I bought this paddle for it's lightweight carbon fiber build. I didn't care for the little cutout hook in each paddle face but wasn't too turned off by it in the store. Apon initial use on a lake with Lilly pads, it was a constant fight after nearly each stroke to retrieve the paddle that was hooked into a lilly pad. I was getting quite the workout just yanking my paddle free and was really unhappy with the paddle. Latter on a 30 mile paddle through choppy coastal water, I stopped at an island for a break. It was there, miles from the mainland that I noticed the paddle end almost separated from the shaft I had to use my spare paddle to get home. Luckily Dicks returned the paddle for a full refund, but I do not recommend it for lake or coastal paddling
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