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offshore Venturing Out with the Hobie Mirage Pro Angler 12

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by Paul Lebowitz

Photography by Aaron Schmidt

Kevin Nakada busts through small but angry high-tide surf at the gateway to La Jolla, the Avenida de la Playa beach launch. The PA 12 is big for a fishing kayak, but had no trouble getting off the beach.

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A view of two exclusive worlds. A kayak angler has the peaceful ocean to himself. The swanky hotels of La Jolla village crowd the shore.

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Hunting the primeval forest.

Scratching the reef for rockfish and sheephead amidst the kelp stalks. On the PA 12, standing is effortless.

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Nakada with a colorful goat, a deceptively hard puller that feeds on crustaceans.

A calico bass with a taste for squid.

SoCal winter stoke.

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The PA 12 cruises across calm waters. With any other boat this large, motivation might be a chore. The Mirage pedal drive makes it easy.

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Nakada breaks out the long gun.

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Shark surprise. Lebowitz bent on a seven-gill party crasher. The PA 12 is so stable, an angler can lay on the wood.

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Packing up. The unimproved Avenida de la Playa launch sites is one of only a few places in California where it’s legal to drive on the sand.

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