I was really happy to see Hobie show up to the ICAST ‘26 tradeshow with a full compliment of their fishing kayaks on display! https://youtube.com/shorts/wgBE-xZ7SYM?si=uB0b-FW5KriDJKku

We experimented last year with the idea of spreading legs out a bit and adding balloon tires to get bouyant leverage. That worked spectacularly well. So then we thought about adding another slot to give the wheels a chance to actually engage the water and provide more active stability during drifting or trolling. Presently, the Freedom Fisher is a promising prototype that is undergoing real world testing across a variety of kayak designs. Once we have more test results and user feedback,...

Fernando called in January inquiring about a solution for the Bonafide XTR130. He was either going with the Freedom Launcher or going the trailer route. After weeks of delibration, he went our way and has never looked back. Fernando made comments like, "this looks OEM". And "I like it!". He fishes tournaments regularly in and around Augusta, Georgia. He has tricked out his kayak and is so happy he has a set of wheels up to the task on this beast of a kayak. Fernando really liked the way...