May 28, 2018
I've done a lot of fishboat reviews through the years, and the first Sailfish center console I ever tested was a 26-footer way back when, maybe 20 years ago. I arrived at the boat ramp extremely…
May 23, 2018
The wind was piping down the South River when I showed up at Waterfront Marine, in Edgewater, MD, to get in a sea trial on the Robalo Cayman 246. With a southern bay-boat style design and a mere 16-…
May 7, 2018
Here's how you'll know if a HCB (Hydrasports Custom Boats) 53 Suenos rigged with quadruple Seven Marine outboards is the right center console for your needs: You say you want a center console…
April 30, 2018
I’m in the Virginia Beach convention center manning the FishTalk booth during the boat show, and no matter how hard I try to avoid doing it my head keeps swiveling to the right. There’s a sweet…
April 16, 2018
Take a look at the new Sea Ox 24, and you may be struck by the same thought that hit us upon first glance: if you're sick and tired of all those zillion-dollar, uber-gentrified, flowery-looking “…
March 28, 2018
We’re not prepared to say that the Tideline 365 Offshore overshadowed all the million-dollar quad-engine luxury center consoles, opulent yachts, and high-powered go-fasts that were in attendance at…
March 2, 2018
Check out our Fishboat Reviews and you'll notice that the all new Blackfin 272cc shares one thing in common with many of the modern angling machines we've been aboard: they have something of a split…
February 25, 2018
Whether you want to fish for bigeye tuna or probe the edges of Baltimore Canyon for billfish and yellowfin, a boat like the Grady-White Canyon 456 is sure to turn your head. This is the biggest Grady…
February 23, 2018
I’m walking down the isle at the Baltimore boat show day-dreaming about casting for winter pickerel or maybe soaking bait for some tidal blue catfish, for when I see it: like a blast from the past,…
January 9, 2018
You can stomp on the gas pedal in your truck and hit 85 miles an hour on the highway, so why can’t you do the same in your fishboat? Well, there’s this little thing called “friction” which your boat’…
January 4, 2018
With many things in life size matters, but the Sportsman Masters 207 proves that bigger isn’t always better. If you want to argue the point, I’ll put up my 40 pound wahoo up against your 50 pound…
December 5, 2017
Through the years I’ve tested the bulk of Cobia’s line-up and months ago we ran a boat review of the Cobia 217CC, but it’s their smallest offering, the 201CC, that’s impressed me the most. Why?…
November 18, 2017
When it came to picking 10 top center console fishing boats under $20,000, even though we haven't had each and every one of these models in our Fishboat Reviews section we felt we could nail it down…
November 11, 2017
The Nautic Star 265 XTS is an all-new boat for the 2018 model year, and while this brand may not be incredibly familiar to us Mid-Atlantic dwellers, it’s made quite a name for itself down south. A…
August 7, 2017
Sportsman fishing boats have only been around for about five years, yet center consoles like the new Sportsman Heritage 251 have already made a mark on the industry. That's what happens when a pair…
June 26, 2017
Whether you plan to enjoy some Chesapeake Bay Fishing or you're just going for a sea trial on a new boat like the NorthCoast 24CC, a north-east wind of 20 knots is not what you're hoping for as you…
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…
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…