Flats boat?
 

How does the glass flats boats handle chop to rough water? I fish Toledo bend and river mostly but may do some salt water like Lake Charles but the roughest I get in is Toledo bend and am tryin to decide on my next boat and like how the flats style look and am comparing to a bass boat. I would like 19-21 ft and like somthin like the Sterling or along that design.

Get you a egret,best rough water skiff out there.

nice chines on that boat

yea thats pretty sweet, hows storage on boats like that for tackle and rods

man thats got alot of storage, i realy gona have to look into these. does anyone on here run this style boat, i know i hear alot of talk about the hiney boats but not sure if thats the same style

Haynie is not a flats boat,egret is. They are not cheap,but they are top notch like the yellowfin.

that is one sweet boat....bow to transom and the etec HO also....what's the sticker for the one in the video?

how about Action Craft

just found a 2010 in florida rigged pretty well for $45000

I have a action craft 1720se flyfisher. I love it, it gets skinny, handles a chop well. Ive been in some nasty stuff with this boat. It flat out performs! No pun intended. :)

do these boats sit higher than bass boats.....i had my brothers this weekend at toledo and water came over the front 2 times on plane...,..i swore if i made it back to land i would not leave my bay boat at home again when its windy

how are the ranger flats

i am runnin a 15x48 alweld and got ccaught in some bad weather a few weeks back up there and endes up with water in my boat and us soaked fightin good 6ft+ waves and thats scary but i just am havein trouble decideing what to buy next. i dont salt water fish much but i want an all around boat and this style seems like a good fit expecialy if its self bailing for that real bad stuff.

found a good lookin 1999 action craft with a 2010 proxs 175 for $15000 on lasportsman, is that fair or how does the pricing go on them

This happens to be a friends boat. Its in great shape and has 3 years left on the motor warranty. Give him a call you wont be dissapointed.

florida style flats skiffs come in many sizes & functions (technical poling, hybrid, live bait/big water boats) Generally, they have less hull slap than bay boats b/c of the reverse chines, but take more spray in a crosswind. I fish the gulf on smooth days in a flat.

look at mbcboats.com forum, hewes redfishers, maverick master anglers.

rangers are good solid boats but the models that ride good are a bit heavy, squat a little bad coming out of the hole even though the tank is in front......

I wanted a lake and bay 20-21 for a long time, good light hull with a good vee, but the drawback is it needs a lot of water to plane

I want one

i like this boat for what it is, he's 5K high on price easy tho

http://www.mbcboats.com/fusionbb/sho...php?tid/44238/

wish i had the money but i am about to put up a fence and then build a shop, the boat comes next when i have it a room to sleep in