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Center console vs deck boat.
So some builders took a fresh approach combining twin consoles and an open bow with the proven deep v running surfaces from ccs.
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.
No matter how posh however ccs are still primarily fishing platforms.
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.
The v shaped hull of the center console makes it much more capable of handling rough waters than a deck boat.
In addition a center console may have a larger outboard or even multiple motors with an open bow.
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.
On the bay boat side one very visible difference will be a casting deck requiring an upward step to reach the water.
Simple center consoles are among the least expensive fiberglass boats on the market.
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.
In addition the wide open deck space makes the center console better suited to fishing.
Here are 20 of the best center console boats that measure under 26 feet currently on the market.
Few boats can offer more versatility control and purposeful space of a center console except when it s a hurricane.
We not only invented the wide beam deck boat we ve been refining it for more than four decades.
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.
Our angler in chief lenny rudow has been doing center console fishing boat reviews for multiple publications for over 25 years.