Anti-Hobie sentiment?

[batty1of3]

i just feel the upper body workout is better than just legs
in fact for weight loss upper body workouts burn more calories since the legs were made for doing repetitive steady work like walking and running upper body is more built for using bursts or energy like lifting or throwing
that being said i would use whatever i can to get out on the water

[Aaron]

Avery,
That was a great summary. Thanks. The only thing I didn't like was your use of comic sans! Good lord I hate that font.
-Aaron

[aftahour]

i want a hobie.

[IntrntFshrman]

Why not have both? After a couple of 'harrowing' surf entrances where I really wish I had the hobie pedals to haul ass, I am thinking of getting the pro-angler (I am a 'plus' size guy...) and see no reason why you can't use the pedals when you need them (surf launch, chasing boils) but paddle otherwise for the exercise.

Seems to me it's nice to have the drive for those times you need that burst of speed.

I can't wait for summer!!

[miguelitro]

I would like to try a peddle boat but I cannot see myself wanting nor needing to own one!
I like the upper body work out and the simplicity of a paddle boat.
Mike

[Willy]

No doubt, Hobie's are super cool.

However, there is something within me that boils in my gut as one scoots by.

At first I thought...what's that smell? Jealously? Is that coming from my boat?
Then I realized it. It was the look on the face of the Hobie guy.

It's the same look on the face of the Prius guy as he drives by you in the carpool lane, all by himself;
chin just a little higher...lips slightly curled back into a super self satisfied sneer.

Did he just raise a pinky as he adjusted that rudder!?!

He's not doing it on purpose.
He does it when he's alone too.
He doesn't know he's doing it at all.
Let him be.

As I chug along, burning gas, cursing the guy rigging up his poles as he's going forward into the current...I realize the smell is coming from my boat.

Meh.
Curse you Hobie guy.

Willy

[sandydiego]

I am just happy to be out on the water fishing off a floating chunk of plastic guys.

[tagyak]

Originally Posted by Willy

No doubt, Hobie's are super cool.

However, there is something within me that boils in my gut as one scoots by.

At first I thought...what's that smell? Jealously? Is that coming from my boat?
Then I realized it. It was the look on the face of the Hobie guy.

It's the same look on the face of the Prius guy as he drives by you in the carpool lane, all by himself;
chin just a little higher...lips slightly curled back into a super self satisfied sneer.

Did he just raise a pinky as he adjusted that rudder!?!

He's not doing it on purpose.
He does it when he's alone too.
He doesn't know he's doing it at all.
Let him be.

As I chug along, burning gas, cursing the guy rigging up his poles as he's going forward into the current...I realize the smell is coming from my boat.

Meh.
Curse you Hobie guy.

Willy

thanks willy for your post.
it reminds me of when stinkymatt and i were first getting into this kayak thing and i was the one saying that we should get the hobie. instead stinkymatt convinced me that we should get the paddle kayak, so i got mine first. then stinkymatt got his hobie!!!
went to newport and watched stinkymatt catch fish while peddling and i was paddling trying to fish and keep up.
that was it, my marauder went onto C.L. and i searched for my hobie. i haven't looked back since.
for me it is all about comfort and laziness to an extent. my mother always said "why work harder, when you can work smarter".

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by mikecollins86

Why not have both? After a couple of 'harrowing' surf entrances where I really wish I had the Hobie pedals to haul ass, I am thinking of getting the pro-angler (I am a 'plus' size guy...) and see no reason why you can't use the pedals when you need them (surf launch, chasing boils) but paddle otherwise for the exercise.

Seems to me it's nice to have the drive for those times you need that burst of speed.

I can't wait for summer!!

I had the same thought when I bought my Revo. I really like paddling a kayak when just out joy riding. I thought I would use the peddles when fishing and leave them at home when going out with one of my paddling friends for a leisurely cruise.

Never happened!

The only time I break out the paddle is when I need to go into the kelp, shift into reverse gear or when launching or landing. Maybe I just got lazy or maybe I am now just too smug to be bothered with paddles. Whatever it is, I am very content to use the peddles just about all the time.

Please don't hate me for this.

Bob

[flydigital]

my 2 cents...

I used to paddle until my shoulders were giving me too much trouble. I could either stop/slow my kayak fishing frequency or switch to pedal drive. Easy choice.

First time out in the new hobie I definately noticed a different attitude towards me by paddlers. Basically I got less respect. Big deal, I'm still out there fishing and enjoying myself, even more now.

I thought at first that the exercise level would be better with the pedals (more cardio) but it turns out that is not the case. The hobie is more efficient for propulsion than paddling, and you work less. Lately I've been paddling on my way back in for the extra workout (the Revo is a pretty good paddler when used with the rudder), so I get the best of both worlds.

Fishing performance wise, I don't think there is any measuable difference between pedal or paddle. Each needs to be used with a different technique to maximize potential but in the end its all the same. The only edge I see is that the hobie can move more consistently through all kinds of conditions, and since it takes less work you can go further.

[peguinpower]

I have a nice paddling kayak, and the Hobie Revo. I use both. Happy with both. I bring one out, I get lower body exercise, the other and I get upper body. I'd use the paddling kayak more if it also had a thru hull transducer. But I'm not inclined to bore a hole in another hull............ for a while