test drive the Revo, Outback, and Adventure
before making any decisions...
but when you do...
bring something to drink, a snack, a camera,
and fishing rod with a trolling lure...
during the test drives do the following:
begin pedalling at comfortable pace,
set the rod in the rod holder with lure out,
open your drink and put it in the cup holder,
break out your snack and enjoy the ride while munchin' on the snack
and sippin' yer drink,
land the fish that you caught while enjoying the picnic,
take a picture and release,
post on the internet how happy
you are with your new Hobie purchased from OEX....
some may say "what will you do with a big fish?"
big fish...no problem...see avatar...41 lb WSB...no problem
here's the '06 Outback WSB hat trick...no problem...
and the 07 Outback...no problem...
another advantage you have with pedal power is the wind...
you will fish on wind days that would normally make you think twice...
current is not an issue...if fishing a particular favorite piece of structure...
OK...so launching and landing are a little more difficult...who cares...
the advantages far outweigh the dis-advantages....
and besides...you can always keep the paddle yak for a mantle piece...
or those "no wind" days just for kicks...that's what my paddle yak is for...
oh yeah...and to remind me why I fish the pedal power most of the time...