Old Town Sportsman VS Hobie PA 360 I FULL WALKTHROUGH AND REVIEW

Before I made the leap in purchasing the Hobie PA 360 I was incredibly torn between the Hobie PA and the Old Town Sportsman. Both kayaks were new, expensive and feature packed. My previous kayak was an Old Town Predator, which I loved, and it was really hard for me to decide between the newest Hobie or Old Town. After fishing extensively out of the Hobie Pro Angler and spending 2 FULL days on the water with an Old Town Sportsman I have a pretty good feel for both. These are probably two of the top fishing kayaks available and you'll probably be very happy with either one but there are some key differences you should be aware of if you're choosing between these two.
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[@depondhopper]

I'm so glad you did this. I have seen tons of reviews on the OT 120PDL but not the 106. I'm pulling the trigger Wednesday!

[@rogerhale6404]

There is no competition or equal, to the Hobie 360 drive. It is the cream of the crop, handsdown. No others do what it does. Also, their seat is 100% better than any other, period. About the weight, well I dont know anyone that does not use some sort of wheeled dolly for transportation. Whose gonna be carryina a fishing kayak anywhere, anyway !!! Its is wide and very stable. The Hobie PA14 360 is #1 all the way around. The price reflects all of the great engineering put into this boat. The rudders that are easily raised and the retractable transducer mount.

[@pdfahie]

Excellent reviews. I do not plan on buying a pedal drive kayak ( I have a plastic 10’ pond prowler). I’ve fallen down a KZbin kayak pedal drive rabbit hole. Watching all kinds of reviews. Your reviews are always as unbiased and concise as I can find on KZbin. Also super thorough. Much appreciated!

[@RogerFordTheSmilingBassHole]

Awesome comparison! I have the Hobie PA 12 360. I'm 70, so it IS heavy for me! I have the Boonedox Landing Gear, but ALSO the Dynamic Dolly, which certainly makes moving the Hobie easier.

[@BrianKuhl]

Thanks for the comparison. So much to consider, but appreciate the insight!

[@daniels98]

Enjoyed your review, pace and tone. Lots of detail that you cannot know unless you given a walk through.

[@christophershoe9642]

Forward facing rod holders, I knew I forgot something. That's a great idea!

[@Steve-qo4hi]

For what its worth, I had a Hobie Revo for a season. I sold it and moved to the Old Town 132 PDL. In my opinion there is no comparison. The OT is so much more comfortable, stable and better engineered. I fish the salt in NE.

[@BrownBaitCo]

They both look like fantastic yaks thx for the cool vid Paul!

[@thejonath]

The hobie rod holder setup is unbelievable, wish my Autopilot 136 had something similar.

[@letun3481]

5:55

[@MSmith-jf5wo]

I tried both of those 'Yaks, but decided for the fishing I do - I got the Titan. Enjoyed the Video you did, and the Pro's and Con's of both 'Yaks.

[@HarryHood96]

Excellent review. Thank you.

[@andiiramii2775]

I want the native titan 12 but that hobie seat is what has me. I have a bad lower back and that seat makes it look like a lazy boy lol love it. Great video guys

[@nano2030]

I bought a PA14 360 and I really like it a lot. I also just bought a PDL 120 for my wife. I tried a cruise on my buddy's PDL and I really liked it. I agree about the speed of the old town. There are things I like and don't like about each. One thing I think that old town wins is the rudder deployment. It seems like every time I am landing on my Hobie I have to fumble a little to pull my rudder up. I like how pulling the drive kinda keeps a little more space available on the old down. The Hobie bow storage is really nice in the accessibility and way better than the old town to maximize my capacity in it I have taken out the white bin and store only non water sensitive things in it. Still, I've only ever had less than a tablespoon in that area when I have found water in it. I have a love hate relationship with the rod tubes in my Hobie. They're so nice for having a good number of rods available but I've bent a few spinning rod guides trying to get them stowed and it takes a bit of jockeying to get rods much longer than 6'6" in and out of them while seated. I like the tubes more than what little rod or other storage comes on the old town. I'll probably build a side saddle arrangement for the old town to help with rod storage. I think the fish finder setup and installation will be a win for the Hobie but I haven't started on the old town yet. After seeing reports of folks having issues with 360 drives and repairs being slow. If my Hobie drive dies early I will prob go to old town or maybe look closer at a Jackson Knarr.

[@tjblomberg5497]

I love my old town PDL 120. Even loaded down I’ve gotten it up to 5 mph and 3 just cruising. It’s even faster then my buddy’s bass boat using the trolling motor on them electric only lakes. I do like the blank canvas idea with the old town allowing you to pretty much outfit the way you want.

[@b.j.stambaugh9213]

People thought I was crazy looking into an Old Town Sportsman PDL 106...at the time I was looking for something to fish out of...other than another canoe or ponton for these lakes that do not permit gas motors on...and I didn't want to have to pay to register a boat with an electric motor...and it had to be portable enough, but big enough to stand up in...and could slide right into the back of my F150 without the need of a tail gate extender... and it had to be light enough to car top on my Jeep Rubicon...and the Old Town Sportsman PDL 106 fit the bill for me...I've owned her for two years now...I'm glad I bought her...even over the PDL 120 size...and I love them both...smiles

[@claudiaweber7011]

The Old Town 106MK is pretty dang awesome, I love it!

[@aarongreenlee7867]

Paul, that was a good review. I have had the Predator PDL 132 for a couple years now. I wish the Old Town Autopilot was in the budget! Weeds and lily pads are another negative for the pdls. It is easy to clear them, but it would be nice if there was a weed cutter feature so I didnt have to stop and pull the prop up.

[@sethcornelius875]

Every hobie I have owned and my buddy's own seem to fill with water. Never happened with my old town even with waves coming over the bow. It would be nice to have some sort of insert for the front hatch to stop stuff from falling into the back of the yak.