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Topic: Hobie Outback plugs - do you use?  (Read 4067 times)

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  • Location: Vancouver, BC
  • Date Registered: Dec 2012
  • Posts: 27
Hi guys, I am pretty new to kayak fishing - this was my first season. 
I am wondering if you Hobie guys use the two rubber plugs that go in the area behind the seat. 
My first time out i didn't know about them and the boat felt quite heavy (I am 6' 190 or so). 

Once I figured out the plugs exist I have been using them.  I have a 'dry bag' that I keep back there with all of my fishing gear and the chop splashes water and I end up with soaking wet gear as the water can't drain, and the bag isn't actually waterproof.  The bag basically sits in 3" of water.

Do you guys use the plugs?


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Hi guys, I am pretty new to kayak fishing - this was my first season. 
I am wondering if you Hobie guys use the two rubber plugs that go in the area behind the seat. 
My first time out i didn't know about them and the boat felt quite heavy (I am 6' 190 or so). 

Once I figured out the plugs exist I have been using them.  I have a 'dry bag' that I keep back there with all of my fishing gear and the chop splashes water and I end up with soaking wet gear as the water can't drain, and the bag isn't actually waterproof.  The bag basically sits in 3" of water.

Do you guys use the plugs?

Nope. I figure if there's a worry about water, it isn't that it'll come up through the scuppers, it's that it won't go back down.
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Dark Tuna

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Only time I've heard someone recommend scupper plugs is when your boat is near capacity in calm waters and thus no water coming over the gunwales.

Best let the water get back out the same way it gets in.

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  • Location: Vancouver, BC
  • Date Registered: Dec 2012
  • Posts: 27
Ok thanks for he replies guys.  Good thing I asked! 


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Here's  tip:  If you have a newer Hobie with a transducer mount built in, I plug the hole (under the seat) that leads to the transducer with one of the scupper plugs.  Drill a few holes in it so it can still drain and trim around the edges flush with the kayak so water can still drain.  It makes a good "catch all" and will save you having to pull the plate off underneath to retrieve lost lures, weights etc. that will ultimately cause interference with your transducer.


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Hi guys, I am pretty new to kayak fishing - this was my first season. 
I am wondering if you Hobie guys use the two rubber plugs that go in the area behind the seat. 
My first time out i didn't know about them and the boat felt quite heavy (I am 6' 190 or so). 

Once I figured out the plugs exist I have been using them.  I have a 'dry bag' that I keep back there with all of my fishing gear and the chop splashes water and I end up with soaking wet gear as the water can't drain, and the bag isn't actually waterproof.  The bag basically sits in 3" of water.

Do you guys use the plugs?

I have a 2016 Outback. I'm 5'11" and 230 lbs. I get some water in if I don't use the plugs but 3" seems a lot. Are you sure its that much. I get about an inch or less. If you are on a calm lake you could use the plugs, if you don't park a scupper cart there, but I like to know if any water comes in, it can get out again. The Outback is a heavy but stable kayak. How much gear do you have in the back? That will make a difference to how much water comes in.
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