Expensive, but look at the bigger Crestliner Hawks (Fish Hawk, Super Hawk).
A little backstory. I live in NC and I love to both fresh and saltwater fish. I currently own a Lowe Roughneck 2070 that I use to crappie fish with, recreational and duck hunt with. Spending more time at the coast, I would like to find a more capable boat that can do a little bit of everything. So what I am asking is, does anyone here longline and tightline, but also fish inshore and very light offshore with? I would certainly look for the calmest of days to leave the inlet, but I would prefer to own one bit for all these items. I have looked at 20-23’ bay boats, such as a Sea Hunt BX22, Key West BR21 and pretty much every boat I can find that could possibly fit this bill. I know that no boat will be perfect, but wondering which could handle these tasks. Thoughts?
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Expensive, but look at the bigger Crestliner Hawks (Fish Hawk, Super Hawk).
Check out the Excel Bay Pro 220 and 230. Also the Storm Cat series. .160 gauge hulls. Built like tanks. The Bay Pros are great in reasonably rough water and have tons of storage. Storm Cat is same hull as Bay 230 but different interior.
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In aluminum I would consider the excel bay for high quality or xpress and alumacraft bay models for value brand.
In glass would look at rangers and nautic stars! What is the budget!? mercury just came out with their 600 hp model so.....
A brand new xpress 22 would be in your budget with some room for electronic upgrades. Plus it comes with a Yamaha!
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I see lots of folks on Excel forums who go more miles off shore in a Bay Pro 203 than I would feel comfortable. Obviously they made it back. You just have to pick your days. I had both my Bay Pro 203s and my Bay Pro 230 in 5 foot rollers on Ky Lake. I would never choose to go out in those conditions but I had to get back in those conditions and the boats were up to the task.
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What you just described is a fiberglass bay boat. I have a Sea Hunt BX22BR that is 1 year old this week. It's about as perfect as you're going to get for what you described. I longline and tightline out of it with success and it does both well. I fish inshore a few times a year. I've caught over 20 species of fish out of it in the time I've had it, from Fontana to the Yadkin chain to Ocean Isle. We've camped out of it twice. It rides smooth and dry, and does everything you could ask. I've skied behind it too, and it pulls as good as most boats.
The only downside I have found is price.