March 23, 2022
The Bay Bridge Boat Show is our region’s premier spring show for checking out hot new fishing machines. Acres and acres of gleaming new fiberglass will be on display and this is your one best…
March 3, 2022
Those of us who went to the new Chesapeake Bay Boat Show in Timonium, MD, this winter enjoyed a number of pleasant surprises: tons of new boats to check out, lots of happy boaters looking for a new…
February 25, 2022
When it comes to boats size matters, but sometimes you encounter one like the Release 21 RX center console and it throws the usual rules right out the window. Step aboard this boat without first…
February 7, 2022
The rockfish were off the Severn, my buddy had a Wellcraft 222 Fisherman ready and at his disposal a mere mile or two from the hotspots, and although the breeze was blowing it was a west wind, so the…
January 30, 2022
Recently I had the chance to spend some time on a Tideline 235 with twin Suzuki DF200s on a wind-chopped Albemarle Sound, and although we’ve reviewed the 235 in FishTalk before (see the original…
January 24, 2022
I was stricken with boat-jealousy when my slip neighbor Dr. Mike upgraded to a new Sportsman Open 242 with a Yamaha F300 outboard last spring. But I buried the feeling with the knowledge that sooner…
January 20, 2022
My friend Spencer had a new Everglades 243CC, there was talk of slot-size red drum off Point Lookout, and I needed a good excuse to step away from the desk. Fishboat test, anyone?
Hmmm, let's see:…
December 31, 2021
It’s easy to be a fan of Robalo boats, especially because they deliver a great bang for the buck, and this has always been particularly true of their Cayman line. When we spent a day aboard the…
December 25, 2021
This fall Bayliner announced a new addition to their Element line, the E17. Wait a sec — the Element line consists of Bayliner’s deckboats, and their Trophy line is their fishboats. So, why would we…
December 9, 2021
In a world full of frou-frou gentrified express cruiser “fishing boats,” the Stamas 370 Aegean is a breath of fresh fish-scented air. Stamas has long been known for building no-nonsense boats that…
December 3, 2021
Few brands hold such an iconic history as Aquasport, and finally the brand is back, with five center console models from 21 to 30 feet and a trio of bay boats from 22 to 24 feet in the mix. The next-…
November 25, 2021
Honda Marine pioneered early four-stroke outboard technology and made some serious waves in the outboard world when it introduced it’s 115- and 130-hp outboards way back in the late 1990s, beating…
October 29, 2021
Pop quiz: what type of fishboat is geared to multipurpose pleasures ranging from fishing to watersports to entertainment? For many folks the natural choice will be a dual console, though we have to…
October 23, 2021
When Sportsman Boats unveiled their Masters 267OE bay boat we enjoyed a multi-day test and fishing experience aboard, and found it to be an utterly magnificent light tackle fishing machine (you can…
September 14, 2021
Yamaha Outboards has announced their entry into the electric outboard boat market with the Harmo system. More than a bolt-on electric motor, the Harmo incorporates a tilting aluminum drive unit which…
September 11, 2021
You say you’re a beginner angler new to Chesapeake Bay fishing, and you’re desperate to find a fiberglass center console starter boat that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg? Never fear, dear developing…
September 7, 2021
If you wish you could find a bay boat boat-motor-trailer package that was easy to afford and easy to tow, launch, and retrieve, but was also built tougher than the norm, it's time to meet the G3…
September 1, 2021
Some anglers look at a boat as nothing more than transportation to the hotspot, but anglers who are also boat-lovers see things a bit differently and if you happen to be a boat-loving fisherman who…