re: Rank these bass boats

Can I get a ranking of bay boats?

I want some of what your smoking if you think a Billfish bay boat is better than a Yellowfin...

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What's better about them? Never been in one.

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They are light in weight (which may not be a good thing for people who fish Toledo Bend or Rayburn a lot).

They handle well, have good fuel economy, are laid out really well for fishing (storage & live wells) and get on plane quickly (helps if you're in shallow water).

Down here most of my fishing is in the Spillway, Verret or the marsh. Don't need need a heavy boat in these areas (although there are quite a few Rangers and Skeeters down here).

For the dudes that are interested in speed (I'm not one of them), they run pretty fast. When I was breaking in the engine on my current rig (21' Bullet w/ Mercury 250 Pro XS) I thought the engine was dropping a cylinder at higher RPMS. Mechanic & I took it out with his laptop connected to the engine and we clocked it (GPS) at 83 with 2 people and full fishing load. (Other than that one exercise, on a typical fishing trip my top speed is more like 45 - even slower if I have younguns in the boat). I get 6-7 mpg on fishing trips (Mercury 250 Pro XS).

All things equal A Bullet won't be quite as fast as an Allison, but they're pretty close (but I find they handle better than the Allisons).

I think everybody pretty much understands that choosing a boat is very subjective, and is dependent on a person's planned use (and budget). A Bullet is usually going to cost more than a Skeeter or Ranger of comparable size, so there are a lot of really good boats that cost a lot less.

Carolina Skiff
Mako




Yellowfin

I’ve never fished out of a Legend, Phoenix or BassCat

But I gave a pretty low bar for a boat, floating is my priority.

I can’t imsgine any of them are bad.

Inshore boats should all be fine