re: Ultimate Grand Isle Boat

The new hybrid cats are a great choice but if you have ran mono hulls most of your life the cat handling is an acquired taste. Not in a bad way just different. The problem with mono hulls in the 25' - 30' range is fish box capacity on anything but the flagship fishing boats, Contender, Yellowfin, Bluewater etc. It's a hard to fit large cobia or yellowfin in the fish boxes of most production line boats because alot of manufacturers are prioritizing forward seating and family features over fishing. If I were to do a mono hull my short list would be Contender 25t or 28t, Bluewater 2550 or 2850, Yellowfin 29, Pair marine 24dv or 27. All of these have twin engines can be equipped with trolling motor set ups and still float shallow enough to trout fish in the bay and on the beaches but still have the fuel capacity and fish box space for the fish we encounter on the northern gulf coast.