re: Bluewave 28' bay boat.

What does it draft? These big bay boats are getting out of hand. Just status symbols at this point.

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I just really don't get those giant Bay Boats. Even at 24' it's hard to go hit the marsh trolling for reds. It's just not that practical

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This.^^^
I thought the whole purpose of a bay boat was to hit the interior. My buddy had a Blue Wave around 21' or so. Hit the trout in the bays then hit the reds in the ponds. If you're getting something too big for the marsh, why not get a real deep V hull that will stretch your range fishing the outside? A bay boat over 24' seems like an oxymoron.

Some of those big bay boats handle the interior just fine.

Let us know which ones you've been on that can't, so we can rule those out.

With coastal erosion, I'd go out on a limb and venture to say, some of those "bays" can make one enjoy a larger vessel.

That said... weather is looking fantastic for this weekend!

Just an example:

The Triton 260 drafts 13".

The Triton 220 drafts....13".

Longer doesn't necessarily mean more draft.

are those from the manufacturer's web site? Thats not real world draft numbers if so.

This past weekend i was red fishing in 1.5'-1' according to my gps. At 1' I was dragging bottom. I know that reads depth from the ducer so add 6" to that for true water depth. This was with 4 guys and full on fuel (50 gal full and had 40 left at the dock). MY manufacturer claims 12" draft too. My frontier is significantly lighter than those hulls too.

I do agree that for how big some of these bay boats are they can get pretty skinny

I would rather a 26' Calcutta catamaran than a 28' bayboat. The cat probably gets skinnier and rides much better in the slop

Yes, from the manufacturer. I know those numbers are off from real world draft.

But the guys saying "I won't go over 21' because it will draft too much" are misguided. The Blue Wave 2400 is listed at 12" of draft, and the 2000 is 11-12". If money is no object and you have the space, why wouldn't you get the 2400?

Its all relative, but a fun conversation.

Depends where you fish and what youre after.

And no one really knows that until they get out there a year or three.

And then, Im guessing it changes a week or two after that for most. Thats why they sell so many boats.

For this week, my larger bay boat works ok.