April 22, 2023
World Cat has been on a steady march updating their line to the CC-X models, and the latest to get the update is the all-new 260. The number-one stand-out feature of the boat is, of course, the fact…
April 2, 2023
When you get a 25-foot center console boat with twin engines it seems reasonable to expect to be able to haul down to the beach and fish the ocean when the weather allows. And sure, you can do so on…
March 31, 2023
Spring is in the air, the waters are warming, and the glorious dawn of a new season of Chesapeake Bay fishing is upon us. WOOHOO! If you’ve been thinking that a new fishing boat is how you want to…
March 17, 2023
Parker Boats new 26CC is like a linebacker in the world of fishing boats. It has epically broad shoulders, surprising speed and agility, and the beef to plow right through difficult conditions. While…
March 9, 2023
Are you sick and tired of gentrified fishing boats with so many frou-frou features that they’re better suited for cocktail hour than casting? The gold-stitched seating, wine-chillers, and light-up…
March 1, 2023
Let’s face it, boaters: 22 foot center console boats with white hullsides, a leaning post, and a transom livewell are a dime a dozen. Except that in this scenario, the dime actually costs as much as…
February 21, 2023
The number-one trait many anglers look for in a fishing boat is versatility, because we want to fish for yellowfin tuna at the offshore grounds one day, go striper fishing in the bay the next, and…
February 3, 2023
Harkening back to last month’s Notes from the Cockpit column about how much fun small, inexpensive boats can be, we figured it would be a great time to make some picks among the easy-to-afford…
January 30, 2023
There are predators, and then there are apex predators. In whatever environment they may prowl, the hunters at the very top of the food chain are big, fast, agile, and armed with sharp claws or teeth…
January 24, 2023
A year ago this month Formula made the rather shocking announcement that they were entering the center console market, showing a pair of scale models along with artist’s renderings at the 2022 Miami…
January 12, 2023
What’s the worst thing about getting a boat that’s sized for fishing the shallows for speckled trout one day and cruising into the open Atlantic to try trolling for yellowfin tuna the next? Taking a…
January 8, 2023
Ahoy there anglers, some of you may have heard by now that I recently upgraded my fishing boat from a 22’ Glacier Bay to a Caymas 26 HB. One of the reasons I did so was because the Caymas is twice as…
January 2, 2023
You wish there was a hot new center console fishing machine that pulled no punches, broke all barriers, and was so jam-packed with tech it would make a NASA engineer drool with envy? That boat…
December 25, 2022
What size center console fishing boat is ideal for you and your needs? That depends on who you are and what waters you fish in, but for a huge swath of anglers out there, a 26-footer will sit right…
December 13, 2022
If you appear on the world’s billionaires list and think it would be cool to own the biggest sportfishing boat in the world, you’ll find Project 406 of interest even if it might be a little large for…
December 11, 2022
Bay boats have been becoming more and more popular for Chesapeake Bay fishing in recent times, and it’s no wonder why: they’re ideal for light-tackle casting and jigging, the relatively low gunwales…
December 5, 2022
Crevalle has always been known for building hybrid bay boats ideal for activities like light tackle jigging for rockfish or casting in the shallows for speckled trout, and naturally, that’s consisted…
November 4, 2022
When Bayliner reintroduced their Trophy lineup we first focused on the T20CC, then jumped to the larger end of the model line by covering the T24CC. Each of these boats has its own advantages and you…