Early Christmas - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Saba Slayer · 11-16-2017, 08:09 AM

I picked up my new 2018 Hobie Fishing Team kayak on Monday...rigged her on Tuesday...splashed her on Wednesday and she's a keeper...I caught Bonito Bass Rockfish and an aggressive little Mako.
The changes to the new PA are kind of subtle but good. Hobie has added 2 risers and an extra steering handle to the package...so now you can steer from both sides easily. The mounting boards have been changed to include a track system and there are some slots for knives or pliers on the edge as well as indentations for drilling places to mount other plates. They have added an extra piece of weatherstrip on the hatch to help keep it water proof. The graphics are different and bigger...I think they look cool and the new camo finish is really nice. I have one of the new Marine Mat kits that Hobie is now offering but I'm not sure I want to cover that great camo finish...I'll probably use it for my yellow PA 14. This new Marine Mat material is very similar to the Sea Dek pads but less expensive and just as nice looking. The Lowrance ready transducer cover has a few slots added to get rid of mud or sand. Hobie has added strips of reflective tape on the pedal shafts and on the seat. The Mirage drive has the new rounded peddle shafts with the push button adjustment...The pads on the Mirage Drive are camo as well as the pads on the floor of the yak too. The paddle is still the two piece with the t handle included...but it is now longer at 8' 6" and there is another paddle holder clip across from the original one at the front side of the tank well...so now it's easy to carry both parts of the paddle on the PA.
That's about it on the changes...What A Comfortable Kayak...That Vantage seat is the best...!!!

Anybody looking for a Tandem Island in perfect condition...?

Thanks Hobie...!!!!

11-16-2017, 08:09 AM	#1
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,857	Early Christmas I picked up my new 2018 Hobie Fishing Team kayak on Monday...rigged her on Tuesday...splashed her on Wednesday and she's a keeper...I caught Bonito Bass Rockfish and an aggressive little Mako. The changes to the new PA are kind of subtle but good. Hobie has added 2 risers and an extra steering handle to the package...so now you can steer from both sides easily. The mounting boards have been changed to include a track system and there are some slots for knives or pliers on the edge as well as indentations for drilling places to mount other plates. They have added an extra piece of weatherstrip on the hatch to help keep it water proof. The graphics are different and bigger...I think they look cool and the new camo finish is really nice. I have one of the new Marine Mat kits that Hobie is now offering but I'm not sure I want to cover that great camo finish...I'll probably use it for my yellow PA 14. This new Marine Mat material is very similar to the Sea Dek pads but less expensive and just as nice looking. The Lowrance ready transducer cover has a few slots added to get rid of mud or sand. Hobie has added strips of reflective tape on the pedal shafts and on the seat. The Mirage drive has the new rounded peddle shafts with the push button adjustment...The pads on the Mirage Drive are camo as well as the pads on the floor of the yak too. The paddle is still the two piece with the t handle included...but it is now longer at 8' 6" and there is another paddle holder clip across from the original one at the front side of the tank well...so now it's easy to carry both parts of the paddle on the PA. That's about it on the changes...What A Comfortable Kayak...That Vantage seat is the best...!!! Anybody looking for a Tandem Island in perfect condition...? Thanks Hobie...!!!! __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer Last edited by Saba Slayer; 11-16-2017 at 04:25 PM.