2014 Outback for sale - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Kaleb · 07-31-2015, 09:47 AM

If you lift it up, it's as if it wasn't there. If you put it down you can kind of anchor yourself in.

Dfender33 · 07-31-2015, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Kaleb

If you lift it up, it's as if it wasn't there. If you put it down you can kind of anchor yourself in.

Thanks. So I assume you can't just peddle right through the kelp. It would get hung up or something, right?

DanaPT · 07-31-2015, 11:51 AM

You'll get hung up if you try and peddle through thick patches. You can time crossing floating stringers by keeping the peddle flap against the kayay. Then down when your clear to peddle and you can float over small patches of kelp. If ever in the thick kelp pull the peddles and use the paddle. Glide over kelp like your malibu.

Big fan of the peddle over the paddle.

RedSledTeam · 08-01-2015, 02:02 PM

[QUOTE=DanaPT;235826]You'll get hung up if you try and peddle through thick patches. You can time crossing floating stringers by keeping the peddle flap against the kayay. Then down when your clear to peddle and you can float over small patches of kelp. If ever in the thick kelp pull the peddles and use the paddle. Glide over kelp like your malibu.

Big fan of the peddle over the paddle.[/QUOTE. Well stated....Ditto what he said.

HobieScot · 08-01-2015, 02:47 PM

If you do get kelp on the drive you can almost always short stroke the peddle for a little bit and it will work itself free. Pretty simple to clear the kelp. But as the others have said if it gets bad you can always just lift the mirage drive and the kelp will slide right off. Then you can replace the drive. It might sound tedious but it only takes about 5-10 seconds to do. I think I've only had to pull the drive twice. The rest of the time I just short stroke my way out of it.

07-31-2015, 09:47 AM	#1
Kaleb Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 96	If you lift it up, it's as if it wasn't there. If you put it down you can kind of anchor yourself in.

07-31-2015, 11:51 AM	#3
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	You'll get hung up if you try and peddle through thick patches. You can time crossing floating stringers by keeping the peddle flap against the kayay. Then down when your clear to peddle and you can float over small patches of kelp. If ever in the thick kelp pull the peddles and use the paddle. Glide over kelp like your malibu. Big fan of the peddle over the paddle.

08-01-2015, 02:02 PM	#4
RedSledTeam Daddeo Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OC Posts: 660	[QUOTE=DanaPT;235826]You'll get hung up if you try and peddle through thick patches. You can time crossing floating stringers by keeping the peddle flap against the kayay. Then down when your clear to peddle and you can float over small patches of kelp. If ever in the thick kelp pull the peddles and use the paddle. Glide over kelp like your malibu. Big fan of the peddle over the paddle.[/QUOTE. Well stated....Ditto what he said.

08-01-2015, 02:47 PM	#5
HobieScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 370	If you do get kelp on the drive you can almost always short stroke the peddle for a little bit and it will work itself free. Pretty simple to clear the kelp. But as the others have said if it gets bad you can always just lift the mirage drive and the kelp will slide right off. Then you can replace the drive. It might sound tedious but it only takes about 5-10 seconds to do. I think I've only had to pull the drive twice. The rest of the time I just short stroke my way out of it.