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re: Bayboat 22 vs 23-25
Posted on 4/20/18 at 5:18 am to snapper26
Posted on 4/20/18 at 5:18 am to snapper26
Marketing, marketing, marketing. If you are fishing inshore or in bays, a 22ft boat is plenty especially if you pick days with good weather. Everyone will tell you that you need a 24 footer and next year you will need a 26 footer, etc.
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 6:16 am to down time
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Imo if you plan to fish 3 and 4 people every trip go with a 24 to 26
I fish 5 people comfortably out of a 21 and fished 4 in my 17 foot last weekend. you don't need a 24 just to fish 3 people.
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 9:09 am to maisweh
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I fish 5 people comfortably out of a 21
Your definition of comfortable is way different than mine.
21ft boat- 3 is comfy, I'll do 4 with 4 experienced anglers.
Posted on 4/20/18 at 9:41 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I agree with this catamaran comment. The best all purpose boat you can get is a midrange cat 20'-24' with center consol. They ride well enough to handle calm days offshore and sit shallow enough to fish reds inland. Typically wider than monohull and more stable. Normally even have more sitting that monohull for family boating trips. I have a Twin Vee (4th boat over the years) and its hands down the most universal boat I've found....not that there isn't things I'd change.
Posted on 4/20/18 at 8:38 pm to mthorn2
Here you go. This is my exact boat and I've fished it 45 miles offshore on the right days. It is imo perfect for what we do. It is a lot of boat for a 23' hull. It is quite comfortable in the gulf if you pick your days, we fish it in the 20-25 mile range all year long.
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Posted on 4/20/18 at 8:53 pm to Sea Hoss
I like the lines of that boat a whole lot. You're braver than me going 45 out in that though
Posted on 4/20/18 at 8:55 pm to Sea Hoss
You went 45 mi offshore with a single engine?
Posted on 4/20/18 at 9:36 pm to UpToPar
Sea hoss - the bay bolt is a solid boat. Elusiveporpi's brother has one. It's a "hybrid" style. It's super heavy and a little higher sides so it's a good do it all boat (same for the Triton lts 24). He runs out with us in the offshore boat for snapper.
Up to par - it's kinda sketchy but I've taken my bay boat offshore 25-35 miles more than once. Not as big of a deal as some make it. I wouldnt do it with a problematic motor (yes I know any motor can break at any time).
Up to par - it's kinda sketchy but I've taken my bay boat offshore 25-35 miles more than once. Not as big of a deal as some make it. I wouldnt do it with a problematic motor (yes I know any motor can break at any time).
Posted on 4/22/18 at 10:33 am to SeaPickle
Sea Pickle, you are exactly right. It is a very heavy hybrid style boat. As far as fishing 40 plus, that was only done on exceptional days in mid summer when weather is flat calm. I maintain my equipment to the highest standards and never leave the dock if I have any doubt as to the reliability of any equipment on the boat. I carry sea tow insurance , redundant vhf's and epirb's. Fishing a single engine boat that far offshore is taking a little more risk than with twins or trips, but there are so many things can go wrong with fuel or electrical systems that will shut down a boat no matter how many engines. When I had a bigger cc years ago I have seen several single engine outboard boat up to 75 miles offshore in the middle of the night. If you boat offshore enough ifs not a matter of if you will break down, it's when will you break down. As long as properly prepared for the situation, you should live through it. I've been fishing in the GOM in my own boat for 35 years and the two times I blew engines I was tied up at the dock or on the trailer.
Posted on 4/22/18 at 12:11 pm to SeaPickle
I think a lot of it has to do with how many people you usually fish on your boat, and how comfy you want them.
We usually fish 3-5 people, and occasionally a dog. Most of us are in our 50's, and we stay on the water quite a while every trip. Fishing to us is as much a social thing as anything, but we often do pretty well on the meat haul also.
Had a 22' that sufficed most of the time. A choppy bay would beat us up, and I was more concerned about the boat's age/integrity as I was the size of it in regards to offshore stuff. I'd never second guess someone being comfortable in their 22'.
I wanted newer, and was pretty sure that bigger would be more comfortable, so I went with a 25.6. Zero regrets so far. No noticeable differences as to how shallow we can go, and it rides substantially better on a choppy day. Not promising a bigger boat will change your sex life, but my advice is to buy as big as you can afford if you plan to fish 3 or more people consistently.
Two younger men fishing all the time? Save your money, get a 22', put your life jacket on and hold on!
We usually fish 3-5 people, and occasionally a dog. Most of us are in our 50's, and we stay on the water quite a while every trip. Fishing to us is as much a social thing as anything, but we often do pretty well on the meat haul also.
Had a 22' that sufficed most of the time. A choppy bay would beat us up, and I was more concerned about the boat's age/integrity as I was the size of it in regards to offshore stuff. I'd never second guess someone being comfortable in their 22'.
I wanted newer, and was pretty sure that bigger would be more comfortable, so I went with a 25.6. Zero regrets so far. No noticeable differences as to how shallow we can go, and it rides substantially better on a choppy day. Not promising a bigger boat will change your sex life, but my advice is to buy as big as you can afford if you plan to fish 3 or more people consistently.
Two younger men fishing all the time? Save your money, get a 22', put your life jacket on and hold on!
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