Hobie Compass Kayak Demo - Loading, Launching, and Fishing - On The Water Review 

I’ve gotten a system down where everything is leashed or tucked away before I tip it over (I still check around after for dropped items), but the best way if you don’t mind getting in the water is to wade out until your boat is deep enough to pop the wheels in while the kayak is floating, then pull it up the boat ramp. I wish I could do this method all year long, it is so much easier!

@@GirlGoneFishing thanks for the quick comeback. Tight lines!

I was so impressed with the Compass! I'm thinking about getting one for next year as a second tournament boat to go with my Hobie Lynx.

Thank you! Usually I stress out over these things, but this one was fun... mostly because I genuinely fell for this Compass!

Thanks! :)

Hi! :) I have never been kayaking in saltwater, but you can try asking this Hobie Kayak facebook group about how the Compass would hold up. My guess is it would be just fine, but I have no actual facts to back that up!

@@GirlGoneFishing I hope so !Thank you a lot ! ❤😄😄

I think you'd love this one!

That is the Yakima for naked roofs... I'll find the link.

It is the BaseLine System for naked roofs that I have. I still use the old round crossbars but I think they have gone to more aerodynamic ones now. yakima.com/collections/roof-rack-systems

Yep! Here is a top view: strictlysailinc.com/products/display-demo-2022-hobie-mirage-compass?_pos=2&_sid=77d742fae&_ss=r

I'm not "attempting to hide" anything, I was just editing to keep the video from being an hour long. There wasn't anything in the kayak to fall out (everything was either tucked away or leashed), the kayak rolls up on the side, the cart goes in, the boat goes back down, I'm up the ramp. Plus the Compass even has molded-in hand holds that make it even easier to tip up. Now it did take me about a year with my Hobie Lynx on the tournament trail to realize that the secret is the preparation of the boat before arriving at the ramp. When I first got my Lynx I did dump stuff in the water when I tipped it, but now I know to have everything secured ahead of time and I can get the cart in and up the ramp in just a couple of minutes. I have the cart part in a few of my tournament videos when it seems to fit the flow of the video if you are interested, and that is a good idea for a short stand-alone video at some point! Oh, and people have told me about a video out there that shows a bungee trick where you fish the cart through the top of the kayak without tipping it, I haven't looked for it yet but a couple people have told me they use that trick.

@@GirlGoneFishing Yes. I thought tipping on it's side was the way the designers/engineers expected the scupper carts to be put in. Nothing can fall out since it is a kayak and every thing is secured, when not in use, in case of flipping it. Maybe a loaded Pro Angler 14 is too heavy to tip on it's side for the cart insertion.

That is a tough question and it depends on who the user is. For me it would be a big ask to lift the 68 pound Compass onto my car after every tournament when I am tired (somedays my 47 pound Lynx is all I can manage!), but I would love to have it as an option to rotate in. The Compass might have the advantage as a river boat because of the durability of the polyethylene, I would pick the Compass if I was fishing water with gators because it feels like it would survive a gator attack better (I haven't fished with gators yet and probably have some unfounded fears! 🤣), the Compass has more storage options. The Lynx seat might be a little more comfortable because of the lawn chair style, the Compass seat is lower to the boat, but I could spend all day in either seat with no problem. The stability for standing is pretty equal, I didn't think the Compass could possibly match the amazing stability of the Lynx but it felt pretty rock solid! The Lynx does have more deck open deck space mostly because that is all the boat is is open deck space! But the Compass had plenty of space to stand up to fish and to organize all your stuff. So for me, my Lynx is still #1 because it is so lightweight and is so perfect in every way I need, but I was so impressed with the Compass it is now a close second in my mind!

Thanks. Looking back on the Passport 12 review you did is the Compass worth the extra $800?

I didn't nefariously edit the video to not show anything, it just didn't seem of good value time-wise in the video to show reversing the process to roll the kayak on it's side and put the cart back in. I get comments and messages about stuff like this all the time and I'm not sure how to make everyone happy. If I post a video showing both taking the cart out and putting it in, people complain about my videos being too redundant and too long. If I don't show myself pulling the kayak on the cart I'm hiding something but if I do show pulling the cart I'm boring people. People are mad I don't take time to talk about what equipment I use on each video, but these are the same people who will complain that my videos are too long. It is really hard to figure out what to put in and what to leave out to try and please the most people, but I'm trying my best while at the same time attempting to win tournaments. I'll try to borrow another Compass in the spring and do a detailed video of just the cart part for you. Thanks for your feedback!