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2010 BEST FISHING BOATS

by Zenon Bilas

Angling just got easier

If you know someone who loves the outdoors, chances are you also know someone who loves to fish. Luckily for anglers, no other type of boat offers more diverse choices than fishing boats.

No matter whether you’re fishing for walleye and northern pike on rocky-bottom lakes of Minnesota, cruising salty shallow coastal waters for snook, chasing bass on the Lake of the Ozarks or pursuing muskies on the lake of Wisconsin, there’s a specific fishing boat that works best for your needs.

Boat builders design fishing boats to do specific missions well. Bay boats, flats boats and bass boats feature spacious open forward and aft decks designed perfectly for casting and for reeling in fish. Anglers even have a choice of materials – fiberglass for performance and looks and aluminum for affordability and durability.

But beyond the materials and overall designs of fishing boats, there’s a long list of features to enhance your fishing mission.

2010 TRACKER Grizzly 2072 CC

FOR CABINS

Strong aluminum construction and shallow draft makes the Grizzly perfect for fishing fanatics who venture into the shallow – freshwater rivers, grassy lakes and tidal saltwater fishing spots like bats and backwaters.

BEST FEATURE

With its extra width and center console placement of the help, it features a good amount of space on the aft deck and on the forward casting deck. Its ample width also makes it stable when fishing and poling. (For the uninitiated, poling is propelling your boat with a length of pole in an effort to reach very shallow waters or approach fish without disturbing them.)

ACCESSORIES & AMENITIES

The Grizzly 2072 comes with plenty of spacious below-floor storage and an aerated livewell, vertical rod holders and trailer. A trolling motor is optional.

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