May 5, 2025
If you want an inexpensive little boat you have plenty to choose from (be sure to check out 10 Top Center Console Fishing Boats Under $20,000, to check out a few), but the Edgewater 170 CC is not…
May 5, 2025
If you’ve ever been on a Pair Customs boat (or read one of our review of the Pair Marine 24 DV) you’ll already know that one of the best things about these fishing machines is that they’re built uber…
April 22, 2025
There’s no doubt that the new NorthCoast flagship model, the 41 HT, has stolen the spotlight in recent times. And that makes sense when one considers that it’s the largest NorthCoast ever, it boasts…
April 15, 2025
Do you want a small, easy-to-handle watercraft that's ideal for Chesapeake Bay fishing? How about the ability to get into tight spots not accessible by larger vessels? Do you want to zip to the…
April 13, 2025
There are many, many 26’ center console boats out there, but there are not many that will rival the Scout 260 LXF—in a number of ways. The 260 LXF replaced Scout’s 255, which was previously the…
April 7, 2025
They say that life is an adventure, but life is better—and the adventures are better—when you have a center console fishing boat to enjoy them on. And if you’re looking for a boat that’s sized,…
March 7, 2025
They say that two of everything is double the pleasure, double the fun, and that certainly seems to be the case when it comes to the all-new Cobia 285 CC. This boat runs on not one but two outboards…
February 23, 2025
You want to be able to cast a rod one day and run a trot-line for crabs with ease the next. You like to cruise down the highway to distant hotspots and enjoy easy towing, launching, and loading. You…
February 7, 2025
If you’ve been reading the boat reviews in FishTalk for a few years you may have noticed a certain pattern when it comes to Sportsman boats: I’m a fan. IMHO the bang they deliver for your boat-buying…
February 5, 2025
As Bay fishermen we live for the adrenaline rush of topwater slams and bird blitzes, but the question is, will a center console boat or a pilothouse get us more epic fishing opportunities? I’ve been…
January 24, 2025
Whether you groove on tossing topwater lures at daybreak, flinging jigs at riprap and docks, or finessing a swimbait through the weedbeds, no platform can top a bay boat style fishing machine for…
January 20, 2025
It’s zero-dark-early in the morning as you cruise across the asphalt at 65 mph, trailering your fishing boat as you head for the boat ramp. Wait a sec, what’s that strange vibration in the steering…
January 9, 2025
If you haven’t already heard of the Sea-Doo Switch, it’s a jet-propelled tri-hull pontoon boat that drives like a PWC. That’s right, the design at the helm features Sea-Doo’s handlebar-style controls…
January 5, 2025
Art lovers can drone on all day about the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, or Cupid’s Kiss, but I see fine art when a jighead splashes down a quarter-inch from a piling. When a dog-walking Spook has that…
December 23, 2024
Many of us anglers have seen those Axopar boats zipping across the Bay, with their cushy cabins, ski-tow arches, and plumb-bow Euro-design. Okay, so they look unique and perform admirably, but where…
December 22, 2024
Huddled around the center console of the all-new Key West 263FS, we can see birds diving just past Parsons Island at one of our usual Eastern Bay hotspots. So we nail the throttles and unleash every…
December 22, 2024
What stopped me in my tracks, when I saw the Crevalle 24 Bay sitting in the convention center at the ICAST fishing tackle show? Mostly, the fact that I didn’t see it—while slurping down a dose of…
December 22, 2024
Whether you do your fishing from a small Robalo R180 center console or a big, beefy Grady-White Canyon 386, it’s likely that as winter draws near you’re thinking about winterizing your boat. The best…