Agree 100%
No matter what the label is

I had a 224 Black Jack. Because of the way the bow is made, I would consider it one of the best dual purpose boats out there. Also the old 23 Kenner's.

I would get at least a 22' whatever it is. We hit the short rigs as often as the wind allows in my 22' Champion, and even ran 35 miles out the weekend before Easter. That being said, we have got inside the jetties no less than 5 times last Summer when we thought we could go offshore, only to turn around due to the seas. But since we were in a "bay" boat we just hit the East shoreline of the lake and had a good time catching them inshore. Ranger, Skeeter, Blazer Bay, Champion, Shearwater, BlackJack, Haynie, Majek, El Pescador would all suffice.

I have been 40 to 50 miles out in my 21'6" key west bay reef several times it has a higher degree of dead rise at 19 degrees compared to 13 or 14 for most other brands of bay boats does well in the lake or offshore but like stated before I don't even try to go if the weather report don't say calm to 2 foot cuz it just ain't as fun anyways when u are fighting the waves the whole time your trying to fish.


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No doubt....went offshore in dinks 19 cape horn. Never again....I was hurting for a week. Not only that,with one motor it don't matter how big and bad your boat is. Loose your only motor and your skrewed. You roll the dice long enough it WILL happen.

Check out the
Blazer Bay 2400
Parker 23 SE
Avenger 24 (Louisiana)
Marauder Avenger 24 (Florida)
Threadfin 24
Canyon Bay 2400

Sea hunt bx24

Triton LTS 24

You're a wuss

big motor and a kicker.

Don't roll the dice and make sure your boat is up to snuff. I've been offshore in bay boats wit single engines and wasn't nervous because I know the guy ran through his boat wit a fine tooth comb before we launched. Now Top Dawgs boat even wit 2 motors made me nervous because he lives and dies by "good enough". We caught a lot of fish outta that boat though and loved every second of it.

I forgot about the Parker. The Parker Big Bay is a SWEET ride. You just don't see a lot of used ones for sale. Everybody that has one loves them.

I've been on a Blazer Bay, , A Champion, a Century, I've also been on one of these .......http://gulfcoastpowerboats.com/boat_...ea_flight.html

If I was in the market for a bayboat to do what you described I would look to get one of these. They Ride good, draft about a 1' or so and take some slop pretty well. They also dont make them anymore.

There is one for sale on this site. It's blue. Triton sea flight

NOT the Big Bay. Not enough freeboard for offshore.

the SE.

Nah....just got more brains than balls. :p

I hear ya....working in the marine business for 10 years you see some crazy stuff happen to even brand new engines. Only way I would go offshore with a single engine is with a buddy boat. Too much can happen....like a busted fuel tank leaking into the bottom of the boat. Hint hint