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Hobie
Inventors of the MirageDrive
Founded1950
HQOceanside, California
SpecialtyMirageDrive pedal fishing kayaks
The story
Hobie Alter built his first surfboard in his parents' Laguna Beach garage in 1950. The Hobie Cat catamaran followed in 1968. The MirageDrive pedal system — flippers that mimic a penguin's gait — landed in 1997 and changed sit-on-top kayak fishing forever. Hobie Mirage kayaks are now the bestselling pedal kayaks in North America.
Why we carry it
"California-built, sold to Californians. The Pro Angler is the most-rigged kayak on our showroom floor."
— Scott Brown, owner · Kayak City
