What are some disadvantages to the Deep Vee hull in So LA (Inshore / Bass)?

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What are some disadvantages

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You look like a Yankee

Well, duh!



I figured the high sides would be a beast to control in the wind.

The "deep" part.

We went rout fishing in my neighbors Regulator recently. It was great for lake/rig fishing in Borgne or Pontchartrain; no worries if the wind kicks up.

I missed the shallow draft and trolling motor of my Express because I like trolling shorelines and ponds for reds. You are not going shallow in that boat.

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Are there any other disadvantages outside of not being able to get into super skinny water?

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nothing "super" skinny about it, you get a deep vee hull and forget marsh fishing with a trolling motor, you have to stay in 3ft water or more.

also deep vee hulls use most of the bow space for the vee so you are getting less "usable" space in those boats

you can fish the canals, any open water, lakes, the deeper bays but that's it so your options are limited as far as that goes but every area just about anywhere will have areas you can access for fishing.

just don't expect to ever be able to put the trolling motor down and cruise the marsh fishing redfish. in that boat you will be limited to deeper water.

the ONLY advantage and reason to get a deep vee hull is for rough waters like going off shore with it.

bottom line is go with bay boats that are a shallow vee hull design and are a good choice for an overall do everything boat that still handles rough water well, you should look into those.

here are a couple of examples of the design choices you have LINK /

I saw one out there too, unfortunately. I was fishing Millers Point on C Row and some of the Oil City natives came trolling by real slow. I thought they were going to ask me for a tow so I was trying to ignore them. They stated hollering and when I turned around, a big ole gal about 300 lbs. was standing on the bow naked as a jay bird. I haven't been able to shake it.

Had a 20ft hydra sport cc deep v that my family ran for years before we got a 22 ft bay boat 3 years ago. In the deep V we still fished the marsh you just have to be careful. We were more reef fisherman because of the limitations. Hop islands and rigs. Caught plenty of trout over the years. Now that we are in a bay boat that can float in 14 inches of water it has changed the game for redfish and the marsh. We catch way more redfish and go much more in the interior. It really depends on what you value as far as fishing. I don't think I could ever go back to a deep v again as I've really caught the redfish bug.

I've determined that I need about 5 boats to do everything I want to do