I fixed my rudder and went out this AM for the first time in almost three weeks to clear calm water in hopes of finding some dolphin. Plan was to get some live bait, head out at least two miles and work my way out to four or five slow trolling live cigs. Conditions were perfect and bait was easy to get.
Well, of course Im cursed with this boat. About a mile and a half out it happens. ANOTHER chain assembly breaks. I honestly had to restrain my self from throwing my mirage over board. This is FOUR times in a row the Hobie has left me stranded.
Im getting pretty frustrated. Yes my mirage is older but damn. The boat its self is less then two years old and the rudder rope broke last time out so its not just my mirage thats letting me down.
Paddling an outback is NOT fun nor easy so I slowly worked my way in. I guess God felt bad for me and sent a school of peanuts my way. They were small but I put nine in the cooler averaging about fifteen inches to give me enough meat for a good dinner for the family. After they stopped biting, the school stayed with me for a good twenty minutes. Even while paddling pretty hard and splashing the paddle they stayed right under me. The water was really clear and they were so beautiful, ALMOST made up for the broken mirage.
So, this is FOUR times in a ROW the hobie has let me down and with the repairs being about four hundred dollars in total in just a few months of ownership. Maybe I should stop calling it a B.O.A.T.