Hobie Tandem Island – First Time Offshore

This could have been called “First, First, First”… first time ‘driving in the back seat’, first time offshore, and first time I tried out my new fishing gear. Being on my own, I didn’t venture far offshore, just a mile or two, but it was fun with a 1 metre swell. As you might notice, sitting in the rear lifts the bow somewhat, which produces a bit of bow slapping whilst sailing to windward. It feels like there’s less weather helm, but hard to say with only light winds of just 6 knots or so. It will take 15 knot plus winds to see if that’s actually true. Without rod holders yet, I resorted to using the Hobie’s built in ones. I was quite concerned about tacking and having the mainsheet catch the reel, but that didn’t happen in today’s light conditions. However, adjustable rod holders are high on the priority list. Nothing fish-wise, and the lads in their fishing yaks didn’t get anything either, but back at the boat ramp, there were a few power boat fishos cleaning a nice catch… oh well, another time… there’s a marlin out there with my name on it!
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