kayak Fishing - Love that yak: July 2013

I wanted to write a bit of a guide on how and why I have fitted my Hobie Pro Angler the way I have with the Railblaza system. My main consideration was to make it as functional as possible and I am very happy with the results.
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I love the way if I want to swap things around it is totally achievable - even putting the sounder up the front which I have just realised and when I don't need items, or when they're not in use, they can all be stowed away, easily and quicky.

I have 5 star ports fitted on the yak: 2 on the rails 2 on the runner boards and one at the stern.

This gives me all the locations in which I need to be able to access my gear.

Project 1. recessed starports.
To make thing nice and tidy the starports are recessed and I have also added the 2 black mounts (supplied with the starports) underneath to give it a bit more stability, although probably not needed (but it covered up the bolts nicely) :) It also helps keep it streamlined and there are less things for line to catch on. Just follow the instructions on the packaging to achieve this, measure twice cut once as they say, but MAKE SURE if you have a PA you put it close enough to the edge so it clears the hull (Thanks Neil Hutchins for that great advice!)

This is at the stern on the rudder hatch.

I have used adhesive cable clips to keep the sounder cables nice and tidy and also taped the two cables together, this is the rotating platform which is fantastic for sounders, cameras etc.

The Railblaza System.
The next lot of photos show the true versatility of the Railblaza system in use, all the products could be mounted in each of the starports (apart from the sounder at the stern - but what would be the point of that). This is very handy depending on the position of the sun e.g. glare on the sounder and also which side I fish from to what is mounted where.