MIRAGE DRIVES BREAKING - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

fongman · 08-12-2015, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by FARRIER

Buy a nice paddle

....and bring your mirage drive plug. I've had to break out the paddle twice and flip flops will only keep so much water out of the yak!

Zed · 08-12-2015, 11:09 AM

And be sure to wear petals in your hair when you pedal that Hobie Andy peddled ya.

cabojohn · 08-12-2015, 11:14 AM

CLIP IN petals?

I have had zero issues with a mirage drive.

I do carry an extra paddle in the hull just in case of a failure.

chris138 · 08-12-2015, 11:24 AM

my carbon fiber paddle will last longer than I will. Hell, it might be a family heirloom one day...

Zed · 08-12-2015, 11:33 AM

My shoulders have already lasted longer paddling than mirages have been invented. But the replacement costs will be steeeeeep when they do go.

Cabo is always bitching about his mirage drive not working right. I have to remind him hes paddling.

Jim Sammons LJKF · 08-12-2015, 01:24 PM

In well over 20 years of kayak fishing I have never broken a paddle.

JohnMckroidJr · 08-13-2015, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Sammons LJKF

In well over 20 years of kayak fishing I have never broken a paddle.

That is why the paddle is a good back up if the mirage drive has problems. It is definitely a back up......maneuvering a kayak with hands free to reel in fish, eat lunch, adjust fishfinder, take photos....etc is why kayakers switch over.

JohnMckroidJr · 08-12-2015, 11:32 AM

So far, broken peddles, gear teeth, mast, and drum. One thing I have not broken yet, that I hear lasts about 2 years, is the chain. Good idea to put some heavy grease on the stainless steel cable part of the chain that is not protected by plastic sheathing. That area is known to rust and fail.

ful-rac · 08-12-2015, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Zed

And be sure to wear petals in your hair when you pedal that Hobie Andy peddled ya.

Be careful Zed you might get bitch slapped all the way from Utah if you get it wrong!

08-12-2015, 11:09 AM	#2
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	And be sure to wear petals in your hair when you pedal that Hobie Andy peddled ya. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

08-12-2015, 11:33 AM	#5
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	My shoulders have already lasted longer paddling than mirages have been invented. But the replacement costs will be steeeeeep when they do go. Cabo is always bitching about his mirage drive not working right. I have to remind him hes paddling. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

08-12-2015, 01:24 PM	#6
Jim Sammons LJKF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 947	In well over 20 years of kayak fishing I have never broken a paddle. __________________ Jim Sammons La Jolla Kayak Fishing The Kayak Fishing Show JimSammons.com

08-12-2015, 11:14 AM	#3
cabojohn PROBATION Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 657	CLIP IN petals? I have had zero issues with a mirage drive. I do carry an extra paddle in the hull just in case of a failure.

08-12-2015, 11:24 AM	#4
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	my carbon fiber paddle will last longer than I will. Hell, it might be a family heirloom one day...