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Naw, don’t sell your yak! Just gotta take your time and read the surf/ocean conditions, if you’re launching/landing from the beach. Also, when in doubt, don’t go. Thanks for watching!

For marina ramps, I usually use my fold-n-stow cart, but it should work. Just more effort to try to submerge the balloon tires. I usually use it for sand beach launches like pokai, tracks etc. Thanks!

You could, but the uni knot tends to slip more. Thanks

Thanks! Was waiting for a while to have a day where everything was aligned. Yes, the earlier the better. Gotta get bait so you can put bait in the water before the sun comes up. Better chances for ono. I get up early around 330, but I wont leave the house until I go crap, and sometimes there’s a delay lol.

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Thanks! So far it’s holding up for me, but it is a lighter kayak. I do end up with a bit of weight from all the gear and 30# of ice though. The tee brackets sound like a good idea. I also thought of using wooden dowels and epoxy inside to reinforce the fittings, or maybe even expanding foam. Thanks for watching!

Maybe fill them with dense spray foam

@@alive4082 spray foam won't provide the rigid support needed. Maybe if you injected epoxy throughout the inside of the cart that would help but it would make the cost not worth it. The stainless T plates I used to each side of the PVC fittings has held for a while now and cost me $12 in Amazon

Awesome! Mines working great so far. Thanks for watching!

The water allows the transducer to transmit/receive sonar through it, through the plastic hull, and the water on the other side. Using water is more reliable than using silicone sealant or ductseal because it is less likely to have air bubbles which can disrupt the sonar signals.

Thanks! I don’t think it matters if it’s backwards, but I did change my knot a little while after that video. The new knot I came up with(I think) makes a stiffer “T” so less tangles and more action from the fly/plastic. The knot also doesn’t slide. Never got around to making a video though, but will soon.

Thanks! I probably could have stuffed the rods and reels through the front hatch, but it gets sketchy scooting to the front far enough to reach the hatch(one of the reasons I sold the revo 16). I thought about stuffing the reels inside dry bag, and securing the rods somewhere on the side of the kayak, but I never got around to rigging something to secure the rods. Should have been simple but just got lazy. After a year break from kayak fishing, I’m now rigging a Revo 13 with a system to prepare for beach landings. No excuses this time with it’s easier to reach hatch. Thanks for watching.

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Seems like most of the fish I catch save their energy until the get to the kayak lol. Can’t wait to get back on the water again. Thanks for watching! Keep up the great videos btw.

Thanks man! I learned most of what I know from you guys who been putting up vids for long time now. Hope we all get some nicer yak weather soon.

ummm this is really about feeding a new line I wouldn't use it as a install !

I liked the Revo 16 much better in rough conditions. Slices through the waves, and less head toss in the chop. It’s also surprisingly stable if moderately loaded. Went with the Outback because all of the crap that I loaded on the Revo 16 made it unstable, and I went swimming a couple of times. My large Hobie fish kill bag filled with 25 lbs + of ice, bait and drinks was probably the thing that took it over the edge. I did have sidekicks on the the Revo, but I didn’t like using them because they made the kayak feel clumsy during beach launches and landings. I tend to do shorter range trips now with the Outback because fighting the strong currents and wind is much more slow and tiring. Once Hobie’s kayak inventory normalizes, I’ll probably get a Revo 13. The 13’s fatter stern seems to handle weight better than the 16.

@@pingpong808 Thank you very much for all the information my friend

Sean Kang FlexBasket by Starplast. I actually bought some more recently. I think it’s seasonal. The two HD in my area only had a few in stock, one location had one color(white), and the other had grey.

Hi Mike! Thanks for watching. I don’t know if I mentioned it in the video, but I forgot to put the drain plug back in. My plug had a broken retainer so I had put it aside when I was washing it down after my last trip. The issue is that the drain hole is small(10mm, maybe smaller), so water gets in slowly. By the time I noticed the instability because of all the water inside the hull, I was already over 1/4 mile out. Again because the hole is so small, I couldn’t find something to plug it when I jumped in the water to find missing plug. And also stupid me, I forgot my hand sump pump that day. Hobie finally deleted the drain plug on 2018 and newer Revo 16’s.

@@pingpong808 Hi Joe! Thanks for answering! Yeah I know this little problem of the drain plug well! Once I almost sank a Hobie cat 16 because of this.. In bad conditions this can kill you.. I'm actually more into sailing but I want to have a kayak for the calm days.. maybe even I will learn to fish.. But does this Kayak take in water normally in other places? Like the bow hatch?

Mike Tarifa My front hatch sealed pretty well even with countless waves over the bow. I saw a couple of videos where they added sheet foam under the hatch, or installed additional bungees for better sealing. The round hatches were pretty watertight too in my case. I did have some water coming through the rudder line tubes, but that was when the kayak was heavily loaded.

@@pingpong808 Ok 👍 Thanks for the info! It's actually almost impossible to keep a boat 100% watertight..

Mike Tarifa Yes indeed. A liter or two in the hull after a rough trip is acceptable in my opinion.

Derfie Shewts! Been wanting to go on the lake but I’m worried about covid in the water since treated wastewater is dumped into lake Wilson. Don’t know if it is an issue but I gotta do some research. Anyways, I do have a spare kayak that you could use if we go. It’s my “grab and throw in the truck” kayak for easy kine kayak fishing sessions. www.westmarine.com/buy/west-marine--pompano-120-sit-on-top-angler-kayak-sand-black--16163834

jkokuna808 No. In fact, I was surprised how stable it was on my first trip on her. Of course you still have to be aware while reaching in the back, or any other awkward body motions. Stability only became an issue when it was fully loaded with gear. I got carried away with gear and stuff so I had to learn to simplify and downsize.