Ad Gordys Marine now has a service center in Fox Lake.

Flats boat vs bass boat. Should I put a disclaimer here. Recommend hull type depends on the body of water you are fishing and size. Ad Gordys Marine now has a service center in Fox Lake.

While the bass boat sits flat and short on the water the bay boat has higher sides and deeper v-hulls. 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. Below is a pros and cons list of flat bottom Jon boats and v hull bottom Jon boats.

Trim tabs are almost universal on flats boats because if the chop in the water gets high the boat user can use the trim tabs to force the bow of the boat high up in the air to get above the chop. Bay boats are deeper and most that I have seen dont provide a deck to fish from. Another noticeable difference between flats boats and bass boats is color Flats boats tend to come in light colors predominantly white and bass boats tend to have a dark hull with dark blue being their more popular color.

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. 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. The design of each type of boat presents several options and abilities that the other does not share.

Yes they can and very well I might add also with more people and I will even go on further to say better if catching fish is more important that fishing the flats traditionally. Flat bottom jon boats have zero deadrise while a bay boat might have a 25-degree deadrise. The biggest difference is in the front deck or bow of the boat.

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. Put another way more deadrise generally equals the ability to run at faster speeds and slice through the chop. It is used mainly for both fresh and saltwater fishing.