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The Boat: Hells Bay Cape Sable 21
» Click for more info | Welcome to my fishing boats and fishing tackle page!In 2004 I turned to Hell's Bay boatworks as my sole supplier of both the Marquesa 18' flats skiff and their new Cape Sable 21' center console. Hell's Bay is not one of those large scale boat builders that pumps thousands of hulls out of their door per year. Instead their objective has been about uncompromising quality and attention to detail. Hell's Bay boatworks is not an outsourcer! They are a one stop shop, a complete boatworks, involved in customization, tooling, design and rigging. With the finest raw materials at their disposal, Hell's Bay utilizes state of the art vacuum bagged ATC core-cell construction resulting in lightweight, versatile hulls of incredible strength and stiffness. | 
The Skiff: Hell's Bay Marquesa 18' Flats Skiff
» Click for more info | As far as a flats skiff goes, the Hell's Bay Marquesa 18' was an obvious choice. Any fisherman who has spent as much time on the water as I have knows that those idyllic sea state conditions that we all dream of are more often the exception than the norm. Whether its crossing the Boca Grande channel in Key West or navigating the cantankerous waters of Gardiners Bay off of Long Island, the Marquesa 18' delivers! However, this is just one side of the equation. Not only does the Marquesa 18' offer a dry, comfortable ride in the most severe conditions, it poles into the wind and up tide with little effort, all the while negotiating the shallowest of waters. You say this can't be true! Hell's Bay makes the impossible well, possible!
Once again Hell's Bay addressed my needs perfectly when it came to fishing the fall striped bass migration off of Montauk Point, New York. There are many days it seems when only an aircraft carrier will do when it comes to fishing the surrounding waters off of Montauk. The Hell's Bay Cape Sable 21' outshines all other 21' center consoles in its class at every level! Utilizing the same state of the art construction techniques as its flats skiff brethren, the Cape Sable 21' offers up a bombproof hull capable of handling the punishing seas that Montauk can dish out. Not only is the Cape Sable 21' a solid, reliable workhorse, anyone who has witnessed this boat in action can attest to its inherent beauty with some of the finest fishing appointments available only on boats twice its size!!
As a fishing guide who makes his livelihood in two radically different fisheries throughout the same calendar year, my needs for fishing boats have to be pretty specialized. It is reassuring to know I can go to one company, Hell's Bay Boatworks, and fulfill all of my boating needs. Hats off to Hell's Bay Boatworks! You guys make it a true pleasure to go to work every day! |
As with my boats my fishing tackle is of the highest quality and "bombproof construction." Rest assured that the reel drags on my equipment are silky smooth, the knots are 100% and the hooks are razor sharp! The only thing you have to be concerned about are the fish in front of you! Catch 'em up!
| Fly Tackle: | Spin Tackle: | |  St. Croix SC. graphite Premier and Tidemaster inshore spin rods- IM-6 graphite Stellar Lite Star spin and conventional rods
- Shimano Sustain 4000-8000 F.D. spin reels
- Power Pro synthetic braided fishing line 15-30 lb. test
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