Hello!

Lately, I've noticed that my bow is a lot heavier compared to a couple of my buddies' 2019 Hobie Outbacks. On the water I sit a lot lower compared to them and when on land, lifting the bow up is significantly heavier compared to theirs. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Or is it something that is common with the models in 2022 compared to the earlier models?

Hello!

After purchasing my Hobie I was going through the entire kayak to make sure everything was good and sound being that it was a demo model. When I had gotten to checking the steering and rudder control one of the lines actually snapped. Leaving me with control on one side only.

Does anyone have a recommendation as to where I could get this repaired? Or possibly purchase the items necessary to repair it myself as a last resort? I'm new to Hobie's and not sure how much I trust myself to try and fully fix the whole mechanism. I'd much rather have somebody more knowledgeable look at it.

Welcome, Xia!

Hope to see you out on the water. 

Hello!

My name is Devin Aduviso and my screen name is deveezy. Just ordered my first kayak and I'm excited to get out there on the water.

I just purchased a 2021 Hobie Outback and I'm looking to install a fish finder as one of the key components to my rig. Does anyone have good recommendations? I've seen some guys who have the Panoptics LiveScope but the thing is that the transducer would have to hang off the side and it really only works in freshwater from what I've heard. As well as the price, which is something I'm not willing to pay if I'm not going to be able to use it in fresh and saltwater. Definitely leaning more towards Lowrance or Garmin.

Welcome!
I used to live in Hayward (went to CSUEB).
I love my Hobie Outback, and I can't speak on Old Towns as I have no personal experience on em.
I've heard other people really love them though!

Sweet! I actually ended up ordering a 2021 Hobie Outback Demo model, got it for a pretty good price and it was only used once. Hopefully, once I have it all rigged I'll be able to post some pics.

Hello!

My name is Devin Aduviso and I was informed to join the NCKA by one of its current members! I'm fairly new to fishing kayaks and am currently in the market for getting one of my own. When it comes to fishing, during the winter I am mostly fishing for rainbow trout in the local lakes or trying to find stripers and halibut within the bay. As opposed to the summer months, I go out to the salt to fish for rockfish, lingcod, halibut, striper, and surf perch.

Currently, I have my eyes on the Old Town Sportsman Salty PDL 120 as a good first kayak. I've definitely enjoyed the test runs I've tried on it and have no problems with it. But I am open to other recommendations as well. Being that I'm only about 5'7 I would not need a humungous kayak that would be a pain to transport and handle. I look forward to learning about kayak angling and gaining knowledge from fellow anglers, and hopefully seeing some of you out on the water!