Revolution and outriggers

[Tom84]

Few questions I wanted to ask about hobie revolution and outriggers. I'm planning on doing a few offshore trips (hopefully soon) and I was wondering if I would need outriggers or I could do without them, most of my fishing will be done off of south Vic at like walkerville, cape woolami, Wilsons prom and maybe up near Marlo/malcoota. Another thing is a bit of info on the settings the outriggers can be put on.

[Bretto]

...I was wondering if I would need outriggers or I could do without them...

Plenty of people head off shore in the Revos without the outriggers. Search the trip reports. You'll find the majority of off-shore Revo owners don't use them. I think Nezevic just posted an off shore trip report. He's a Revo owner. But like anything do what your comfortable with.

Another thing is a bit of info on the settings the outriggers can be put on.

PM mingle. He has them set up on his Revo.

[mingle]

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=51480

[dargib]

This is on an Oasis but could be fitted to a Revo.

http://www.akff.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=51985

[solatree]

planning on doing a few offshore trips (hopefully soon) and I was wondering if I would need outriggers or I could do without them

Personal view - you can do without them. Outriggers are good for sailing or if you want to stand up in your kayak to fish - but not needed for offshore kayaking. Kayaks ride swell really well and the Hobie revolution is a very capable kayak. Check out the fish that Grant Ashwell catches from his offshore. See his trip reports at memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1633

[nezevic]

For the fishing i do, i feel they would be a pest. There are times when i kind of wish that i could be more stable while grabbing stuff but then i toss a foot over the side and it's fixed. The revo is an excellent offshore craft provided you have a relatively sheltered launch. It is no glass ski built for the surf zone. I feel no less comfortable in the swell than i do in a creek after bass. One caution though, beware cresting waves side on. They will roll you out quick as winking.

Grant catches some amazing fish from a revo. Search for a post by Gamefisher about the legend doing it again. There is a couple of good pics of his setup there if you are wondering how much stuff you can take and not worry about riggers.

But ultimately it's about what you are comfortable with, not what I'm comfortable doing.

[nezevic]

I thought about this a bit more... If you don't have one already, invest in a big rudder and st turbo fins first. They'll make your life more pleasurable. The little rudder becomes a pain in chop as you have to keep adjusting track. The big rudder is almost (not quite) set and forget. And the big fins make traveling distance s million times easier.

If you still decide to get riggers, at least this way you'll be able to account for the extra drag.