Hobie rentals

Good afternoon everybody,

I have been interested in a kayak for some time and would like to rent one for a few days to ensure this is something I would like to do. I will be in the Port O’Connor, Texas area the middle of May and would like to rent a kayak to try some fishing. Does anybody know of a place in that area which will rent them?

Thank you,
Jeff

Jeff,

Sorry this reply got to you so late. I suspect the reason you have not received any replies is because there are not many places that rent Hobies. I used to know of one in Newport Beach, CA, but they stopped renting them because people who did not know what they were doing (primarily their entire rental pool) would damage the very expensive mirage drives. It became cost-prohibitive.

I suspect your best bet is to either find someone on this forum near you that would meet you to let you try one out, or get ahold of your local dealer and see if or when they are holding a "Demo Day." Maybe they will hold one for you upon your request in the interest of serving their local paddling community (by introducing someone new to the activity) and perhaps even getting a sale

Hope this helps