Deadrise relates to the type of hull.

Flats boat vs bass boat. Bass boats are IMO the most stable type of boat you can fish out of plus if you were to hit something or get on fast water and be pushed into something bass boats hold up to abuse which make them safer for family. Egret Boats the Rolls Royce of flats boats Todays Skiff Porn is by Egret Boats. The Egret 189 is built using carbon fiber.

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Fishing boats tend to be a heavier and going fast isnt the focus. It is generally accepted that a Mod-V Jon boat is superior to a flat bottom Jon boat because it can do all the same things but also has the capability of being used in choppy water. While the bass boat sits flat and short on the water the bay boat has higher sides and deeper v-hulls.

Deadrise is important because its a common measure of how soft a boat will ride. Bass Boats have a flat front hull designed to skim the water surface while the hull of the Deep V narrows toward the bow into a V-shapehence the name. The Egret 189 is the industry leader in flats boat design construction techniques and materials.

Egret is known among many hard core anglers as the Rolls Royce of Flats Boats. Should I put a disclaimer here. Most of the flats boats have that completly flat front like on your Hewes with no lip and plastic which I would think tends to be more slipery than carpet.

Well a flats boat has advantages that bass boats dont. It is used mainly for both fresh and saltwater fishing. Both boats are amazing fishing and hunting vessels.