[jdbb]

Hello all

We live on the South Coast NSW and have two Hobie kayaks. I have an Outback and my wife has a Sport. I replaced my 2004 Outback with a 2007 Outback this week - with a bit of luck it will hit the water for the first time this weekend. When the Hobie Island comes in I will replace the Sport with it and then my wife will use the Outback - the new Outback should be ok for her lighter weight due to the new hull design.

For all you fishos in the area, on Monday we fished Turros Lakes out of a boat and got a heap of flatties on sp's - biggest one landed 74cm. Caught a few bream and whiting too. The lake is closed and fishing well.

When I get the fleet in proper order I'll post some photos.

regards

jd

 

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[Scott]

Welcome to the forum JD, mate can you tell me what the main differences between a 2007 and a 2004 outback are?

Catch ya Scott

 

[Polar]

Welcome JD - keep those reports comming - must try Tuross

 

[Davey G]

welcome aboard!

I was at Lake Conjola last weekend and have never seen so many healthy fat large whiting - there were literally hundreds everywhere. getting them to bite however was another story

 

[bazzoo]

Werlcom aboard mate, you live in a great part of the world, and good to see you fish with the significent other half ,

 

[jdbb]

Thanks for the welcome gents

Scott - main difference is in the bottom of the hull - completely different. The previous models were a bit unstable unless you had enough weight to sink them into the water, the keel was deeper on the old model and it would ride higher in the water and fall onto its sides unless you were heavy enough - it would never look like tipping over but unless you were 80kg it felt tippy. 2007 model has a "W" shape on the bottom - much more stable. There is a new stowaway rudder that flips up and onto the deck, larger hatches including a big one up the front. It's big enough to let me get the mast and sail in. Two midship handles, better wheels. The only negative I can see is the elimination of the area in front of the seat that the tackle box could sit in. They have done away with this and given you a larger middle hatch which takes 3 stackable tackle boxes. It's probably not a negative - just something different.

Davey G - we were using poppers on the whiting - hooked up this big bugger but it got off right beside the boat. The flatties were caught on soft plastics - if it got a bit quiet we hit the sp's with a bit of garlic spray - that seemed to turn them on.

We hooked a couple of larger flatties but weren't good enough to get them into the boat - would have put them back in anyway.

 

[Dodge]

Welcome JD you should in due course catch up with other members on your section of coast

 

[PoddyMullet]

Hiya jdbb, welcome along. RodL once told me of pooppers being used for whiting South coast NSW...seems a productive technique but is it a localized one as far as ya know? :?:

 

[Peril]

Hiya jdbb, welcome along. RodL once told me of pooppers being used for whiting South coast NSW...seems a productive technique but is it a localized one as far as ya know? :?:

Its known up this way and points further north. Yellowfin whiting take lures readily

 

[paffoh]

Welcome mate!

Kevin Gleed has been flicking poppers at whiting for good results down your way... nice coastal area you live in

 

[justcrusin]

Welcome jbdd,
Hope you enjoy the forum, lots on info shared around on here.

Love the garlic spray idea, I might give it a try soon

Cheers Dave

 

[jdbb]

Not sure if the poppers and whiting are a local thing - I would think that it should work anywhere. Chuck it out, keep the rod tip low, give the rod a flick (sideways if in a kayak) while turning the handle one turn, watch the popper throw up some spray and hear it go plllpp, ffftt, ssppprrrt or whatever - wait two seconds - if no fish then go back to give the rod a flick etc.

There's probably easier ways to kill fish but this is good fun and puts you against the fish - if you are good enough the fish will go for it.

 

[Russ]

Welcome jd and welcome to your wife as well.

How does that popper go again :lol:

fishing Russ