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Center Console Angler is an online magazine for anyone who fishes from a center console, or dreams about it. It’s run by veteran outdoor journalist John Brownlee, who has owned at least one center console every year since 1980 (sometimes two, and once in a while three). Here you’ll find the newest boats on the market, the rigs real owners run every weekend, old classics being brought back to life, and the boats working guides trust to put clients on fish. We also cover the places worth running to and the gear that earns a spot on board. Welcome aboard.
Boats
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NEW BOATS
NEW BOATS
Chittum 24 Bay
Chittum Skiffs Introduces Their First Bay Boat
July 30, 2026
IN REHAB
IN REHAB
1978 Mako 25, Knot Worried
Capt. Jim Sarno of Stuart, Florida, wears many hats. He captains 100-foot-plus yachts for several of his wealthy clients…
March 14, 2026
MY CENTER CONSOLE
MY CENTER CONSOLE
The Offerman's Mag Bay 43CC
The Mag Bay 43CC Rockstar Day is a Ticket to Adventure for the Offerman Family of Cape Coral, Florida.
August 2, 2026
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Guide’s Rides
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GUIDE’S RIDES
GUIDE’S RIDES
Tom Pitasi's Cape Codder 24
Cape Codder boats of Lynn, Massachusetts, builds totally custom center consoles, among many other things. Commercial fishing…
June 26, 2026
GUIDE’S RIDES
GUIDE’S RIDES
Hang 'Em High's Freeman Catamaran Gulf Fleet
Capts. Clay and Blake Shidler operate Hang ‘Em High Sport Fishing out of Crystal River, Florida. They run a large fleet…
April 1, 2026
GUIDE’S RIDES
GUIDE’S RIDES
Capt. Brian Cone's 34 Freeman
Brian Cone drives a 34 Freeman catamaran in the Florida Keys, where he grew up and has been exploring the ocean since he was young…
March 17, 2026
Best Places
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BEST PLACES
BEST PLACES
Grand Cay, Abaco, Bahamas
Traveling fishermen often pass by the northern Bahamas these days, since the famous Walkers Cay Resort closed in 2004…
March 17, 2026
BEST PLACES
BEST PLACES
South Andros, Bahamas
I got a call this past winter from a longtime client, Chris Fredrick from Kennebunkport, Maine. He wanted to get out…
March 10, 2026
BEST PLACES
BEST PLACES
Catch Huge Wahoo off Northeast Florida
Huge wahoo are now being caught regularly out of St. Augustine, Florida.
July 12, 2026
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