World-Renowned Fishing in World-Class Boats
On this site, we bring you the latest in new center consoles hitting the market, classic center consoles from years past, plus we’ll profile guides who fish from these versatile boats, the people who build them, as well as owners who have either customized their personal boats, or breathed new life into a classic center console through the rehab/refit process. We will show you awesome places you can take your center console (or rather, where it can take you!), and examine great fishing opportunities and the many species of fish you can pursue in these amazing boats. If you can do it on a center-console boat, it’s something we plan to cover!
A Brief History of the Center Console.
How an electric screwdriver changed the course of boating history.
My Center Console
In this section, we profile the owners of various center-console boats and the awesome vessels on which they enjoy time spent with family and friends!
New Boats: Contender 29 Bay
New Boats: Tashmoo 18 Skiff
My Center Console: Scott and Ash Rinehart’s SeaHunter 33T
New Boats: Sparks 46
My Center Console: Front Runner 36 CC, Knot on Call
In Rehab
The only thing as great as getting a new center console might be finding an old one well past its prime, and restoring it to its former glory. Here are some stories of people who have undertaken the difficult yet rewarding task of rehabbing and restoring an older boat.
In Rehab: The Shop Marine Services
In Rehab: 1978 Mako 25, Knot Worried
In Rehab: 1996 Action Craft 1880 SE Stu Apte Edition
Gear & News
The latest developments from the vast world of center-console boats and the fascinating people who build and own them.
New Gear: Garmin Signal VHF Radios
We have a winner!
Gear: Raymarine Now Offers CMOR Charts
News: Sharrow Partners with Ford
Gear: PHIBER Engine Flush Systems
Best Places
One of the best aspects of center-console ownership centers on the incredible places they can take us! Adventure is always right around the corner, maybe in your own backyard, or in a distant and exotic land you travel to by boat. Either way, the center console makes great times with great people possible.
Best Places: Grand Cay, Abaco, Bahamas
Best Places: South Andros, Bahamas,
Guide's Rides
Many of the world's best fishing guides rely on center-console boats to help put their clients on fish. Here are some profiles of those guides, and the boats they use day-in and day-out.
Guide’s Rides: Capt. Brian Cone’s 34 Freeman
Guide’s Rides: The Trosset Family of Key West
Guide’s Rides: Dox-Sea Charters LTB 25.
Guide’s Rides: Capt. George LaBonte’s 28 Whitewater
Guide’s Rides: Capt. Greg Poland’s Contender 26 Bay Boat
Show Us Your Boat!
If you’re a boat builder, tell us about your latest new boat. If you’re a guide who works in a center console, tell us about your ride, and if you simply own a cool center console, we want to hear about that too. We look forward to hearing from you, and we’re glad you’re here. Thanks!