: Shorter or longer?

: I use a 220 carisle and it bites hard and the shorter length is close
: in..does good.

: I have a 240 cm day tripper with a softer bite the stroke is longer and
: softer..also does good.

: The longer stroke means the paddle is in the water longer which i think is
: good for stability in chop.

: whats the ideal length? I am 6' tall. What about in a wider sit on top
: at 28" beam. Would you want a longer paddle for that?

: I'm looking for what is the general concensus then will try things out some
: more. I keep both of those on board.

And here I thought I had a lot of paddles, wrong again
(this seems to happen alot with this group, some amazing paddlers here)

I'd though recommend finding a dealer that has demo days and go and try a bunch of paddles before you make any decisions. These though will likely be euro paddles, finding a dealer with gp's isn't all that easy. Ask around and maybe one of the guys using a GP will let you borrow his, or just carve one yourself, not hard and it's fun too

Bill H.