Badger Paddles La Bonga

A Beavertail Oiled Cherry Wood Canoe Paddle

The Badger Paddles La Bonga is a general purpose short bladed beavertail style that is perfect for a range of paddlers and paddling. Most Badger paddles are finished and made by hand allowing them all to have just the right amount of flex based on the thickness through the dihedral central shaft this means all paddles are ever so slightly different as all bits of wood are different. It does however mean that you get a truly unique paddle every time you buy a badger paddle.

The La Bonga canoe paddle has a traditional pear style grip which offers a lovely rounded top that fits well in your hand not feeling uncomfortable. The compact nature of this paddle enables perfect shallow water use, having a shorter beavertail style blade means you can still move through shallow waters well without the risk of always hitting the bottom. We see a lot of paddlers using the La Bonga as a spare paddle for when they get into these shallow waters, but using the Badger Paddles Badgertail or Tripper as a smoother deep water paddle.

Like all Badger paddles the La Bonga is thickened not only through the spine of the blade but also in the high wear area of the tip of the blade. This allows flexion when pulling the paddle through the water giving a smoother stroke that is kind on the paddlers joints. The Beavertail shorter, wider blade is kind on entry level paddlers taking their first steps in canoeing allowing them to move a lot of water when needed, but be relaxed the rest of the time.

Adding to the attention to detail all Badger Paddles are supplied with a protective paddle sock for transport and storage. For maintaining your Badger Paddle we recommend using Badger Paddles Canoe Paddle Oil.