Anybody ever thought of fishing out a pedal boat?

 I have never been in one but it seems like they would make a stable fishing platform and it would be easy to have a couple people plus your gear. Any thoughts whether or not these would be safe for ocean use on a calm day? I have never seen one out anywhere so I am guessing there is probably a reason for that that I am not aware of. 

I would say NO to that.

They are stable, but they are horribly inefficient.

On a windy day, you would get nowhere.

On a calm lake, with no intentions of going more than 1/2 mile from the dock, with two strong pedalers...  then sure.  I'd bring a cooler full of beer, too.

On a calm lake, with no intentions of going more than 1/2 mile from the dock, with two strong pedalers...  then sure.  I'd bring a cooler full of beer, too.

Saw a few people doing that at Lake Chabot yesterday.  They didn't look all that happy, but then again, I didn't see the obligatory cooler of beer in action, so they may have been doing it wrong.

I wouldn't get one of those things anywhere near saltwater though.

Only the swan ones are good for saltwater. 

Only the swan ones are good for saltwater. 

I just KNEW someone was going to post a picture of one of those...

Get a hobie if you want a pedal boat,go to lafayette reservoir and rent one and see for yourself

I'd take them fishing in my paddle anytime 

That's pretty much every summer of my youth at Pinecrest Lake.

I have been wanting a hobie for awhile but can't really afford it right now. I will forget about the pedal boat idea and just keep paddling my tarpon until I can get a hobie. I am going up to Idaho for summer vacation and I am hoping to one there that may be a bit cheaper than what we would pay around here. I plan on fishing the big lake up there as well as spending a lot of time in the woods picking huckleberries and morel mushrooms.

I have been wanting a hobie for awhile but can't really afford it right now. I will forget about the pedal boat idea and just keep paddling my tarpon until I can get a hobie. I am going up to Idaho for summer vacation and I am hoping to one there that may be a bit cheaper than what we would pay around here. I plan on fishing the big lake up there as well as spending a lot of time in the woods picking huckleberries and morel mushrooms.

I think you'll find the prices on Hobie kayaks are pretty firm around the country.

Other brands, maybe not as "firm"

I have been wanting a hobie for awhile but can't really afford it right now. I will forget about the pedal boat idea and just keep paddling my tarpon until I can get a hobie. I am going up to Idaho for summer vacation and I am hoping to one there that may be a bit cheaper than what we would pay around here. I plan on fishing the big lake up there as well as spending a lot of time in the woods picking huckleberries and morel mushrooms.

I think you'll find the prices on Hobie kayaks are pretty firm around the country.

Other brands, maybe not as "firm"

They are 8.25% less expensive in Oregon than in California. That's a couple hundred bucks.

I will have to stop somewhere in Oregon and maybe pic one up. I figure if nothing else tax is cheaper than it is here in California.

I will have to stop somewhere in Oregon and maybe pic one up. I figure if nothing else tax is cheaper than it is here in California.

No sales taxes in Oregon 

Even better