Launching my Hobie Outback from a Malone trailer

[@5against4]

Hey there, nice bass in the pine lake vid!! I like your set up, that motor is slick! Thanks for takin us along!

[@timdoll6718]

That’s how it’s done ! I pull my kayak back almost to the tipping point before backing in and that gives me a few more feet head start. Love the Malone trailers

[@KidBako]

Thanks for watching and the tipping point, well TIP! Lol. Yep, the Malone trailers are perfect. Went with the Malone after a lady rear ended a single jet ski trailer I refurbished to haul the Hobie. Insurance settlement nearly paid for the Malone.

[@robertchadwick1552]

That's a good system. I have a PA 14 so I can appreciate how you slide it in & out of the water with your ropes. Cool idea with the pvc pipe also. Thanks.

[@KidBako]

Thank you Robert for your comments!

[@OMGBASS]

Thanks for the great video. Waiting on my malone trailer as I type.

[@KidBako]

Thanks and thanks for the sub. It is the perfect kayak trailer and I know you will enjoy it.

[@garyscott982]

I have a Malone for my Old Town Predator. You’ve shown me a much better way to do it , better bunks too.Thanks.

[@KidBako]

Hi Gary, you are most welcome! Glad to hear you found the video helpful. Wishing you tight lines in 2022.

[@kenestra123]

Very nice video, taking the mystery out of the maiden voyaage of my Hobie PA12 360 hopefully soon to come. Thanks

[@KidBako]

Thank you! Enjoy your Hobie and stay safe.

[@stevecriss9681]

Great system...I am now at the age that heaving a kayak in and out of a pickup bed as lost its appeal as well and will be going the trailer route very soon as well. Great tip with the PVC pipe stopper thru the scupper holes...hadn't thought of doing that.

[@KidBako]

Thanks for watching and Happy New Year Steve!

[@guitardrummer321]

Good system. I have a malone trailer with an old town sportsman and unfortunately the lakes stay fairly busy in my area so I rarely ever feel comfortable actually using the ramp as it takes me 10-15 minutes to fully load my kayak for launch. I'm also terrible at keeping the malone straight when backing down.

[@KidBako]

Thanks! Find a large open parking lot and practice backing up. Place your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel and turn it in the direction you wish to go. Small steering adjustments is the way to go. Good luck.

[@timdoll6718]

You can also make it a lot easier to load by putting either 2 - 45 or 2- 90 degree elbows and a short piece of PVC pipe to your bunks which will give you a wider “Target” for lining up the kayak for loading. I’m not sure if sending a picture is available on this comment section but just put the elbows together opposite of each other. I don’t glue them on permanently, just put each section on before loading the kayak

[@KidBako]

Thanks for watching. It may be a bit hard to see, but I do have 45 degree elbows on the ends of the PVC pipes and it does make loading the yak easier. No glue, stainless screws.

[@japapelili]

very cool

[@bryanvogt1926]

Nice trailer! I have a Native Titan 10.5, I too have been considering a trailer due to the difficulty of unloading/loading the yak from the truck bed. I’m looking at getting out to Margarita Wednesday this week

[@KidBako]

Hi Bryan. The Native yaks are a good fishing platform, good choice. Glad you like the trailer, it works perfect for me. I ordered it to replace a single jet ski trailer I fixed up was totaled on Hwy 46! I was returning home cruising along at 60 mph when a lady crashed into us. Was clear skies and no one else around. Go figure LOL. Other than ruining the Hobie rudder, the trailer was totaled. I love Margarita, but still learning how to fish it.

[@FISHON_661]

Thanks that's just what i wanted to see Cali. After watching this video and the garage hoist vid what comes to mind is old saying "work smart not hard" i thought id seen every launch ramp with in a 100 miles of Bakersfield but cant remember that one? maybe Tejon ranch?

[@KidBako]

You are welcome! I recorded the clips on a recent outing at Santa Margarita Lake south of Paso Robles. I love the lake for its beauty but it is tough fishing, especially for a rookie bass fisher like me. You can find a decent crappie bite at Margarita in the spring, but I've been skunked there more than once. Unlike most other lakes here in California, Margarita's is currently holding at just over 50% capacity.

[@FISHON_661]

@@KidBako ok i see it now launch by marina. fished margi many times over the years and always hero or zero nothing in-between. hero moment about 8 years ago frog bite all most every cast all day long. do you fish Buena vista ?

[@KidBako]

@@FISHON_661 White Oak launch ramp. Looking forward to fishing those kinds of days!!! Just might try Buena Vista. Was going to fish the small lake (Evens?) the first part of October, but it was closed for an event about 8 days. What to use there this time of year?

[@FISHON_661]

@@KidBako moving shad pattern and i say that cuz its fall. haven't fished Evans in long time was hoping you knew what to throw.

[@ck401]

could you do a video on a walkthrough of the trailer and how you modified it? doing away with the high croos bars and how you attached the pvc

[@KidBako]

Hi CK. I sold my kayak and trailer last year and now have a boat. I loved kayak fishing but makes more sense to have a boat now at my age. I picked up some uni-struts and hardware from either Lowe's or Home Depot (find them in the electrical dept. for mounting panel boxes etc. to walls). Drilled the proper size bolt hole on the bottom of the PVC tube for the uni-strut bolt to go through and into the spring held nut that slides into the uni-strut. At the top of the PVC, I bored a larger hole big enough to allow a socket to hold the bolt for tightening. Be sure to use large washers inside the PVC for the bolts. Will need four uni-strut bolts and four uni-strut sprint held nuts and washers. Look at the video and stop where needed and enlarge and get a better look at the set up. Hope this helps somehow. Thanks for watching.

[@ck401]

@@KidBako thanks for answering

[@davidjennings127]

That’s how it done😊

[@markgleason4344]

For the life of me, I have a hell of a time backing up the trailer into the water, any suggestions?

[@KidBako]

Practice, practice and practice! Short trailers are a bit more difficult to back up than longer trailers. It's important that you keep your turning adjustments small and your speed very slow. Have you used the method where you keep you hand at the bottom or "6" o'clock position of the steering wheel? While looking in your sideview mirrors, turn the wheel in the direction you want the trailer to go. Again, going slow with small adjustments. Find a large quiet parking lot and set out some cones, boxes or whatever as targets to back up along side. Doing this with long approaches should help build you confidence. Good luck Mark!

[@jwestfishing3229]

You were totally right about the rope. You left such a nice comment on my video, but I don't see it anymore. What happened?

[@KidBako]

That is strange! I just clicked on your channel and went to the video and it was still there.

[@jwestfishing3229]

@@KidBako weird... I appreciate you!

[@KayakFishingAddict]

What did you use at the nose of your trailer to attach your launch tether too? Also, how does your PVC holder plug work? Does it simply catch on the trailer if the kayak were to slide off?

[@KidBako]

". . . at the nose of the trailer". Did you mean the nose of the kayak? If so, I attached the rope to the grab handle at the nose. Regarding the 3/4" PVC holder plug, if you watch closely at the 45 second mark, the holder plug goes through the scupper holes in the kayak and down through both of the PVC bunks. Secures the kayak to the trailer quite well for a short trip up or down the launch ramp. Thanks for watching.

[@KayakFishingAddict]

@@KidBako Yes, sorry, I meant the kayak. Ok, just to the handle...I was wondering if you attached something to the eyelet on the nose somewhere. And I did miss that the pvc holder went into the PVC bunks. Nice.

[@charlesfitzgerald3201]

Really nice boat , I know this is a 2 year old video , but I have a question about the trailer , 1 , do you still own it and love it ?…. 2, how does it do on the highway , does it bounce a lot ?…… I’m looking to get into this .

[@KidBako]

Thanks for watching. No, I sold the Hobie and trailer early last year and bought a boat. I absolutely loved kayaking and all the tinkering that went with it. At my age, the boat has allowed me to see the entire lakes I fish, and not just parts of them. Loving the boat also! I never had any bounce issues with the Malone. It was a great way to transport the Hobie Outcast which was not a light kayak compared to some. I'm sure the weight of the kayak helped to reduce any bounce. Good luck with your new trailer.

[@charlesfitzgerald3201]

@@KidBako Thanks for the feedback , I would love to do the bass boat route , but for my budget , a kayak is better for me . Good luck and tight lines .

[@EdwardClarkIII]

Thanks for the content, this gives me a good idea of what I've gotten myself into with the Malone trailer. I was hoping to be able to back it in with the kayak on the raised bars, but it looks like that probably won't work?

[@KidBako]

Hi Edward. The tall brackets and bars are great for getting the kayak up and away from the road and debris, but as you have seen, not the best way to launch. Thanks for the watching and comment. Good luck.

[@DoubleDigitAngler]

Awesome 🙏

[@KidBako]

Thanks for watching!

[@CheekyChops710]

Is that the eco light?

[@OMGBASS]

Great video. I have just got my malone microsport trailer for my old town autopilot 120. I see you did not use the cross bars and attached PVC for your yaks. Was this because it was harder to launch from the cross bars bringing the yak to a higher position?? Thanks in advance.

[@KidBako]

Glad you got your Malone! Early on putting the trailer together, I realized I would not use the brackets/cross bars. I wanted to keep the kayak low on the trailer so I could back into the water for an easy launch. If you do not plan to launch from the trailer, the bracket and cross brackets and cross bars should work just fine. Have fun.

[@KayakFishingAddict]

What Malone trailer model is this? Did you modify it?

[@KidBako]

MicroSport XT where you can slide the tongue into the rear of the trailer for ease of storage. I mounted the PVC tubes on pieces of unistrut channel in order to keep the kayak closer to the ground/water. Thanks for watching! PS - I have enjoyed watching your channel!

[@KayakFishingAddict]

@@KidBako Thanks!

[@federicoreveles8716]

How long are your pipes for the kyack

[@KidBako]

If I remember correctly, the 3" PVC pipes were 7' long

[@williamingalsbe2195]

What model Malone trailer are you using?

[@KidBako]

MicroSport XT where the tongue that can slide to the rear of the trailer for ease of storage.

[@SessionsAtTheBoathouse]

How fast can you travel with that trailer?

[@KidBako]

Great question. For my Malone MicroSport XL trailer, the tires are rated at 65 MPH according to eTrailer where I purchased it. Lots of info at their web site. They also sell a tire, Taskmaster 4.80R12 radial tire load range C with a speed rating of 81 MPH. I have made many two hour trips and a couple four+ hour trips running between 65 and 70 MPH with no issues. Hopes this helps.

[@czwest7845]

Do you like your outback better than the pa 14?

[@KidBako]

I liked the PA14 for its roominess, six rod storage and large front storage compartment for saltwater fishing. However, it was a lot to lug around for an older guy. After four years, I decide freshwater was more to my liking and went with the Outback last year and have not looked back.

[@czwest7845]

@@KidBako I just sold my pa 14 360. Way Too heavy for my old bones even with a trailer. I also beach launch at times when no ramp. I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee thinking outback inside with seats down and and t-bar in trailer hitch? Do you think that would work?

[@trinacria1956]

@@czwest7845 if you don't mind the carbon monoxide being sucked in via the open tailgate!

[@robertcampbell2793]

What make or model is your trailer?

[@KidBako]

Malone MicroSport XL with collapsable tongue.