Author: Rick Maxa

While pounding our way back up the line on an offshore tuna run my boat partner Neil Barbour and my conversation often included how nice it would be to do this in a bigger boat. We had fished countless days, covered countless miles, and taken countless “buckets to the face” while fishing Neils previous 19-foot center console. There had been lots of talk. What would we pick, how big, how much bait, new or used, fishabilty, comfort, range, budget; there is so much goes into a boat purchase. Our Key Elements Need for a dry & stable platform. Large enough to fish…