Yes, I've been out on the water with it once. I took my wife & kids along and we had a good time. I didn't fish from it. I took it out before the replacement rudder arrived, and I managed to make the broken one work for awhile, but it finally became useless.



I've since put the replacement rudder on. It is identical to the factory rudder, minus the "Hobie" emblem. I can see how important the rudder is to the whole Mirage system, so I appreciate your review of the bigger rudder. I may make that upgrade next season, but I want to get a few fishing trips under my belt with the current set-up, to see if I can make do with what I've got.

So far, my "rigging" projects have been limited to replacing the broken rudder, and installing my fishfinder transducer inside the kayak hull. I've bought a fly-rod holder and spin-rod holder, but am awaiting delivery of some RAM mounts to finalize their installation, as well as the installation of the fishfinder itself.

I can't wait to start FISHING with it!!