Mirage Drive 180 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TJones · 02-06-2020, 12:39 PM

I thought to self, "Here we go, another gimmick". time had passed and I finally upgraded models and to the 180 drive. when fishing in open water against a kelp line, you blink or get distracted and you could be in it before you know it. with the 180 you can back out immediately. this to me is very useful. I have not used the 180 on my rockfish spots, but i could see this as a game changer. as to your question about justifying the upgrade cost. that depends on you budget of course. flat out buying a new drive is a small fortune. I know from experience, because I recently had to replace a stolen drive. I did see a video online on how to retrofit a drive, granted you model is not to old. look on youtube and give Andy a shout. I say do it. I think changing drums and fins will be less painful, than the full cost of a new drive. although you fish a lot, a second drive is not a bad investment.

02-06-2020, 12:39 PM	#1
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	when it came out I thought to self, "Here we go, another gimmick". time had passed and I finally upgraded models and to the 180 drive. when fishing in open water against a kelp line, you blink or get distracted and you could be in it before you know it. with the 180 you can back out immediately. this to me is very useful. I have not used the 180 on my rockfish spots, but i could see this as a game changer. as to your question about justifying the upgrade cost. that depends on you budget of course. flat out buying a new drive is a small fortune. I know from experience, because I recently had to replace a stolen drive. I did see a video online on how to retrofit a drive, granted you model is not to old. look on youtube and give Andy a shout. I say do it. I think changing drums and fins will be less painful, than the full cost of a new drive. although you fish a lot, a second drive is not a bad investment.