Hobie Outback + Sail - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Mr_Fixit · 02-28-2017, 02:17 PM

Greetings all,

I have been fishing on my Outback for about a year now. When I am out, I like to find some spot and drift around a bit, then move on depending on how business is. I would like to increase my range a bit and use a sail to get around. Looking at the sail setup, its not clear if its a functional solution.

Along with the sail, I was going to get the sidekicks for stability. When I head out, I often have my bait tank onboard as well. I am concerned with the following and hope you guys could say it would work or not:

Sidekick will interfere with the placement/function of the bait tank?
Sail rigging and control lines interfere with my sonar (Mounted on the left side, in that little well there)
Sail rigging interfering with anything else? (bait tank, or whatever)
Or is this just a stupid idea and I should stick with what I got.

02-28-2017, 02:17 PM	#1
Mr_Fixit Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 130	Hobie Outback + Sail Greetings all, I have been fishing on my Outback for about a year now. When I am out, I like to find some spot and drift around a bit, then move on depending on how business is. I would like to increase my range a bit and use a sail to get around. Looking at the sail setup, its not clear if its a functional solution. Along with the sail, I was going to get the sidekicks for stability. When I head out, I often have my bait tank onboard as well. I am concerned with the following and hope you guys could say it would work or not: Sidekick will interfere with the placement/function of the bait tank? Sail rigging and control lines interfere with my sonar (Mounted on the left side, in that little well there) Sail rigging interfering with anything else? (bait tank, or whatever) Or is this just a stupid idea and I should stick with what I got.