Hobie Rook

Hello Fellow Hobians!!!

Happy to be part of the Hobie Community..Anyone with advice on fishing on a Mirage Oasis I would appreciate it...

Thanks...

The best thing I can tell you is to always fish into the wind. Help to stay in one spot.

When fishing with the wind at your back you will be pushed sideways and cannot recover fast enought to correct your path and will go past the spot you want to fish and spook the fish.

When fishing salt water, you will need to make an extension for the rod holder. The spash from the waves will soak your reels in a hurry. Main idea is to keep the reels above the splash. Some folks make "rocket launcher" and carry four or more rods and reels behind them for quick access. Then some have a milk crate and have tubes attached to the outside of the crate to place the rod handles in.

Here is a site with lots of info for someone getting into fishing and the how-to's to rig your yak. Try it and let me know what you think.

<http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=53&sid=cea81da01a9227b93df0e27c795faf77> cut and paste into the web browser.

Good Luck and happy fishing.

Yep, I'll fish from the Oasis whenever I take the wife out or my daughter. I rigged scotty flush mounts behind front seat, ram mounts behind rear. Best advice I can give, when trolling from front & rear at same time, who ever hooks up 1st, other reels in as quick as possible to avoid crossed lines.

My daughter & I got into a bunch of big blues & had a blast!

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Bob
Proud member Kayak Fishing Association of New York

Thanks for all the advice!!!