HANDS FREE HOT ROD The Hobie Mirage Revolution 13 I
n fishing, the math is inescapable. The more time your bait is in the water, the more fish you’ll catch. That’s why the Hobie Mirage Revolution 13 is so deadly
on the flats. The pedal drive that powers it keeps an angler’s hands free to fish while on the go. There’s no need to put the fishing pole down while maneuvering along the edges of larger potholes. Just fire off cast after cast right into the target zone. There’s little to slow the wind in the wide-open spaces of the flats, but it’s an issue
easily overcome by the Mirage Drive’s extra cushion of can-do. The blades that propel the Revo are underwater, not above it where they can catch air. Just point the nose into the wind and kick lazily to hold station. That doesn’t work when the tide drops so low the Mirage Drive fins scrape bottom
(about 12 inches). Then, there’s no alternative to going it old school and picking up a paddle or standing to push-pole. Some people say the pedal drive takes up a lot of cockpit space. It’s no bother. We’re fishing the flats, not 20 miles offshore. Between the cockpit mesh storage panels and the big tankwell, the Hobie totes plenty of gear. — Cameron Schurlknight
13’5” L • 28.5” W • 58 LBS • $1,849
www.hobiefishing.com
FIND THE PATTERN
Pothole edges are highways for gamefish. Start by slowly bouncing a jig along the bottom of the edges. With the edges covered, fan cast throughout the center of the pothole. Once you
figure out where they are, apply the same pattern to other potholes nearby. • CAMERON SCHURLKNIGHT •
34 …KAYAK ANGLER EARLY SUMMER 2012
STAKING HIS CLAIM, SCHURLKNIGHT SHOWS A REDFISH HOW HOBIE GETS IT DONE IN SHALLOW WATER.
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