If you are a fan of inshore flats fishing, the history of Key West native William Henry "Willy" Roberts and his flats skiffs are stuff of legend. Having built beautiful all wooden skiffs and then making the transition to fiberglass in the 1960's, it is pretty safe to say that the Willy Roberts line of boats have a process for boatbuilding in place that is as rock solid as you'd … [Read more...]
One Fish Two Fish Redfish Bluefish
Ben Trainer says: One Fish Two Fish Redfish Bluefish #ugonnafish #leatherneckbackcountryfishing #redbonefishing #skifflife #bluefish #redfish #floridakeysfishing #snook #fishingTop Selling Gear Popular Links[random_testimonial] … [Read more...]
Aluminum Skiff? Yep, meet Sabine Skiffs!
The Sabine Skiffs Versatile has accomplished what the industry said was impossible for aluminium skiffs, zero hull slap. The zero dead rise hull design allows for a very shallow draft while featuring additional design elements that counteract the waves hitting the hull at different angles; the main cause for hull slap. We especially liked the walk around … [Read more...]
SaltMarsh releases new Heron 18 Skiff
Heron 18 Skiff Specifications: Length: 18' 6" Beam: 77" Deck Level Weight: 650 Lbs Min HP: 60 Hp Max Hp: 90 Hp Taking two years of feedback from SaltMarsh's successful launch of their Heron 16 and adding a unique new transom … [Read more...]
Skiff Builders (Alphabetical Order)
Action Craft (In Production) Ankona (In Production) Backcountry Bay Craft Beaver Tail Skiffs (In Production) Bonefish Boatworks (In Production) Bossman (In Production) Cayo Boatworks (In Production) Chaos (In Production) Chittum (In Production) Dolphin (Not In Production) Dorado Dragonfly East Cape Skiffs (In Production) Gause Built Gheenoe Glasser Hell’s Bay … [Read more...]
Rare East Cape Caimen Skiff Surfaces
Graham Hegamyer knows his way around skiffs having had multiple boats made for him from custom builders like East Cape Skiffs. His latest collaboration with the company is up for sale. Graham says, "East Cape has built some beautiful boats for me in the past, but this is by far the most unique Caimen ever made. This skiff is truly a one of a kind that will never be … [Read more...]
Revolution is Upon Us!
Eric Simmons with Simmons Custom Rigging is putting the final tweaks on a new high performace cat hull that is none other than stunning; in performance and fit/finish. Not even fully tuned for speed yet, this impressive hull is seeing speeds of around 75 MPH. The standard equipment & features is very generous with a suprisingly palatable price tag around … [Read more...]
NEW BOAT ALERT: 100 % American Made Panga? You betcha!
The Panga style fishing boat is known worldwide for being an efficient, fish slaying machine. From the beaches of Cabo San Lucas, over to Asia & the Philippines and back to our beloved coasts of Florida, they run inshore, nearshore & offshore and anywhere in between. This versatile boat is so popular because of its low cost to build, small horsepower … [Read more...]
The Floyd Patterson of Skiffs…sophistication and toughness found in The Salt Marsh skiff
Salt Marsh, on the bleeding edge of skiff building materials. Here is what Salt Marsh says about their skiffs: The Salt Marsh concept is based on using Kevlar laminates for high strength and tough resins. We could not have developed this concept even just 2 years ago at this price, but recent resin research has allowed us to push the performance/cost … [Read more...]
A Tribute in Skiff for Dustin
The passing of someone we love is so very, very difficult. We all can draw from our personal experiences and relate to processing the loss of someone we love. Channeling that grief into something productive to remember their loved one is a healthy way to remember a person's passions and what made them unique. Jeff & Mary Toole lost their son Dustin too … [Read more...]