Anti-Hobie sentiment?

[Iceman]

Sage observations from Brother Avery

[swinginFish]

Andy,

Not sure about the "sage" part, but do know I miss the smell of the traditional victory cigar whafting o'er the waves well before I see you.

LJ's been bery bery good to me lately. Wish you were here!

Avery

[batty1of3]

i just feel the upper body workout is better than just legs
in fact for weight loss upper body workouts burn more calories since the legs were made for doing repetitive steady work like walking and running upper body is more built for using bursts or energy like lifting or throwing
that being said i would use whatever i can to get out on the water

[Aaron]

Avery,
That was a great summary. Thanks. The only thing I didn't like was your use of comic sans! Good lord I hate that font.
-Aaron

[aftahour]

i want a hobie.

[IntrntFshrman]

Why not have both? After a couple of 'harrowing' surf entrances where I really wish I had the hobie pedals to haul ass, I am thinking of getting the pro-angler (I am a 'plus' size guy...) and see no reason why you can't use the pedals when you need them (surf launch, chasing boils) but paddle otherwise for the exercise.

Seems to me it's nice to have the drive for those times you need that burst of speed.

I can't wait for summer!!

[miguelitro]

I would like to try a peddle boat but I cannot see myself wanting nor needing to own one!
I like the upper body work out and the simplicity of a paddle boat.
Mike

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by mikecollins86

Why not have both? After a couple of 'harrowing' surf entrances where I really wish I had the Hobie pedals to haul ass, I am thinking of getting the pro-angler (I am a 'plus' size guy...) and see no reason why you can't use the pedals when you need them (surf launch, chasing boils) but paddle otherwise for the exercise.

Seems to me it's nice to have the drive for those times you need that burst of speed.

I can't wait for summer!!

I had the same thought when I bought my Revo. I really like paddling a kayak when just out joy riding. I thought I would use the peddles when fishing and leave them at home when going out with one of my paddling friends for a leisurely cruise.

Never happened!

The only time I break out the paddle is when I need to go into the kelp, shift into reverse gear or when launching or landing. Maybe I just got lazy or maybe I am now just too smug to be bothered with paddles. Whatever it is, I am very content to use the peddles just about all the time.

Please don't hate me for this.

Bob