Fully Rigged Hobie Outback Walkthrough and Motorguide Xi3 Maiden Voyage!

Hey guys its your boy Johnny Reyes. In this episode I present my fully rigged Hobie Outback and the maiden voyage of my motorguide xi3! ps..there will be bass!!
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[@clintonbruning]

Slick set up man 🤘🏽

[@losangelesbfs]

thanks man! means alot. works for now until i can get a bass boat 🚤

[@erico5865]

You've probably figured this out by now but you can attach a length of bungie cord to the top of the motor and to the frame to assist in deploying the Xi3. Run it inside the coiled motor wires. Nice vid by the way! Picking up my new Outback tomorrow. Your vids were extremely helpful, thx.

[@jpmorso3798]

That looks so fun I'm wanting to get something like this but I'm a big guy

[@tvoutdoors315]

Love the yak setup definitely dream setup

[@losangelesbfs]

thanks man!! maybe next year i will add panoptics and yakpower. but did you ever end up going to sfd?

[@jimt5683]

Baller 💪💪

[@jackyang828]

Nice ! Planning to put a trolling motor on my outback too

[@losangelesbfs]

Totally worth it! You might think a bow mount would bog down the front of the outback but it still handles chop really well. Spot lock and fish is game changing.

[@jackyang828]

@@losangelesbfs what is max speed you getting I’m guessing 4 to 5 mph ?

[@losangelesbfs]

@@jackyang828 4mph bro. 🤙🏽

[@thejonath]

So many ProAngler setups on youtube, but I'm a Outback guy through and through. This setup is crazy congratulations! Questions for you : is that the regular xi3 or the shortened kayak version ? And do you feel like the front of the kayak is brought to low and close to the water because of the motor (heard that comment a lot around when Outback are geared out with a xi3) ?

[@losangelesbfs]

hey thank you my fellow outback bro! haha yes the outback i feel is the perfect platform to fish from! This motorguide is the kayak version! 36” shaft i believe. And i feel like the front kayak is uneffected by the bow mount. i think my gear in the back and my body weight balances out the yak. On full throttle from dead stop you will feel a small torque pull but it just feels like youre peddaling fast af!

[@VRRich]

Sheesh got the clean setup on the rig . Did you speed up footage when the yak first took off ?

[@losangelesbfs]

hey bro!!! thanks for watching my videos loyally. youre the best bro 🥲. and no, thats the actual speed of the motor!!! let me get you into fishing bruh bruh honestly you live in the best spot for bass fishing. wish i couldve taken advantage of it when i lived in the midwest

[@Versaceconchas]

This is so sick lol

[@losangelesbfs]

thanks bro, do you kayak fish also?

[@PW-vz4he]

Thank you for the video. I am looking at the Outback and want a similar set up. Would you buy everything again or go with a different kayak?

[@losangelesbfs]

after owning the 2021 outback for two years i can conclude it's a great fishing platform in its simplest form. Its very stable in rough water/wake/chop/wind. BUT in my honest opinion in terms of what I like to do (just bass fish), this kayak starts to lose that appeal of being the ultimate sea/ocean handling kayak. The outback starts to feel bogged down and lacking the hull space needed for more mods. I fished my outback the other week just with the graph, pedal drive, and a tackle crate and wow did it feel light and maneuverable! If I could do it all over again I'd just go with a PROANGLER14 for more deckspace/room to add more mods. If youre fishing in the ocean, hands down I'd stick with the outback minus the weight of the xi3 and 100ah battery. Good luck brother

[@NoLewis]

Nice setup! I have a 2019 Outback. I’m curious on what you think about the stability of the whole setup? Any big difference between with and without the motor? Also have you traveled through rougher wind conditions with it?

[@losangelesbfs]

hey thank you brother! its definitely stable! i dont feel any difference with or without it. And Ive been through 20mph winds on a big lake with white capped swells, i would not recommend even without the motor. Overall its probably the best mod you can do if youre a fisherman!

[@NoLewis]

@@losangelesbfs thanks brotha, exactly the info I needed!

[@VJG213]

What size battery are you using to power your Xi3? Thank you, great set up.

[@losangelesbfs]

hello! thanks for watching. Battery is 12v 100ah lithium.

[@cheethoe]

Nice setup, do you have a link to that oneobjective collar? I need one of those and can't find it on the site.

[@losangelesbfs]

ahhh bro im sorry! i said the wrong thing in the video. its actually from snipe air industries. its still there for 20$ under “kayak gear”! and thank you !

[@cheethoe]

@@losangelesbfs Thanks man, ordered one!

[@coreyweinheimer5027]

Any issues with having that much weight on the bow of your Outback in rougher waters? I'm planning to add one to my Outback. I fish near shore is swells up to 3'. Nothing beyond that, my stomach can't take it.

[@losangelesbfs]

@@coreyweinheimer5027 after a year of owning it..ive done 20mph winds and cresting chop on big lakes, its O-K. i dont really trust it, but i imagine even a bigger kayak owner would feel the same way. i say do it, fishing is no fun anyway 20mph+ winds.

[@coreyweinheimer5027]

@@losangelesbfs I just ordered an autoboat gps system. It's much cheaper and motor + autoboat is about 30 lbs compared to 44 lbs of Xi3. We will see how it goes. Thanks for your input.

[@TheTroutman85]

Can you show me how you rig up that measurement board?

[@losangelesbfs]

yes i can bro! i took the hobie hrail mount plate www.amazon.com/Hobie-H-Rail-Mounting-Plate-84622001/dp/B00QH86PHG/ref=asc_df_B00QH86PHG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312134475503&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11199662580147675322&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030957&hvtargid=pla-569049739160&psc=1 i had to drill into it. then i took the snipe air industries mounting bracket for the ketch board, and screwed it into the backing! it was kind of a pricey project but looks and works great. also trailer my yak with the board on and doesnt fly off going 100mph

[@TheBadBass]

What kind of max and "normal" speeds (which you can sustain the whole day without too much battery drain) can you get?

[@losangelesbfs]

hey thanks for asking. ive yet to kill the 100ah battery, fished 9 hours running over 8miles on a lake, full speed, and spot locking.

[@michaelyang7533]

​@@losangelesbfs sorry I mean what max speed can the outback get to with the motor? In mph

[@losangelesbfs]

@@michaelyang7533 haha my bad brother, 3.5mph, clocked on my phone speedometer app *full speed

[@socalhomies]

What kind of battery are you using for the trolling motor?

[@losangelesbfs]

hi Yee! Im using a 12.8v 100ah lithium battery. brand is redodo from amazon. can last two days of fishing and recommend it! 400$ range

[@kaoyang6965]

What backing plate you used?

[@losangelesbfs]

Hi Kao, this is the One Objective Bow Mount for a hobie outback, the quick release bracket is the motorguide xi series. 👍🏼

[@karimzitouni7773]

Au lieu de lancer les poissons que tu ne prends pas tu devrais les poser avec douceur . Imagine un instant que tu tombes de 10 metres de haut dans l'eau et sur le ventre .

[@marlo916]

thumbs down just for having socks on with crocs