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Hobie Pro Angler – Fish Finder Installation Video

The new Hobie Pro Angler (not a kayak) presents all new opportunities for rigging. It’s not like anything we’ve seen in this market and the new mounting rails that are on this boat provide lots of room for creativity in outfitting.  This situation also leaves us with new questions of cable maintenance and hardware choices [...]

Hobie Pro Angler Rigging PHOTOS

Nate got a chance to rig up 3 Pro Anglers for fishing

“I’ve had the chance to rig up a few Pro Anglers for our customers and also our demo boats.
The customers wanted basic stuff: fish finders, ram tubes, etc…
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Fred Hall Fishing and Tackle show SoCal Part 1

Famous Drew and Nate headed to the Fred Hall Fishing and Tackle show in Long Beach and San Diego California to document some of the booths and interview some players in the tackle industry. Here’s the first of 4 or 5 videos from the show

Quick and Dirty: Soft Racks for a car

Before we bolted down the new racks on my car Nate showed off a soft rack system that allows you to load a kayak on your car without a permanent rack system. Think of this when renting a car on vacation or anytime you’re using someone’s car to feed your addiction.

2008 RAM Tube- revised rod holder is big improvement

I saw this tube at the ICAST show but forgot to snap a picture of it. Using the 1″ base ball this is a big improvement over the previous RAM Tubes. Now made of composite nylon material it weighs far, far less than the aluminum predecessor we’ve been using. It also features dual cut-outs for [...]

Video: Install Hobie Turbo Fins

The Hobie Turbo Fins are the best upgrade available for the Mirage Drive kayaks. They add 10-15% speed increase, incredible torque increase and reduce the workload for moving yourself from A to B. When you’re fishing sometimes getting to a spot ahead of the pack can make the difference between a good day and an [...]

Video: 3 Kayak Fishing Accessories from Hobie

We’ve dedicated a couple of minutes to highlight some of the lesser-known Hobie Kayaks fishing accessories.

1. The Fish Grip is a nylon vice-grip that will safely and securely hold a fish’s jaw while you remove a hooks, take pictures and then release it safely back into the water. It floats, won’t rust and is a [...]

Install a Flush Mount Rod Holder

Friend of Kayak Fish Nation  and OEX Co-owner Brent Torgeson walks us through the steps to install a flush mount rod holder in Malibu Kayak’s new fishing machine – the X-13.

We’re putting this flushmount behind the seat on the port side. There is enough room back there for two as you can see in the [...]

The Hobie Livewell (Bait tank)

I shot this in the garage but didn’t have enough light to make use of the green screen…so we are pretending it’s just a cool green background. The Hobie Kayaks Livewell, on the other hand, has everything it needs right out of the box. It’s a near perfect turnkey solution for a livewell or bait [...]