Plate alloy boats are definitely the 'weapon of choice' with hard core, bluewater fishos. You know the type - the guy with the weathered face and battered boat that tells you he goes after the serious big offshore pelagics. More often than not these hardcore bluewater men will have a hardtop cab over the helm rather than a 'soft top' awning. They've seen enough big, solid water more than once and know the benefit of having a hardtop over the helm station - especially when it's cold, rough and ugly out there! Mass-produced boat brands in Oz have been slow to adopt this serious deck configuration, however, now we're seeing a change of heart. Australia's leading 'plate alloy' brand, Bar Crusher now offers a full range of such craft down to 5.75m length. The beauty of the new Bar Crusher 575HT is that it's small and affordable enough to suit the estuary/bay fisho as well. It's indeed a boat that happily suits inshore as well as true blue offshore fishing. And it gives you year-round weather protection.
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