backwater paddle or regular? or both? push off pole?

[kuljc]

I've only used my hobie a handful of times, but it looks like a backwater paddle could be really helpful around structure/rocks. What do you guys use?

When I was tog fishing around rocks it was really annoying having a paddle in my lap, to make sure I didn't run into rocks. I'm thinking about getting a backwater paddle or making a push off pole.

[kuljc]

Meant to put this in the main thread... oh well.

[mweber02]

Having had a paddle yak before a Hobie, keeping the paddle in your lap becomes second nature pretty quickly when you need it.

[AbuMasgouf]

I won a backwater paddle at CBKA tournament last year. Being a the walls fishing for Tog really made me wish I had it on me. I imagine it could help, as to how well I can't say.