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General Talk / Re: Interest in Kayak Rentals?
« on: April 20, 2022, 03:08:13 PM »
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At the end of the day its a lifestyle choice.   People who have hobbies that require space need to find a way to get that space. Sometimes they have buddies who lend them room, or a storage unit they pay for.  Just like having a home machine shop, or a home wine or beer making hobby, you have to make changes to accommodate it.  I would say anyone who is a serious kayaker would likely have made some lifestyle choices to accommodate that.  Not saying they can't do it otherwise, but as a 25-year-old person who is currently renting in the bay area, having a driveway for the boat, and a garage to store my kayak gear is literally the #1 requirement when I look for a place to live.  Obviously you need an intro to the sport, but after a few trips out, its generally pretty clear whether a passion is there or not. If the passion is strong enough, the lifestyle accommodates.

that said my buddy has been kayaking for about 7 years and his kayak never leaves the roof of his truck unless its to go into the water.

Great points. Thanks for that perspective

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General Talk / Re: Interest in Kayak Rentals?
« on: April 20, 2022, 01:18:46 PM »
Funny you ask - I just saw this posting on CL earlier in the week:
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/spo/d/pacifica-rent-my-kayak-hobie-14-tandem/7469320909.html

A lot of people in this community are willing to lend a kayak to a fellow member if they need one, so $250/day seems pretty steep.  That being said, I could imagine some scenarios where you could generate some interest.

wha?  Looks like I better raise my guide fees.  And, to leoyou:  Kayak shops rent out yaks usually stored right at the water.   I guess you're thinnking like "Yak B&B"  My suggestion is to just relax, go fishing and use NCKA to make friends and learn how to have more fun. If someone needs a yak for visting family mmbers, one of us usually loan out happily. NCKA is way more about PIF than about PFT.  Members that try to use this forum as a profit-making channel usually don't last long.  I'd like to see you stick around  and embrace the madness.

Respectfully

Bushy

Bushy and gtnotte. Really appreciate the feedback and comments.

My interest in the topic was more so to understand why this wasn't more of a common practice. Before I bought my kayak and moved into a house, I lived in pretty tight quarters (also know quite a few friends in a similar scenario) that does not allow me to own a kayak and I seriously looked into if there was an option to rent a Hobie but didn't find any promising needs. After getting my kayak I fell in love with the sport and my wife and I go almost every weekend, but if I didn't own a house I would have never been able to get exposed to the sport and also this awesome community. In the Bay Area, space feels like a limiting factor for a lot of people and I wonder if there are other like me (1.5 years ago) who would fall in love with the sport but just cant access it due to storage space issues.

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General Talk / Interest in Kayak Rentals?
« on: April 19, 2022, 11:02:40 AM »
I was curious if there is any interest in Hobie kayak rentals for people in the Bay Area? (more for people to use repeatedly than trying out new models which I know many kayak dealers offer)

I know storage space is an issue for many in the Bay Area and might be a barrier to enter the sport of kayak fishing. It might also be good for if friends/family come from out of town and want to join you on a fishing adventure.

What are peoples thoughts on this? Would there be interest in something like this?

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Thanks for the report. :)

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Thanks for the video. Made 1 for myself this weekend. Just need a fish big enough to try it out now

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Awesome :) so cool. Still trying for my first halibut

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Awesome :) looks like a fun day

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General Talk / Re: Finally joined the Hobie Club
« on: May 03, 2021, 10:32:23 AM »
Awesome Congrats. You will love it! Only had mine for a few months but already in love.

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Awesome! It gives me hope for tomorrow.

Was it as windy as predicted?

Got off the water at 1:30 and the wind was still not too bad

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Santa Cruz 5/1
« on: May 02, 2021, 12:20:57 PM »
1st legal lingcod in Santa Cruz. Was 30 inches and got it on a 5 inch swimbait and jig head. Super excited since it was also my 1st fish on a swimbait.

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: ARW luck??
« on: April 14, 2021, 01:52:33 PM »
was out there last weekend on 4/11. only got shakers and a striped bass

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Hey Everyone - went out on 4/2 and 4/3 for rockfish and crab for the 1st time with my girlfriend on our new Compass Duo. In total we got 6x rockfish and 8x Dungeness crab. Rockfish were all caught on shrimp flies with strips of squid. Dungeness crab were all in around 45 feet of water.

Happy to hear recommendations on how we can get on more rockfish or Lingcod!

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Introductions / New to Kayak Fishing
« on: January 19, 2021, 05:00:03 PM »
Hi Everyone, my name is Leo from Mountain View. Just picked up my Hobie Compass Duo and I'm looking forward to fishing in 2021. Will being going with my girlfriend and am excited to meet everyone.

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