Center Console Vs Deck Boat

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.

Center console vs deck boat.

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. 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. Our angler in chief lenny rudow has been doing center console fishing boat reviews for multiple publications for over 25 years. Here are 20 of the best center console boats that measure under 26 feet currently on the market.

The luxury center console was born and the boat console was surrounded by high end perks. We not only invented the wide beam deck boat we ve been refining it for more than four decades. On the bay boat side one very visible difference will be a casting deck requiring an upward step to reach the water. No matter how posh however ccs are still primarily fishing platforms.

In addition a center console may have a larger outboard or even multiple motors with an open bow. 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. In addition the wide open deck space makes the center console better suited to fishing. So some builders took a fresh approach combining twin consoles and an open bow with the proven deep v running surfaces from ccs.

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. 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. The v shaped hull of the center console makes it much more capable of handling rough waters than a deck boat. 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.