Hobie Mirage - experience

[Raven]

this is what i'm always wondering about

which is superior when it comes to trolling...

i realize there's a weight consideration there...
having the battery and trolling motor...

but i didn't know if the added electrical power

would be also desirable for say...NAV lights ....

[patswin]

I got mine at megrews in charlestown, I use four plane jane sadels no rollers but I load from the rear if you put a towel over the rear sadels it slides right up with the bow in the air. then again your truck is higher than mine.

As for trolling it is easy to maintain the speed for trooling ells or tube and worm, as for an umbrella or bunker spoon I have never tried that but have herd of it. The turbo fins make it easy to cruise at those speeds. I have a small battery for my FF and my nav light takes AA's
I dont think I would want to haul a trooling motor battery in the yak but it has been done.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by patswin

As for trolling it is easy to maintain the speed for trolling eels or tube and worm, as for an umbrella or bunker spoon I have never tried that but have herd of it. The turbo fins make it easy to cruise at those speeds. I have a small battery for my FF and my nav light takes AA's
I dont think I would want to haul a trolling motor battery in the yak but it has been done.

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i don't have the link anymore but he had the killer set up for his KAYAK for the trolling motor bracket he made...prolly you can google the quietman kayak and find it

oh heck i'll do the leg work

here's his method of rigging the trolling motor
and allot of the kayak manufacturers are building kayaks now with 12 volt battery areas.... built in ...

http://www.martialartsacademy.org/qu...ctrickayak.htm

[patswin]

That is a nice setup, prob better with a nice deep tank well like the one in the link. Look like it scoots right along.

Originally Posted by Raven

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i don't have the link anymore but he had the killer set up for his KAYAK for the trolling motor bracket he made...prolly you can google the quietman kayak and find it

oh heck i'll do the leg work

here's his method of rigging the trolling motor
and allot of the kayak manufacturers are building kayaks now with 12 volt battery areas.... built in ...

http://www.martialartsacademy.org/qu...ctrickayak.htm

[Rockport24]

ya see, I would think fumbling around with a trolling motor would be an equal amount of effort as fumbling with the paddle, so in that case, the pedal drive would be superior
Now if you rigged a foot pedal on the thing like on bass boats, now you're talking.

I'm gonna try my luck with the good old paddle and see how that goes!