Hobie Adventure or Ocean Kayak Trident 15?

Choosing a kayak is just like choosing a boat.  Figure out how you will use it the majority of the time and buy the yak that most suits those needs.  Alot of different fishing techniques on the central coast, how will you be using it? 


My T15 is gonna be collecting dust for the next month or two, its yours to demo if you wanna take it on a couple trips to get the feel for it.   





PS....One tip on rigging, if you angle your rear flushmounts straight back or only slightly angled out then you will not troll in circles.  The boat will still track to one side but nowhere near as bad as when they're angled out.   

Getting to tag whites? sounds like a fun job

Choosing a kayak is just like choosing a boat.  Figure out how you will use it the majority of the time and buy the yak that most suits those needs.  Alot of different fishing techniques on the central coast, how will you be using it? 


My T15 is gonna be collecting dust for the next month or two, its yours to demo if you wanna take it on a couple trips to get the feel for it.   

Thank you for the offer, thats nice of you but I'm going to try out the two brands this weekend.

-Eric



PS....One tip on rigging, if you angle your rear flushmounts straight back or only slightly angled out then you will not troll in circles.  The boat will still track to one side but nowhere near as bad as when they're angled out.   

If you get a chance give the Hobie Revo a try as well as the Adventure. It's a little wider/more stable.....just not quite as fast because it's shorter. The ability to fish hands free is well worth the extra cost either way IMO. Good luck & WTTM!  jim

Whitesharkseeker from coastside? Welcome dude. If my knees werent garbage I would get the adventure. The revo is a probably more of a better choice like Jim said. Very versatile for different stuff. I have aT-15 and I love it on the ocean when the weather is just right. When the wind comes up and it will the Hobie can hld over spots that I have difficulty with. But I also like to paddle and if you want to paddle the T-15 is a good kayak. The T-13 might just be a bit better. The T-15 windcocks like a bitch but it is avery stable platform and holds big fish quite well.

I actually started with the Hobie which I love because of the hands free fishing.
But I still bought a T13 just for the not so friendly launch and landing situations.
Now I have the best of both world. Just my .02 Welcome aboard. Looking
forward to fishing with you soon. Good luck!

Jedmo

  Playing tag with sharks seems a bit too extreme to me. Maybe I'm just getting  getting old.

I have had a dozen or more kayaks over the years and I like the pedal (sp?  )
option over the paddle (sp?  ) only no option.
P15, P13, Scupper Pro TW, some kind of Malibu just to name a few.
I have both the Adventure and the Revo. I did keep my P15 but it has seen almost no use in the last 3 years.
If I had to choose between the Trident and the Hobie I would choose Hobie hands down.
The biggest difference for me between the Adv and the Revo is the front hatch on the Revo is easier to access than it is on the Adv.
Hope this helps.

I can see the Adventure argument... it is faster ( than a revo ) but when it comes to Stability, comfort and decent speed...
 
 Outback....  one thing I hate about the Adventure and the revo is that the steering rudder is under your upper thigh... and you pretty much are working this while you are moving...

the Outback has flat top side where the rudder is at a comfortable reach as well as plenty of areas to place gear for a moment or 2, and not much loss in speed for all that comfort and more stability...

I have been out " pedaling with adventures and revos, not that much difference, at least not enough for me to give up the comfort on the water...

I will say the Outback does not turn worth a damm, but I have the older, smaller rudder 2,

just one more thing to consider... Good Luck and Welcome aboard....

Hopefully those sharks don't tag ya back..... 

I finally took my adventure out so can feed back a little better on it.  I love it!  I was not sure at first, but after a few hours really got comfortable with it.  I found the stability very comparable to my P13, with the adventure having a bit more.  I found I was able to turn and access the rear tank well much easier on the adventure.  This may be due to the narrower seat though.  I didn't have to reach around a wide seat back.

It was fast and sleek, much better than the P13 and Outfitter I have.  I was able to sprint it up to 7.5 mph.  I could have gotten more, but the fins were beginning to cavitate.  I would not be able to maintain it long though, just enough to catch up to someone, or beat a wave/hazard.  Just leisurely peddling I averaged 3-4 mph, and could maintain that pace all day.  I had to continuously slow myself down to troll at 2 mph for trout, it was easy to speed up without realizing it!

I flattened the peddles against the hull and gave paddling a try.  I averaged 3.5 mph on a leisure paddle stroke, and got to 5 mph on a fast stroke.  About 0.5 mph faster on average than my P13.  It seemed to have a better glide and overall handling than my P13.  I could probably have gotten more out of it, if I had pulled the peddles out of the well and even more if I put in the plastic insert.

The hull is much drier than my P13!  No wet butt and legs sitting in the kayak (probably not an issue in the T15).  The layout was more comfortable sitting and moving around.  The seat was much more comfortable and supportive, mainly due to the shape of the butt area.  The few boat wakes and waves I took, the bow simply cut through them.  I am used to riding over these due to the bow of the ocean kayak, but felt more stable in the hobie.  Not sure how this would equate to surf launching though, it would likely be very wet.

I did find the larger kayak to be a beast on land for launching and loading.  My P13 is much easier to move around.  The biggest plus was not having a sore back at the end of a long day!

Fisheducator was in a Outback during out trip.  I did notice he was able to get onto his knees in his kayak.  No way could I do that in the adventure.  I have never minded the narrow boats though, I like the speed.  The outback was a fine looking boat though!  I would be very interested in how a Revo performs.

I will be keeping the P13 for surf launch, diving, or long beach carry situations, but the Hobie will definitely see most of the use.

Hope this helps!

Matt

Matt, from your review it sounds like you made a great choice. Congratulations on your new ride.