whats the best bang for your buck?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by FF_T_Warren

whats the deal with having a high dollar paddle?

It's like having a Core, if ya have to ask you probably can't afford it.
The paddle makes the yak IMO, you can have a great yak and $HITTY paddle and it makes ya work way harder than need be. $$ paddles are lighter and designed way better than the cheap stuff. Different widths and lengths almost make them custom to your particular style of paddling; touring, fishing,ect.