How many miles on your Hobie kayak ? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

-scallywag- · 12-22-2010, 02:48 PM

I was out on a particularly foggy day recently and was scrolling through some of the screens when I saw this......

I used this FF head for a full season a few years ago, before upgrading to a higher wattage, dual beam Hummingbird without GPS which uses the same mount and transducer. Since then I only use this head for GPS when fog is an issue.

I also want to say thanks to Fastlane and HOBIE. As one can imagine, hundreds of surf launches/landings and a thousand+ miles of ocean travel (I don't fish fresh/bays) can be pretty hard on equipment. But to be honest the failures have been very minimal. Mostly V1 sprockets/turbo masts which has since been fixed with the introduction of the V2 sprockets/masts (I have not broken one of those yet).

Recently I had the drive-well crack (where the fins snap into the hull) on my 06 Revo, a quick trip to Fastlane and less than 24hrs later I was in Oceanside getting a quick tour of the manufacturing process, checking out the new OASIS tandem, and picking up my fresh 2011 Revo hull.

THANK YOU, FASTLANE and HOBIE !!!!!

So....how many miles on your yak?

dorado50 · 12-22-2010, 03:54 PM

How do you keep your shoes dry? Miles are cool but I think some nautical calulations and the time on the water are more directly concerned with hours. Like ,engines are based on hours rather than miles traveled. To get a maritime license one needs "hours" on the water,for example. A good year is when you have more hours on the water than hours driving a car!! 1100mi. is alot of time spent on the water....

Iceman · 12-22-2010, 03:58 PM

So essentially just the La Jolla 500 twice.........big deal

lterrero · 12-22-2010, 05:53 PM

Hey Bro, every GPS has to be re-set before each trip so you get the real distance traveled. Satellite move & that puts mile on your GPS even if you are not moving, so try this: re-set it and stored it & by the end of the week see how many miles you got?

StinkyMatt · 12-22-2010, 06:03 PM

Many people on this board can probably tell that Scally has put in a good number of trips together. I saw him once at LJ and the guy was circling the grounds so fast I think he probably put on 10 miles by the time I cought my firs squirt. High water time like that is great, wish I could pull it off.

THE DARKHORSE · 12-22-2010, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -scallywag-

I was out on a particularly foggy day recently and was scrolling through some of the screens when I saw this......

So....how many miles on your yak?

More than you...

bubblehide · 12-22-2010, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE DARKHORSE

More than you...

No doubt.

lterrero · 12-22-2010, 10:07 PM

One things is for sure, if those where sky miles, you & Wade would never have to buy a plane ticket any more.

maui jim · 12-23-2010, 01:44 PM

Fishing from my Cobra Tandem since 1999,
Did not have one of those new fangled electric fish locatin' thingamagigs back then, I think the internal odometer rolled over........
.....and I'm still floating on a classic.

dorado50 · 12-26-2010, 07:05 PM

thats about 123 eight hour days...

12-22-2010, 02:48 PM	#1
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	How many miles on your Hobie kayak ? I was out on a particularly foggy day recently and was scrolling through some of the screens when I saw this...... I used this FF head for a full season a few years ago, before upgrading to a higher wattage, dual beam Hummingbird without GPS which uses the same mount and transducer. Since then I only use this head for GPS when fog is an issue. I also want to say thanks to Fastlane and HOBIE. As one can imagine, hundreds of surf launches/landings and a thousand+ miles of ocean travel (I don't fish fresh/bays) can be pretty hard on equipment. But to be honest the failures have been very minimal. Mostly V1 sprockets/turbo masts which has since been fixed with the introduction of the V2 sprockets/masts (I have not broken one of those yet). Recently I had the drive-well crack (where the fins snap into the hull) on my 06 Revo, a quick trip to Fastlane and less than 24hrs later I was in Oceanside getting a quick tour of the manufacturing process, checking out the new OASIS tandem, and picking up my fresh 2011 Revo hull. THANK YOU, FASTLANE and HOBIE !!!!! So....how many miles on your yak?

12-22-2010, 03:58 PM	#3
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	So essentially just the La Jolla 500 twice.........big deal __________________

12-23-2010, 01:44 PM	#9
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	Fishing from my Cobra Tandem since 1999, Did not have one of those new fangled electric fish locatin' thingamagigs back then, I think the internal odometer rolled over........ .....and I'm still floating on a classic. __________________

12-22-2010, 03:54 PM	#2
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	How do you keep your shoes dry? Miles are cool but I think some nautical calulations and the time on the water are more directly concerned with hours. Like ,engines are based on hours rather than miles traveled. To get a maritime license one needs "hours" on the water,for example. A good year is when you have more hours on the water than hours driving a car!! 1100mi. is alot of time spent on the water....

12-22-2010, 05:53 PM	#4
lterrero Leo Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Jolla, CA Posts: 482	Hey Bro, every GPS has to be re-set before each trip so you get the real distance traveled. Satellite move & that puts mile on your GPS even if you are not moving, so try this: re-set it and stored it & by the end of the week see how many miles you got?

12-22-2010, 06:03 PM	#5
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Many people on this board can probably tell that Scally has put in a good number of trips together. I saw him once at LJ and the guy was circling the grounds so fast I think he probably put on 10 miles by the time I cought my firs squirt. High water time like that is great, wish I could pull it off.

12-22-2010, 10:07 PM	#8
lterrero Leo Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Jolla, CA Posts: 482	One things is for sure, if those where sky miles, you & Wade would never have to buy a plane ticket any more.

12-26-2010, 07:05 PM	#10
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	thats about 123 eight hour days...