Center Console Vs Deck Boat

No matter how posh however ccs are still primarily fishing platforms.

Center console vs deck boat.

There are nearly limitless choices out there for center consoles of all sizes and hull designs from deep v s to powercats which can be had with little more than a hull deck and console. On the bay boat side one very visible difference will be a casting deck requiring an upward step to reach the water. We not only invented the wide beam deck boat we ve been refining it for more than four decades. Few boats can offer more versatility control and purposeful space of a center console except when it s a hurricane.

In addition the wide open deck space makes the center console better suited to fishing. Center consoles have been the choice of serious offshore fishing enthusiasts due to the ability to fight pelagic predators from basically everywhere on the boat. So some builders took a fresh approach combining twin consoles and an open bow with the proven deep v running surfaces from ccs. Here are 20 of the best center console boats that measure under 26 feet currently on the market.

Center console fishing boats at the lower end of this size class usually feature a single outboard while boats pushing 26 feet usually offer an option for twins. The v shaped hull of the center console makes it much more capable of handling rough waters than a deck boat. The center console is in my opinion a much more versatile boat but a bass boat when setup properly and driven properly in rough water should be as comfortable. When it came to picking 10 top center console fishing boats under 20 000 even though we ve only had fishboat reviews in fishtalk since last april we felt we could nail it down without a problem.

Most center console boats feature a head within the console and some larger models may even have a cabin like boston whaler s 370 and 420 outrage models. Our angler in chief lenny rudow has been doing center console fishing boat reviews for multiple publications for over 25 years. Pursue your passion from the center of it all. Most bass boats have the console near center of the boat also but most center consoles are much deeper and heavier than the standard bass boat.