft believer Cliff Jacobson, and guidebook author and straight shaft advocate Kevin Callan - to defend their chosen sticks, they lept at the opportunity like gallant knights called to duty.  Jacobson and Callan duel with words and paddles rather than swords and shields, but the result is every bit as entertaining....and vicious."

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