finally got a yak

[mermaidhunter]

ive been bugging my fiancee about getting a yak since last year. and finally on my date of birth she got me one. ive fished for many years but never fished from a yak. lots of flying fish in my stomach. haha

im totally stoked to get out on the water with the yak, ive been on plenty of boats, ferrys, sportboats, bass boats, skiffs, row boats, and pangas. never been on a yak. i plan to go to out and flip the thing a few times to test the stability of this thing.

ive gone thru the site and i have picked up many good pointers from everyones posts. thanks, and i hope to get to some yak fishing in asap.

[Regor]

Welcome, and CONGRATS !

[Jzo]

Congrats! :cheers1:

[ericko]

What did u get?

[mermaidhunter]

What did u get?

Malibu pro explorer fish and dive version. People said it's a quite a good starter yak and I couldn't quite afford a hobie yet.

[StinkyMatt]

Hobies are for us old farts that have no upper body muscle mass. Guys with bad shoulders, no pecks, bad backs get Hobies. :D:D:D

Congrats. See you out there.

[GregAndrew]

I had chronic back problems until I started paddling on a regular basis. Congrats on your new ride.

[mermaidhunter]

Hobies are for us old farts that have no upper body muscle mass. Guys with bad shoulders, no pecks, bad backs get Hobies. :D:D:D

Congrats. See you out there.


indeed see you out there. funny thing i was fishing newport bay on a skiff by the bait barge and saw some youngins on some hobies. i asked myself how in the heck can these kids afford these things. hobie do look slick and all.

[ericko]

I also started on a Malibu, then got old with a bad back with no upper body muscle (but extra mass)....found a hobie outback love it...i played soccer in high school against Newport beach the parking lot was filled with BMW ,lexus, big trucks and other high end toys so a $2500 yak is nothing for some locals kids.

Im in HB so if your free lets go fishing...

[tagyak]

indeed see you out there. funny thing i was fishing newport bay on a skiff by the bait barge and saw some youngins on some hobies. i asked myself how in the heck can these kids afford these things. hobie do look slick and all.

you forget that you were in NEWPORT. lots of rich kids live out there and if they didn't buy it then mommy or daddy did. ever wonder how much those paddle boards cost? it blew my mind when i saw it :eek:

welcome to the yak club. i first bought a cobra marauder but the first time out with it i decided that i wanted a hobie after watching my buddy peddling while he fished and i was paddling and trying to fish. :D

[ericko]

HAHAHA
TAGYAK forgot to tell you that in 5 months he has had 3 or 4 yak..I hope he's happy now:):):)

[kobra]

Congrats on your new ride.

[roadx]

Right on.... happy Bday

[Gigafish]

Jackpot heaven - I remember my first kayak

Be safe never go alone.

[Nic D]

welcome and congrats on your new addiction.

[old_rookie]

Congrats on the new ride. Today would have been a good day to test it.

[mermaidhunter]

thinking about it a bit more, i realize it is NEWPORT. i do see bimmers, benz and bentley's all over the place. hope to see you all on the water.

[lbsurf2ca]

Congrats to you too, i just finally got mine as well. I can now keep my legs out of the water. I was fishing my SUP for about 2 years.

[mermaidhunter]

Congrats to you too, i just finally got mine as well. I can now keep my legs out of the water. I was fishing my SUP for about 2 years.


congrats on the new ride aswell. fishing from a sup is hardcore.

[mermaidhunter]

Thanks to Tagyak I have switched over to a Hobie. Thanks ALOT Tim haha.

[mtnbykr2]

Thanks to Tagyak I have switched over to a Hobie. Thanks ALOT Tim haha.
congrats on the new ride, we need to see the porn, welcome to the addiction, there are a few in here that have had more kayaks than I have owned, in a month or two, Frank, Matt....lol, hopefully we all can get together sometime, a great group of people in here, welcome the more the merrier...BTW I think it is a great idea to take your new ride out and shake it down I should do that sometime, nah too busy fishin...:reel:

[FlyFishinYakr]

Malibu pro explorer fish and dive version. People said it's a quite a good starter yak and I couldn't quite afford a hobie yet.

That's the same one I just bought a few weeks back.
Should serve you well.
Congrats, and welcome to the addiction.
FFY