Skulldrag PA 14 Fitout RSS

The Skulldrag Guardian is a great way to secure your net and have it front and centre in your Kayak fishing adventure!

This step by step guide shows you how to install the bracket to your Hobie PA12/14 with only one star screw driver and minimal effort.

So when you spend a bit of time on the water as we do, you do want that ability to flick a switch and light up the night.  We purchased the Berley Pro Orb after seeing how well it worked on our mates kayak #hobiescott down in St. Georges Basin and how effective that was for early morning snapper fishing. So it was a no brainer to go for the Berley Pro Orb, the added bonus was the ultra-bright LED strip lighting which also limited the power usage considerably. We had to consider where to mount the Railblaza/ berley pro...

In the last of the series on this topic, we take a look at how we are going to power the whole system.  We have gone for the FPV power system and while we have run into a few issues with FPV batteries, they are still the best option on the market to power kayak systems. The lightweight Litihum batteries are an awesome addition to power the dream. After initially trying to work through our own wired up power distribution system (which worked but was clunky and likely not all that weatherproof, on the right in the picture below) we...

So there comes a time that you have to just get on with it and make that first cut, drill that first hole and hope you don’t stuff up the plan.After much tip-toeing around the subject it was time to drill a 1 inch access port for the Hobie Cat Australasia through-hull cable grommet (which if your ever after a good, almost waterproof through-hull wiring port, these are about the best I had seen) using a 1inch flat wood drill, which worked scarily well. But first, I had to temporarily remove the foam sidewall floatation (remember to put this back...

The Hobie PA 14 build continues with the planning and fitting of the accessories, we look at positioning the rod holders and where the all-important sounder and associated wiring will run, Come with us on the adventure measuring the dog!