Once a more or less male-dominated genre, with macho, semi-military layouts, today’s fishing boats have broadened their appeal in various ways:

  • Interiors of the biggies are paragons of yachty interior design. A battlewagon with a multilevel salon and lots of granite countertops? Oh yeah!
  • Underwater lights, pod-energized maneuvering options, and sonar systems warm the hearts of techy fishermen.
  • Immense vessels, virtual megayachts from megayacht builders, grow increasingly popular.

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