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Hobie
Posted by: RockyRaab on Sep-24-12 10:52 AM (EST)

If you REALLY want to approach wildlife (and have your hands free to boot) you should get a Hobie yak with Mirage Drive. I'm always amazed at how lots of normally wary critters simply don't alert on me as I approach -- unless I wave my hands. Mt Pro Angler is dune (light grey) color and is by no means low to the water, yet it seems as though I'm invisible, probably because the drive is silent and the only visible things moving are my legs.

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kayak color - kayaksister - Sep-19-12 5:56 PM
- Animals have some color-blindness - Celia - Sep-19-12 6:19 PM
- if it's composite - slushpaddler - Sep-19-12 6:21 PM
- Color - ppine - Sep-19-12 6:46 PM
- Color - ppine - Sep-19-12 6:46 PM
  - No, I think red is more visible - davejjj - Sep-22-12 12:29 PM
    - How about Robbin-egg blue - rectorsquid - Sep-24-12 6:35 PM
- The paddle is the most important - redmond - Sep-19-12 7:00 PM
  - I have observed the same thing. - string - Sep-21-12 10:44 PM
- agree with paddle maters more - mmarconi - Sep-20-12 10:28 PM
- You can get camo drapery designed - g2d - Sep-20-12 11:36 PM
- When I go looking... - tjalmy - Sep-21-12 10:08 PM
- Wildlife will see you no matter what - guideboatguy - Sep-21-12 10:36 PM
  - The reason - Bernie/cny - Sep-22-12 9:17 AM
    - Red disappears in low light. - string - Sep-25-12 1:19 PM
- color - rnsparky - Sep-22-12 9:20 AM
- Electric Chicken - willi_h2o - Sep-22-12 1:13 PM
  - Hobie - RockyRaab - Sep-24-12 10:52 AM
    - One drawback of that boat - guideboatguy - Sep-24-12 11:19 AM
      - Shallows and the Mirage Drive - RockyRaab - Sep-25-12 12:18 PM
  - Electric Chicken - mantis - Sep-24-12 9:55 PM