June 24, 2017
If you’ve ever spent any time aboard a Southport, you know these are brawny boats built to attack anything with fins and scales ranging from white perch in Chesapeake Bay to white marlin at Baltimore…
June 19, 2017
Editor's Update: As of 2020, Evinrude ceased production of outboard motors.
The Evinrude E-TEC G2 outboards, now available in the 150 to 300 hp range, often stir mixed emotions among anglers. They…
May 24, 2017
by Lenny Rudow
Aluminum boats don’t get nearly the respect they deserve, especially models like the Tracker 1754. It’s big enough to run out into the open bay on decent weather days, but it’s light…
May 24, 2017
by Lenny Rudow
Why are there a million and one Chesapeake Bay fishing fanatics plying the waters on 22 to 24 foot center consoles? Because this size range is a sweet-spot; the boat’s big enough to…
May 24, 2017
by Lenny Rudow
Stand in front of a new World Cat 280 CC-X, and you’ll get an eerily sense of what a skippie must feel like when a big mako circles nearby. The bow of this boat looks rather shark-…
May 24, 2017
by Lenny Rudow
You can’t fault Scout Boats for being too traditional, and their new 215 XSF is evidence that no matter how long this company keeps building boats, they continue to come up with cool…
May 24, 2017
by Lenny Rudow
The term “hybrid” is vastly over-used in the world of boats, but in the case of the new Everglades 253cc center console, the term fits. This hard-core fishboat is intended to cross…
May 5, 2017
Yes, we know that neither Yamaha Offshore outboards nor Mercury Verado models are fishing boats. So, why have we dropped this article into the Fishboat Reviews section? Because a huge percentage of…
April 25, 2017
The Bayliner F16 is a boat brimming with surprises. The first is the best: you can get a complete rig - boat, motor, and trailer - for under $20,000. And that's a real-world price, after you pay the…
March 11, 2017
The Pursuit C 280 is one of those fishing boats that your eyes can't help but linger on. Glance at this center console as it floats next to the dock, and the unbroken sheerline, flared bow, and…
March 7, 2017
You’ve filled the cooler on your 2360 Bay Ranger with stripers, but there’s a redfish bite 10 miles to the south and the run will be a serious pain in the butt, thanks to a 20-knot breeze. In bays…
February 26, 2017
The concept of a deep-V hull seems so simple on the surface, you’d think anyone could build a fishing boat that rides as well as the Regulator 23. But you’d be wrong. In fact, between weight…
February 26, 2017
True story: Heavy winds were supposed to die down around midnight, but when we reached the Ocean City inlet at dawn the Atlantic was still so churned up we decide to cancel our trip and turn around—…
February 25, 2017
The Cobia 217CC has enough beef to run through the inlet when conditions allow, yet rigged with our test boat’s 150 HP Yamaha F-150 (max HP is a 200), posts astonishing fuel efficiency numbers. The …