How to choose a recreational fishing yacht?

This article is not about those luxury yachts with millions of dollars in motion, but an ordinary power boat that is suitable for a family or three or five friends to play in the water. The types and prices of various boats vary greatly. For fishing boats, a boat that can accommodate 5 or 6 people (16 to 21 feet in size).

Recreational lifesaving uses

With a boat, you can go fishing in lakes and rivers, fish in bays, or even go out to sea to catch crabs, which is definitely much more than standing on the shore. Add a thick rope and a large lifebuoy/surfboard and you can head to the lake for exciting and relatively safe freshwater surfing in summer. In recent years, natural disasters have occurred frequently in various places. If you are in an area where floods may occur, and you have a boat at home, don’t you feel more at ease?

How to choose the right boat for you?

Simply put, different designs will make the boat more suitable for driving in certain types of waters. For example, flat bottom boats are more suitable for driving on relatively calm lakes or rivers. There is less resistance when driving, so they can drive faster, and can also pass in some shallow water; while V-bottom boats ( V-hull) will be safer in windy waters and won't roll over easily, but if the water is too shallow it won't work.

So this boat is mainly driven in calm lakes? Go rafting in some shallow creeks? To a big river or a bay? Do you want to go to sea? These are the primary considerations.

Drift Boat is a type of lightweight boat invented by Oregonians that is especially suitable for rowing in the river. It mainly relies on human power to row, but it can also be turned into a motor boat by adding a small motor. Its bottom is flat and the two ends are raised. It is said that it can drive as long as there is an inch of water. It is a very popular fishing boat in Oregon. Stop and get off the boat to fish... There is no problem in the bay except that it is easy to be swayed by the wind and waves.

Sled Boat is also a type of flat-bottomed boat, most of which are motor boats, the bow is wide and flat, and there are many places to move around on the boat. Many fishing and hunting enthusiasts love to use this kind of boat.

Bass Boat, as the name suggests, is a fishing boat specially designed for those who love to fish for bass. It is usually equipped with a high-powered motor and can drive very quickly in the lake, but generally no matter how big the boat is, it is designed to be suitable for up to two people. ...not very suitable for family size.

The image of All Purpose Fishing Boat is basically as shown above. The bottom of the boat is shallow V-shaped. It can be used in rivers and lakes or in the sea. The scope of application is relatively large. There are windshield + canopy and so on.

Jet Boat is equipped with a built-in jet high-horsepower motor. The motor without a propeller is not worried that it may hurt people, and the power is large and fast. Most families mainly use it to play in the water. This type of boat is usually cool in appearance, but usually because of Equipped with a fiberglass hull and a high-horsepower motor, the price will be more expensive.

Pontoon Boat refers to a type of boat carried by two or more "pontoons" underneath. This design can be said to be the most stable and safest. Most of the boats are leisurely designed, and there are even sofa seats next to them. On a small dining table or something, but if you want to catch up with the speed of other ships, you need to match the motor with several times the horsepower.