Agree that carp are a minor problem compared to a lot of others our waterways face. We do have a lot of problems!

Hey mate, thanks for watching! The hobie's been great since I got it. Given it's a smaller version, it's perfect for my preferred methods of fishing (river and shallow ocean). Handles well, it's light and easy to load and pretty zippy. I will be upgrading the rudder at some point though - not sold on the current one. In short, I'm happy with it cause it fits my needs, and I was able to find a good deal for it so I didn't break the bank. Hope this helps!

@@dfjmadventures cheers mate it does and I appreciate the feedback yeh by the sounds of it and the research I have done online I'm thinking its a solid choice for what I'm looking for thanks again

@@MafiaMiniMan No worries! Let me know how you get on 👍

Hi there! Thank you so much for your support!

Nice one! Haven't fished Trafalgar before. Might have to look into it 👍🐟

Cheers mate, here's hoping!

@@FishingNOutdoorFun thanks for watching!

@TheOMT cheers mate 👍🎣😁

Cheers Andy. Words to live by 👍🐟

Thanks Chris! Yep, family comes first!

Haha thanks mate. Comment has been pinned 🤣👍

Cheers mate! Some big ones about!

Beautiful part of the world for sure!

@fishwithchris03 Cheers Chris! Bugger about the kayak! Hopefully it gets sorted and we can go for a squid sometime 👍🦑

@rush.gang.fishing Cheers mate! Yeah the Hobie makes things easier for sure (especially on the troll), but any yak works! Looking forward to the day we bag some krakens 🦑👍

Cheers mate! I launch direct from the beach when I'm squidding off South Freo. It can be a bit of a hike/drag from the car park but it's pretty much straight out. Get some big squid too 👍🦑

@dfjmadventures Cheers Paz, I will do my best to help you to the 1000. Looking forward to the weekend to give it another try..

@mikegregory5620 Much appreciated mate! Good luck! Might see you out there - prime squidding time at the moment 👍🦑

There are a few about, that's for sure!

Cheers Andy! I'll be out a bit now that I'm back on the Hobie!

Win's a win!

@nathanaeln Hey mate, I fit comfortably in the Tarpon and I'm 6'3" and 100+ kg. It's not as wide or stable as my other kayaks so I wouldn't take it out too far or on windy/swelly days without outriggers. It's quite speedy and awesome for river fishing, but I really only take it out on the ocean if conditions are good and I'm staying shallow (squidding) - I have my Hobie for the other stuff. Hope this helps.

@@dfjmadventures how bigs the swell or bad is the wind for you to not take it out?

@nathanaeln Anything over 10 knots I don't take the Tarpon. Like I said, I take the Hobie 9 times out of 10 if I'm fishing in the ocean. I use the Tarpon in the river 👍

@@dfjmadventures cheers might look into a tarpon 160 instead. I’m not sure if it’s too long for the river though

@nathanaeln They're pretty long, but depends what you want to use it for. My last kayak was 4m long and worked just fine in the river (including the odd bream fish).

Yeah they tend to hang around when the fishing's good. I don't mind the company, and they do get the odd trumpeter from me as well 😁 cheers for watching 👍🎣

@DangasTackleTips cheers mate! Could barely move the fingers! Got snagged and it took me ages to re-tie 🤣

Cast, retrieve, repeat (with some snags swearing thrown in 😅🎣)

Hi mate, thanks for watching. That spot is South Fremantle. I launch direct from the beach. Good luck 👍🦑

Cheers mate! Definitely some big bream there - they're very smart and difficult to catch though!

@paddlefisher cheers Andy. Devil's going well - exactly what I needed for those short river sessions, and it's great when I go out with my mate who doesn't have a pedal kayak. Easy to set up and transport too. Thanks again for putting me on to it - we're still due to have a paddle sometime!

@BKFish444 cheers mate! Much appreciated 👍🎣

Cheers mate, just a shame I didn't get the time to really explore on that session 😅😬🐟

Cheers mate! Yeah there are some monsters there for sure!

Interesting, especially about the river's edge! What's the reasoning behind that - don't want rotting fish on the waterways I'd guess?

@@dfjmadventures I think it had more to do with them maybe surviving and getting back in the water.

Fair enough. They are pretty hardy. Thanks for answering!

Cheers mate. It's a good spot for sure - pretty dry winter so far means rains haven't flushed bream downstream yet. Great for family fishing 👍

Hey mate, this was a while ago. Pretty sure the signs went up afterwards. Sucks though - less and less places to fish nowadays!

Okei so now is not allowed ahah yes i know not good atm

Cheers for watching mate! Much appreciated. Same to you and yours 🎣👍

🤣thanks mate, still feel like a bit of a tool recording voiceovers, but putting my face on cam would prob chase people away 🤣🤣

Thanks for watching! I do like fisbing for bream from the yak 👍

Cheers mate! Settling in to watch your latest now 👍🐟

Thanks mate 👍 yeah filmed with my phone - bream are small enough to get that shot 🤣

🤣 most likely - I've been there a fair bit over the past few weeks! Come say g'day next time if you want 👍🎣

Will do 🤙

Totally understand mate - it can be frustrating at times, especially when you can't go out during ideal hours when blowies are inactive. I have more than my fair share of donut sessions too. There are certainly less (none in some areas) up the Canning, but it can be difficult. Prawn baits should entice more than a few though. Good luck!

Use small mussels if you can get them. Slide the hook in through the gap in the shell (good vid on here,how to). Bream,pinkies etc will smash straight through the shell while the blowies can't.

@S.M.E.A.C Haven't fished with mussels for ages - might have to try again soon! Cheers!