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| Wednesday, 05 December 2007 | ||||
And when one door closes, another one opensOver the next few days I'll be making some major changes to some of the content in this website - especially in the 'about' and 'FAQ' sections. This is because the coastal kayak fishing journey I set off on several months ago is now officially at an end. There are a few reasons for this, not least of all the fact that I have just recently accepted an offer to take on a position at Hobie Cat Australasia as a customer service and sales representative. It's a job I was more than happy to take on, mainly because I really do have a hell of a lot of faith in the way Hobie kayaks perform (especially as kayak fishing platforms). I don't think this fact has been lost on Hobie Cat (who have obviously been paying some attention) and I guess it makes sense for a company to hire an experienced sales person who truly believes in the product he is selling. It's early days right now and admittedly, the Hobie factory is a bigger operation than I would have guessed. So for that reason there's a lot for me to get my head around and right now I'm busily learning the ropes in the factory. I figure it'll stay that way until new year at least. Obviously, December is a busy month, so this means I'm helping to load and unload kayaks from containers and trucks quite a bit at the moment. So in some ways, my new favourite Hobie kayaks are actually the smallest and lightest ones. <jedi mind trick>Buy a Lanai, Maui or Sport!</jedi mind trick> Despite the fact that my journey has come to an end, the yakabout website has not. Things will continue as they have been in some ways. Trip reports will continue to be uploaded frequently, although for the time being at least, will mainly be focused on the NSW south coast region. Of course, I'll still be expressing my views on the subject of the day as well. What will change (aside from the frequency of destination reports and blogs on my travels) will be Hobie product reviews. Although I will still talk about my opinions on Hobie products from time to time, I won't be writing any more reviews on Hobie products. It's just too easy for them to be perceived as being overly biased now and having my integrity questioned is a situation I'd rather avoid. In the role as a sales rep, I will undoubtedly be traveling around the country from time to time in the future and this will give me the chance to write trip reports on various areas. But for the near future at least, they will be predominantly focused on the NSW south coast region. That's not such a bad thing because it looks oh so fishy around here. And early recon suggests that not only are prize species such as Snapper, Kingies and Tuna well within reach, so to are those illustrious Marlin. And hooking one of those from a kayak has been a fantasy of mine for a year or so. Now it's looking more and more like turning into reality. Marlin by march - yeah baby!    
06-12-2007 15:13 Congrats Hey 5th, All i can say was the blog was one hell of a job interview! Won't be the same not reading about your daily exploits ...but something tells me these plenty of fish to report on around NSW. Regards, Cal 23-12-2007 06:11 life on the beach Onya Josh, Yakabout has provided some great reads for us shift workers goofing off with coffee. I hope the new job goes well for ya...but you'd be a man who makes his good luck happen! Thanks for the fishy tails  29-12-2007 09:53 life on the beach It's not all over yet mate... there is still much for me to accomplish and yakabout will continue. It's only really the journey that is over. But in many ways, the adventure will continue indefinitely :-) 30-12-2007 13:50 I haven't checked your site for a while ..... and now I'm up to date I'd just like to say good on ya. I just love the way "things happen" and setting off around Australia on your own was a sure fire way to make something really good happen to you. And of course, it did ! Only registered users can write comments. Powered by AkoComment Tweaked Special Edition v.1.4.6 |
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