Smaller Hobies - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PAL · 04-23-2014, 09:05 AM

^If the tax man takes an interest in you, it won't matter what 'yak you're on. This is a non-starter, and no reason to avoid a shorter boat in my opinion. Most of these incidents took place between Morro Bay and San Francisco, with one off Santa Barbara (give or take).

I've talked with every angler known to have been knocked off a yak by a GWS. Going off memory, the boats were: Hobie Adventure (16'); Ocean Kayak Prowler 15 (15'); Hobie Revo (14'); Cobra Fish n Dive (12'). I'm forgetting a couple, but I might as well add the sit-inside touring kayak that also took a strike (16').

Workplacesafety, you might as well test the Revo 11, but take your normal fishing load including a bait tank to see how much you'll weigh it down. It's a nice shorter boat. Most Hobies have a trophy fish storage problem.

04-23-2014, 09:05 AM	#6
PAL Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 754	^If the tax man takes an interest in you, it won't matter what 'yak you're on. This is a non-starter, and no reason to avoid a shorter boat in my opinion. Most of these incidents took place between Morro Bay and San Francisco, with one off Santa Barbara (give or take). I've talked with every angler known to have been knocked off a yak by a GWS. Going off memory, the boats were: Hobie Adventure (16'); Ocean Kayak Prowler 15 (15'); Hobie Revo (14'); Cobra Fish n Dive (12'). I'm forgetting a couple, but I might as well add the sit-inside touring kayak that also took a strike (16'). Workplacesafety, you might as well test the Revo 11, but take your normal fishing load including a bait tank to see how much you'll weigh it down. It's a nice shorter boat. Most Hobies have a trophy fish storage problem.