As far as the favorite boats? That's a tough one and I was just thinking about it the other day actually.

I mean, I love a nice fishing boat:

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But something along these lines is more my speed. 60-65' Viking, Hatteras, Bertram... I had a 50'er through a company I owned and it was a great getaway. I'm a big fan of saltwater.

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Was at the Ft. Lauderdale boat show this last fall and the center console scene seems to get bigger every year. The 4 and 5 outboard setups are insane. Oddly enough, many of those "fishing boats" weren't equipped with a single rod holder. I believe they were targeting the 2 legged speed tuna instead. Nor-Tech, MTI, and a few others come to mind there. Beautiful boats, but Concept has upped the fishing bar, and even Cigarette with their 39' Top Fish, and now the 42' Huntress. Would feel bad gaffing a fish and bleeding all over one of those though.

I've had a couple of Schiada's, a 30' race cat, lots of times in big v-hulls, center consoles, and everything in between. In a perfect world I think I'd opt for a Skater and a center console in the under 40' range, and a big battle wagon sport fish in the 60' range.