Thanks for this. I’m a little nervous working with the carbon fiber. I think I might drill a pilot hole and dremel out what I need to.

Hey All,


I’m trying to rig up my profisha 525 and I have a FF install question. How do you run your power/transducer lines out from the fish hatch to connect to the FF unit? It seems like the carbon fiber lid wouldn’t be able to handle running the wires underneath. It seems like it’s either too tight or would crack the CF. Any input would be great.

Thanks!

This is all really good info. Thanks so much @bluekayak and @nowhereMan!

I’m thinking about getting a profisha 525, but am unsure how people go about trolling for salmon in them. Do y’all install a forward rod holder (what kind of install and where), hold it under your leg or use the rear rod holders (crazy?)? Any infor would be much appreciated.

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Hi All,

I’m moving and having to sell my entire kayak fishing setup. I would like to sell this all in one lot and not break it up please. Looking for $3000 for everything. There’s well over than value worth of equipment and tackle.

2017 hobie outback -yellow w/ turbo fins and square center hatch mod
Lowrance HDS 7 FF w/ all in one transducer (side scan included)
2 sets of wheels for launching (one hard for ramps and one for beaches)
Shark shield - last time I charged it (a year ago) it held a 4 hour charge
Kokatat hydrus gortex dry suit (size L)
Kokatat fishing PFD
36” kill bag
Large salmon net
Quick release anchor rigging
Wood gaff
2 crab rings w/ floats and lead core line
Kayak stands
Tons of various tackle (salmon, halibut, rockfish, freshwater) hog troughs, lead weights, etc.

Here are some pictures taken in my garage. Sorry for shitty quality. My house is being painted and there was scaffolding blocking my garage.

Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers.

I go real low-budget... Fo salmon fishing, I pre-tie my rigs, stick them in ziplock bags, and toss them in my Hobie Tupperware holster in the center hatch. For rockfish/lings, I usually just toss a handful of jigs, swimbait, and leadheads in that same Tupperware and go for it.

For freshwater bass + trout I’ll bring a couple/few Plano boxes and toss them in my milk crate.

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It keeps things so much more organized than any box or bag that I've ever used. IMHO, minimalist is best. The small snack sized ziplocks work the best for me.

If you run shallow water plugs, floating with a small lip, off a bounce ball rig it works pretty darn good. There a re a few places here in marin where there are halibut and salmon smolts, so the rainbow trout patterns kill!

This works very well at ARW too, only anchovy/herring pattern...