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Redsled,
I fished the tandem outfitters for years....awesome yaks!!! Have you guys seen the new Oasis Tandem, about a foot longer than the Outfitter with a front hatch, revo like bow, bait tank compatible, and steering in the front and rear. IMO a way better fishing platform than the TI.
Yakrider,
Like Dsaftey said the PVC rod holder across the back flushmounts is probably the easiest, see fongmans setup in the sticky "tricks" thread. The hobie bait tank is still my fav....just come fish LJ more!!!!
With the Hobie hulls there really is no need for a thru-hull transducer....for the best performance just set the transducer in the hull behind the sail mast and secure with a ziptie, very simple, very effective.
As for the difference between the outback/revo, check out the hobie.com forum...tons of info there. For me (i've owned both the 1st (worst ever) and 2nd gen outbacks) the major drawbacks to the outback was the loud, slappy bow design and wide beam .....the Revo's extra foot of length, 1" less beam, and narrow bow really make a huge difference when the wind/chop pick up and you still have a couple miles to peddle.
The revo and 2nd gen outback both surf well, although I feel much more comfortable in larger surf on the revo. The 1st Gen outback (without the front hatch) has to be the worst kayak hull ever designed, pretty much impossible to paddle which makes landing in any kind of surf really tuff. It's literally like trying to paddle an egg.
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