Still WTB Kayak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

PapaDave · 03-07-2012, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by npdes

I agree about saving up for a Hobie. You can go much further and it is much easier to fish with. You'll find deals out there. You just need to be fast.

And patient...

sdfishin..alex · 03-07-2012, 07:25 AM

float like a butterfly sting like a bee...wait out for a hobie..well worth the wait

xpresso2am · 03-07-2012, 07:26 AM

I agree with them...i'm on my 5th kayak.

research the forum, be patient and save up! the perfect boat is out there. My first two yaks where crap! expensive and hard lesson to learn.

Good luck with your search!

tagyak · 03-07-2012, 07:34 AM

i have gone thru five yaks since i started doing this kayak fishing thing.
i first started out in a cobra marauder; first time out was the last time out-sold the next day
second one was an older hobie, did not realize that there were a big difference from one year to another; so check out the new hobies and see what they have on them. you'll be able to check those out at the fhs this weekend.
after that hobie bought a newer one and loved it. have bought two others just for the small upgrades like nicer deployment system for the rudder and things like that.

in the end do your research and know what you want. even if it is expensive just save for it. you don't want to feel like that you could've had a V8.......

GR6RR · 03-07-2012, 08:22 AM

all great advise ^^ It took me a couple of weeks to think of what I wanted.... then it took me another couple of weeks to find what I had thought about. Patient is key, I almost threw in the towel and went with something I didn't want... no one ever responded to my emails and then the next day, BAM!!! S14 at the right price range. So I jump on it within the next hour after I seen the ad.

Now that I have paddled

I now want a Hobie.

Boy does this sport move fast on the wallet

oneyedeer · 03-07-2012, 11:37 AM

Go out to OEX do a couple of rentals to see what you like

GR6RR · 03-07-2012, 01:32 PM

almost there... and you can have this one..

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/spo/2870588865.html

Jimmyz123 · 03-07-2012, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GR6RR

almost there... and you can have this one..

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/spo/2870588865.html

I've owned 2 Cobra Kayaks, 1 O.K., and now a Malibu. All I have liked very much but in terms of functionality and space to carry all your stuff, I like the Malibu the best and O.K. the second. Both the O.K. and Malibu paddle fast and are very stable. I appreciate the Hobie kayaks but I also like the storage space in the kayak I have now.

03-07-2012, 07:25 AM	#2
sdfishin..alex Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 182	... float like a butterfly sting like a bee...wait out for a hobie..well worth the wait

03-07-2012, 08:22 AM	#5
GR6RR Lucky Fisher Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: too far inland Posts: 366	all great advise ^^ It took me a couple of weeks to think of what I wanted.... then it took me another couple of weeks to find what I had thought about. Patient is key, I almost threw in the towel and went with something I didn't want... no one ever responded to my emails and then the next day, BAM!!! S14 at the right price range. So I jump on it within the next hour after I seen the ad. Now that I have paddled I now want a Hobie. Boy does this sport move fast on the wallet __________________

03-07-2012, 01:32 PM	#7
GR6RR Lucky Fisher Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: too far inland Posts: 366	almost there... and you can have this one.. http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/spo/2870588865.html __________________

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03-07-2012, 07:26 AM	#3
xpresso2am Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 209	I agree with them...i'm on my 5th kayak. research the forum, be patient and save up! the perfect boat is out there. My first two yaks where crap! expensive and hard lesson to learn. Good luck with your search!

03-07-2012, 07:34 AM	#4
tagyak Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alhambra Posts: 506	i have gone thru five yaks since i started doing this kayak fishing thing. i first started out in a cobra marauder; first time out was the last time out-sold the next day second one was an older hobie, did not realize that there were a big difference from one year to another; so check out the new hobies and see what they have on them. you'll be able to check those out at the fhs this weekend. after that hobie bought a newer one and loved it. have bought two others just for the small upgrades like nicer deployment system for the rudder and things like that. in the end do your research and know what you want. even if it is expensive just save for it. you don't want to feel like that you could've had a V8.......

03-07-2012, 11:37 AM	#6
oneyedeer Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Orange County, ca Posts: 684	Go out to OEX do a couple of rentals to see what you like