hobie mirage

Well, I'm not an inuit, but halibut are on my agenda next.

Might I suggest a bit more equipment than a handline for this endeavour!   

Naw, do the handline and get it on video please!!!

-Allen

Yes, on second thought, good point polepole!
That is something I want to see - I could use a good laugh! 

CA butt on the handline.

-Allen

Well, I'm not an inuit, but halibut are on my agenda next. I've had to learn on my own rather than have 10,000 years of history to teach me. If I were fishing the arctic ice sheet, I would not be in a SOT. I'd want to be protected from the elements, and have a boat that could handle rough water and dozens of miles.

But hey that's just me. Why don't you go to the arctic and test your hobie? I'll keep an eye out for the obit.

If you were fishing the arctic ice sheet, you would not want to be in a SOT because you will be protected from what elements?  Water all around ya, and colder than a meat locker no matter what your in.  You may also want to consider having longer range ability than just "dozens of miles".  This is where technology would be your friend and common sense would probably direct you to park the kayak and take a big diesel boat. 

Don't have a Hobie yet, but it's on my radar. And I'll stick to SOT for now as I want the versitility.

NANOOK, plz don't get me wrong here I honestly fully respect your expertise in proper kayak paddling and further ability to handle the sea in a SINK.  You are by far the most knowledgable and experienced person here (that I know of) on this topic.  You would be my "go to" man if I ever decide to try a SINK.  At this point I am still at the lower end of the spectrum for both kayaking and fishing, but I'm am here.  I am also a gear head through and through, and love technological advances in recreational vehicles.  So, to clarify this trivial blurb that I am not sure exactly why I jumped into, I have to say this.....and this is my own personal view based on what I see and understand.  Allow me to make an analogy to the car world.

A sea kayak is probably the superior human powered craft for traveling vast distances in the sea for a multitude of reasons between SINKs and SOTs.  I see your fast yak as a specific use vehicle, much like a high end sports car.  I also see the average SOT seen here on NWKA to be more like pick up trucks.  Some are 4 bangers, some are V8 diesels.  A pickup can do more than one task in more than one environment in a better equiped way than the sports car.  I wouldn't take a sports car to get a load of firewood, tow a trailer, or play in the dirt with, but at the same time I would expect that the pick up would not make the best sports car.   Am I making any sense? 

A SINK and SOT with paddles are like a sports car and a pick up.  A SOT with a Mirage drive is like a pickup with a turbo diesel.  If ya play a game of tug of war between a SINK with a paddle, and a SOT with a Mirage, its gunna turn out much like the results of a tug between a sport car and a turbo diesel pickup. 

Well, I'm not an inuit, but halibut are on my agenda next.

Might I suggest a bit more equipment than a handline for this endeavour!   

Hell no!  I wanna see it on a handline!

Well, I'm not an inuit, but halibut are on my agenda next.

Might I suggest a bit more equipment than a handline for this endeavour!   

Hell no!  I wanna see it on a handline!

Then what do ya do with it once it's pulled up? 

Then what do ya do with it once it's pulled up? 

That's the part I want to see!

Well, I'm not an inuit, but halibut are on my agenda next. I've had to learn on my own rather than have 10,000 years of history to teach me. If I were fishing the arctic ice sheet, I would not be in a SOT. I'd want to be protected from the elements, and have a boat that could handle rough water and dozens of miles.

But hey that's just me. Why don't you go to the arctic and test your hobie? I'll keep an eye out for the obit.

If you were fishing the arctic ice sheet, you would not want to be in a SOT because you will be protected from what elements?  Water all around ya, and colder than a meat locker no matter what your in.  You may also want to consider having longer range ability than just "dozens of miles".  This is where technology would be your friend and common sense would probably direct you to park the kayak and take a big diesel boat. 

Don't have a Hobie yet, but it's on my radar. And I'll stick to SOT for now as I want the versitility.

NANOOK, plz don't get me wrong here I honestly fully respect your expertise in proper kayak paddling and further ability to handle the sea in a SINK.  You are by far the most knowledgable and experienced person here (that I know of) on this topic.  You would be my "go to" man if I ever decide to try a SINK.  At this point I am still at the lower end of the spectrum for both kayaking and fishing, but I'm am here.  I am also a gear head through and through, and love technological advances in recreational vehicles.  So, to clarify this trivial blurb that I am not sure exactly why I jumped into, I have to say this.....and this is my own personal view based on what I see and understand.  Allow me to make an analogy to the car world.

A sea kayak is probably the superior human powered craft for traveling vast distances in the sea for a multitude of reasons between SINKs and SOTs.  I see your fast yak as a specific use vehicle, much like a high end sports car.  I also see the average SOT seen here on NWKA to be more like pick up trucks.  Some are 4 bangers, some are V8 diesels.  A pickup can do more than one task in more than one environment in a better equiped way than the sports car.  I wouldn't take a sports car to get a load of firewood, tow a trailer, or play in the dirt with, but at the same time I would expect that the pick up would not make the best sports car.   Am I making any sense? 

A SINK and SOT with paddles are like a sports car and a pick up.  A SOT with a Mirage drive is like a pickup with a turbo diesel.  If ya play a game of tug of war between a SINK with a paddle, and a SOT with a Mirage, its gunna turn out much like the results of a tug between a sport car and a turbo diesel pickup. 

I couldn't agree with you more. Different strokes for different folks. However, I will still smoke a hobie any day, sprint or distance  .

I really just enjoy talking about kayaking, and have somewhat, ok a major smart alec personality....which is why I find myself in trouble on this forum on a daily basis!

I like to think I add a little spice, but I realize I don't always come off as poking fun or having fun with our conversations.

Do not worry, I hardly ever take offense at anything, but sometimes find myself having to take the defensive to support what i beleive to be true.

I find it fun and entertaining, but please let me know if you ever don't, and I'll shut my trapper!

  Man up finish the fight? 

Well, I'm not an inuit, but halibut are on my agenda next.

Might I suggest a bit more equipment than a handline for this endeavour!   

Hell no!  I wanna see it on a handline!

Well, they pulled up a 286 pounder just west of Pt. townsend a month ago. I figure that will give me something to do when I visit the grandparents. I've got another buddy who owns a sea kayak shop in Anacortes, and we are in the process of planning the great halibut handline debacle, errr, expidition. I'm going to need a partner on the first few attempts.

On that subject, my buddy and I did discover a new roll. I got thinking what would happen if I capsized while handling a 3ft ling? I came up with the "fish roll" using the fish to roll thr boat.

boy when I get that on video and post it to youtube...............

Well, I'm not an inuit, but halibut are on my agenda next.

Might I suggest a bit more equipment than a handline for this endeavour!   

Hell no!  I wanna see it on a handline!

Then what do ya do with it once it's pulled up? 

I haven't figured that part out yet. trying to figure out how to fire off a 22 pistol without shooting myself in the hip at the same time.

I think realistically, if it were that big, I'd do what Howard did. Play it till it surfaces, try and tow it into shore and kill it from there.

I haven't figured that part out yet. trying to figure out how to fire off a 22 pistol without shooting myself in the hip at the same time.

I think realistically, if it were that big, I'd do what Howard did. Play it till it surfaces, try and tow it into shore and kill it from there.

Gosh, that should be a lot easier if you were fishing from a Hobie. Then you could hang on to the fish with your handline and be crusing back into shore at the same time!

Just sayin'...


(I'm sorry man, but you set me up for that one! I had to say it!  )

Jason,
if you're contemplating a 22, maybe a bangstick with a .410 would work better? if it's legal that is.

I haven't figured that part out yet. trying to figure out how to fire off a 22 pistol without shooting myself in the hip at the same time.

I think realistically, if it were that big, I'd do what Howard did. Play it till it surfaces, try and tow it into shore and kill it from there.

Gosh, that should be a lot easier if you were fishing from a Hobie. Then you could hang on to the fish with your handline and be crusing back into shore at the same time!

Just sayin'...


(I'm sorry man, but you set me up for that one! I had to say it!  )

nah, I'd just clip him with my towe belt. it has a quick release at the waiste mount that floats, so if I needed, I could just ditch it. Still hands free though, but nice try!

J

Jason,
if you're contemplating a 22, maybe a bangstick with a .410 would work better? if it's legal that is.

I've thought about this allot, and I think handling a fire arm in a sea kayak with a huge fish is a bad idea. I'd rather capsize and ditch than shoot myself!

whatever I work out for the kill, I'm sure it will be gruesome!