Rob’s weekly FISH’N'TIP written for the week of Wednesday 29/4/09

Within just a minute of launching we had paddled under a jetty to avoid a rain spell that had crept up on us in the dark of the night. 

It was a very low jetty at that and crouched there looking upwards at slowly dripping gaps in the planks my camera man Gary Dixon and I had to wonder just how we got into this predicament. 

It wasn’t the best start to a kayak review but heck we were still the first two people on these shores to sit in the all new Hobie Pro Angler and the rain was not going to stop our adventure.

A few hours earlier we stopped in to pick the craft up from Rob and Rene Hook at Adventure Marine in Batemans Bay and our first impressions were much the same as any kayaker: it is huge!

HOBIE BOAT CLEANER – HOBIE UV PROTECTANT

Want to keep your Hobie like new?

PN# 7005 HOBIE BOAT CLEANER – 16oz
Formulated with “Green Chemistry” to safely remove dirt and stains from Hobie products. Good on fiberglass, polyethylene, Vinyl (trampolines) and PVC (inflatables). Cleans the most stubborn stains off of hulls.

PN# 7006 HOBIE UV PROTECTANT – 16oz
Protect and rejuvenate fiberglass, polyethylene, vinyl and PVC materials. Spray on, the protectant absorbs into the material and leaves a UV protective layer. Reduce the loss of essential oils and deflect the sun’s harmful UV rays.

PADDLE “T” HANDLE

For a number of years, I have only carried with me one half of my Hobie two piece paddle. Now we make a “T” piece, works great.

PN# 74049001 PADDLE “T” HANDLE
Convert your kayak paddle to a canoe style paddle. Easier to store on many models of Hobie Mirage kayaks where paddle use is unnecessary while using the MirageDrive. Plugs into the female half of the kayak paddle.

HOBIE FISH GRIP

Handy fish grip in a glow-in-the-dark plastic material.
PN# 72020019 – Hobie Fish Grip