This is why the Hobie Lynx is so GOOD | Watch before Buying !!

Hobie Lynx Fishing Kayak is a lightweight beast at only 20 kilos. Enjoy our road test with the Perfect Maiden Voyage on the Hobie Lynx. With minimal Fuss and MAXIMUM Results. In this episode, I catch some amazing fish one in particular which drags me a fair distance. I also run through all the ins and outs of the brand new Hobie Lynx Fishing Kayak.
The Hobie Lynx, is portable, lightweight and stable. It aligns with my minimalistic kayak fishing approach. It lacks storage but with some creativity, you can turn it into a beast of a fishing vessel. This vid is a Hobie Lynx Review with lots of onwater action covering the setup, stability, and features and highlighting some awesome catches. Doing Hobie Lynx stability tests, stand-up fishing, best lynx accessories, Lynx offshore, inshore, and estuary usage and much more of the Hobie Mirage Lynx.
Questions about the Lynx
What is a Hobie Lynx? It's a new Kayak but Hobie which is very portable. Weighing only 20 kilos is lightweight and easy to transport
How stable is the Hobie Lynx? It's very stable. I can stand and fish with no problems at all.
What is the capacity of the Hobie Lynx? 350lb or 158 kilos
Can you stand up in a Hobie kayak? Yes 100% its really stable. Just make sure you pick suitable conditions and waters to fish in.
How much does a Hobie Lynx weigh? 20 kilos or 47lb
How wide is Hobie Lynx? 91.4 cms
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[@Drumguy48]

I have owned the Lynx for a year now, best kayak for my purposes. The perfect throw and go Kayak

[@mjrdog]

I've just bought a new rod and reel after watching your vids. Haven't fished for 30 years. This video now making me want a yak 😂😂

[@fishingmad]

I'm so glad the fishingmad vids have inspired you to get back into fishing. Kayak fishing is pretty awesome allows you to fish some very cool places. Good luck I hope you catch plenty out there !!

[@nadircicek5291]

Absolutely amazing vid as usual - very much enjoyed

[@algendy2011]

Amazing vid bro especially the first footages of the lynx setup.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks so much !! A lot of time goes into these vids so really glad you enjoyed it.

[@tailslapexplore6887]

Thank's for setting all the hard work to shown us the great vid and i'm glad the first fish manage to put a smile on ur face mate, cheers.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks so much !! I'm really glad you enjoyed it !!

[@marioscarpuzza9810]

Hi Alan congratulations on your new toy,nice catch there with big Trevally, awesome good on you mate great work ciao ciao 😃💪💪🤙🤙

[@fishingmad]

Thanks 👍 so much !!!

[@jono999s]

Al you nearly broke me 😂

[@richardharker2775]

New kayak, big fish, good omen.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks 100% a good omen. Exciting things ahead

[@markdale5076]

Great video Al and your special guest appearance, the camera does take kgs off him 😂 nice fish boys 👍

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Jurry1]

This is what I love to watch new fishingmad episode with a feed 👌😅

[@yep.fishing]

Carp on the menu?

[@Jurry1]

@@yep.fishing carp? 🤢 pizza, pasta & cheesecake !!!!

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !!! Enjoy the episode

[@yep.fishing]

@@Jurry1 surely you have seen Alan's carp recipe?

[@snapperhead51]

another great video,thanks for the great fishing morning,awsome Trevor:), good for me to see fishing with plastics in faster water ,here i struggle with plastice dew to the fast in and out tides in the back water estuary systems ,but this Tue morn at 3 c temps we went out, wow cold , and on the low tide, got a good number of salmon with my plastics, hoorhaa at last, was heaps fun and very excited to catch a good number of fish on some plastics using the techniques you have been showing on you tube, went and got more plastice immediately , wounder if you could do a few shows/ vids more with plastics in the faster tides would be great :) got in just before the blood worm run here ,so fishings out for next weeks

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! I appreciate the detailed comment. Yeah we fish a lot of non tidal areas with soft plastics and are really starting to cover them more in more tidal waters. Im pretty sure we will cover more content on that topic soon. The trick for me has been the balance of getting the jig head weight right and generally being able to work the plastic slowly. That seems to work very well.

[@johnyates2697]

Thanks Allen ,you content is awesome thanks again

[@divinedeathlord6990]

Hi i love your vids theyve pushed me to fish more infact recently ive caught 14 salmon and a 64cm yellow belly

[@fishingmad]

I'm so happy that FishingMad has inspired you to get fishing thats amazing. BIG congrats on the salmon and a 64cm yella is amazing

[@sheepsfoot2]

Fantastic 😀

[@fishingmad]

Thanks 😀

[@billboland2513]

Great video only wish I could do the same in lake Macquarie but will keep trying

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Some great fishing in Lake Macquarie

[@martyw9675]

Good video Alan as usual, but crikey an expensive combo to use. 😮

[@kcidsirhc1169]

Nice Trev bro.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !!

[@hunterfan6194]

Was that one of your longest fight i have ever seen here, good work🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@fishingmad]

Yeah it dragged me around for about 12 minutes. I was using a 2-4 kilo rod and quite light line and the currents are quite strong. Was a few tense moments but was super pumped to land it.

[@hunterfan6194]

I can feel your racing heart

[@fishingmad]

LOL yeah that's what makes it so exciting. Fishing light and holding on.

[@kerryfranklin152]

Congratulations on your new Hobie, and the video's are all great. I have just bought myself a fishing kayak and was wondering where in the Western Suburbs (I live in Werribee) would be a good place to get out and practice using it before I start getting out into Port Phillip Bay?

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! I did a lot of my initial kayak fishing in the bay at places like campbells cove on days with gentle northerly winds. Otherwise i took it on the Maribrynong river which is also a great option. Just pick the calm days

[@Ashley75]

Nice one

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !!

[@cballz]

Awesome tips for when you do hook a beast... I've panicked and tightened the drag a few times ending in tragedy

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Yep we have all done it. I too have lost a few really good fish over the years,.

[@jordythebassist]

Stella on a Poison Adrena, can't do much better than that! I've got the same setup with my 2500 FK on a 3-6kg stick and it's bloody nice 👌

[@fishingmad]

Yeah I agree. I was thinking of getting the Poison Adrena 3-6 kg rod as a go to snapper soft plastics rod this year. Prob match it with my twin power XD 3000

[@Wilford_j]

Funny how fast it warms up when you hook up.

[@damianlefever1986]

It would be cool to see you catch a mullaway out of the Barwon river!

[@fishingmad]

10000% agreed. Hoping to get stuck into a few thats for sure. Prob needed to head a bit more up river

[@anewrealm]

What a way to christen! 🤟🤟🤟

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Yeah was the perfect start to something a bit new.

[@RV-of2in]

Great work on the trevally fellas. BTW what brand of lifejacket is Chris wearing ? Looks like a snug fit and really warm.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Really appreciate it. Ill ping Chris and ask him about his life jacket and come back to you

[@alifeofkaizen]

Nice! I might have to buy a Lynx to add alongside my PA12...

[@fishingmad]

LOL yeah 100%. I never thought I needed another yak, but must admit i love having them both. PA14 for the bay and rougher conditions and the Lynx for estuaries, lakes and the bay in calm days. Plus no trailer which is a nice change

[@alifeofkaizen]

@@fishingmad I cartop my PA12 using the sideloader you have there... 😅and fish with a mate who has a lynx... maybe once my local dealer (wa) does a special i'll have to pick one up and find somewhere to store it in the garage... 😆

[@fishingmad]

Well done car topping a PA12 isnt for the faint hearted. I have a few mates who car top PA14s all over the state. They do so well, ive had a crook back for a while now so i just watch in envy as they do it.

[@alifeofkaizen]

@@fishingmad don’t worry, I’m sure they and I envy your trailer 😁

[@fishingmad]

LOL 100% true...

[@user-dx7oi1kr2j]

Hey Alan what line were you using?

[@bazkaknics6095]

Congratulations mate, this must have been an awesome adventure. 👏👏👏 I wonder how you rate the Poison Adrena rods compared to your other high end rods. Are they up there in crispness and lure control? Thanks

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Really appreciate the comment. Yeah i have been using the poison adrena now for a few months. Ive got really mixed feeling about it. The 267ML is absolutely brilliant for kayak fishing. Its 2-4kg but feels a tad heavier and easily capable of catching fish well above that weight class. This is pretty typical of Shimano rods they always feel a bit heavier and for these waters I like that. Its fast action, very senisitve and very responsive, I actually really rate it. I like the spiral x, guides and hollow butt a lot. I tthink its one of there better hollow but section rods and doesnt feel like a hybrid. Where it gets really strange is shimanos models and sizes in the range which just don't seem to quite match our local waters. The sizes are really strange, basic staple size on our local waters should be a 7 foot 2-4 kilo, 6 foot 10 1-3kg etc but there sizes are well off. The marketing for the rods are also way out of wack, marketed as estuary and freshwater rods yet all the marketing is done with a shimano Twin Power XD. There amazing rods for kayak fishing and if fishing skinny waters where shorter rods help, but i really wonder how much thought goes into matching rods with our local waters.

[@bazkaknics6095]

@@fishingmad Thank you so much for your comprehensive answer, Alan. What you are describing does really makes sense, I had the same impression looking at the lengths within the range. Also agree with the positives, although I only managed to “feel them” in the store with the annoying plastic tags on. I probably would not buy them new, but perhaps if there is a nice model available second hand, I would give it a go. The $600 RRP price tag puts them close to the better Edge rods by Garry Loomis, some of which I was lucky enough to try and they simply beat anything else in terms of feel and performance for fishing soft plastics or jerkbaits in my opinion

[@stevejeffries241]

Hey Alan. Could you please tell us about the apparatus you used to get the Lynx off the car?

[@fishingmad]

There is a full vid demo of how I do this in the FishingMad members area. I was just using the Rhino Rack Universal Side loader they are a bit pricey but they work terrific.

[@gsegse77]

I'll be fishing there this evening

[@fishingmad]

Awesome, Good luck !! Let us know how you go

[@gsegse77]

@@fishingmad bro I had a seizure at the boat ramp fell in the drink and long story short my daughter and a asian fisherman saved my life My life was saved could've been much worse

[@markjason4088]

How does the Lynx go when choppy?

[@matthewlee1383]

Did you manage to get a length measurement or weight on that Trev ? Looked like a mini GT

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Yeah was a mm short of 60cm. So was a cracking fish, they sure do punch above there size and weight trevally.

[@shannontogo6538]

Hey Adam,I've been looking into getting a Hobie..What made you go with the lynx ?from the research I have done the compass would be much better and is only 10kgs heavier at 32 kgs..

[@fishingmad]

I have a PA14 with a trailer so this decision was 100% about weight. Its still 11 kilos lighter then the compass, and there is a lot more cockpit room on the Lynx. If you didn't own a kayak and needed just one the Compass or Outbacks would be exceptional choices. The compass is excellent value, and performance.

[@shannontogo6538]

@@fishingmad ok cool thanks, keep up the awesome content!

[@nugdam8758]

I've got a outback and thinking about a lynx for those cruisy easy days like you described

[@ethanparker5082]

Is that a new MD180 looks like it's rusted already?

[@fishingmad]

Nah, as I said in the vid I pinched the MD180- from my PA14 as they have turbo fins and the lynx comes with the standard fins.

[@yep.fishing]

Hey mate, what crate is that??

[@fishingmad]

Hobie H-Crate. There pretty expensive but so convenient for rods, net and tackle. If you need any webslinks let me know and ill

[@stevegray4012]

What rod and reel are you using, great vid

[@fishingmad]

At the end of the vid I run through all the details. It was a Shimano poison adrena 267ML and stella FK 2500 12lb braid and 8lb flouro

[@stevegray4012]

Yeah sorry I should have waited till the end

[@yep.fishing]

Yesssss what a fish...eveey tine the reel went silent my heart skipped a beat

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Yeah was pretty tense there for a little while. I was so glad I landed it. Im glad you enjoyed it.

[@user-qf6dx4to2i]

🙋‍♂️

[@crestcutter2729]

What is it like a outback combined with a pro angler?

[@fishingmad]

Yeah its completely different. The PAs are very large and have a crazy good amount of room, storage and stability. the outbacks good mix of portability, features, stability. This is very different. All about portability but with good stability and with some mods you can make up for the lack of storage.

[@crestcutter2729]

@@fishingmad fair enough

[@samuelwallace294]

Whiting spots in port Philip? I’m trying to get my dad into fishing

[@fishingmad]

Heaps of good whiting spots in the Bellarine and Mornington peninsula. Just find shallow weedy grounds. Places like blaigowrie, clifton springs, st leonards etc. Heaps of good reports in our members area that help you find the,

[@samuelwallace294]

@@fishingmad we just got a boat I’m 15 so it’s nothing big but I’m wondering if you have some gps marks because my dad only really likes bait fishing so he is not a fan of going for squid sadly

[@samuelwallace294]

@@fishingmad any gps marks

[@bennywest5981]

What’s your top 3 local fish to eat :,,,

[@fishingmad]

Whiting, Flathead and Squid for me. Easy to catch, clean and cook. Plenty of other honourable mentions.

[@fush5936]

Problem there is no room to put your fish in the lynx ?

[@fishingmad]

Can easily store a Hobie insulated kayak fish bags/cooler bag at the front tied down or like I do soft eski in the h-crate

[@reconnaissance7372]

"Me adding more loops to my uni knot to compensate for my inability to not play with drag"

[@samasim3944]

SHIMANO VANQUISH BEST REEL ON THE MARKET!!!

[@manuelhinojosa3344]

US price tag 3K

[@Lowbrow_Mthakathi]

Nothing minimal about those trevally

[@fishingmad]

100% agreed. Thanks !! Hope you enjoyed the vid.

[@DCJiuJitsuGeelong]

Great video mate did you end up launching from the caravan park?

[@fishingmad]

Yeah from there, we also launch at times from sheepwash there is a little jetty perfect for yaks too.