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 Miami International Boat Show: Hells Bay Boatworks
Posted by fliesandfinssouth on Monday, February 18 @ 08:49:53 PST
This past weekend I had the opportunity to tour the Miami International Boat Show and check out some new boats, some old boats, and some gear. Nothing really jumped out as the next greatest thing, but the most Hype that I heard was about the new Hells Bay Boca Grande. They basiclly took the Marquesa, a big boat in my opinion, and made it a little bit bigger. It seems wider, and the hydrodynamics changed a bit allowing it to handle a chop better than the Marquesa, while floating shallower.
This is great! Yet this is the wrong boat for most fly fishing applications. I am so looking forward to see a skiff company come out with something that really makes fly fishing more convenient and truly more comfortable. How about a 16 foot skiff that rides like an 18 foot boat, poles like a 14 foot boat, and is as silent as a ninja? Is anyone willing on scrapping a design and starting from scratch? It doesn't seem like it, instead companies would rather pay some "big name" endorsement deal to try to sell something for more than its worth. Oh, and by the way, the big name endorsement for Hells Bay, you know who I mean, was nowhere to be found. Nice try Hells Bay, maybe you should have just let the company die in bankruptcy court like it should have.
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Re: Miami International Boat Show: Hells Bay Boatworks
by 2Stroke_Smoke on Friday, February 29 @ 13:18:06 PST | | The greatest thing about living in the US is freedom of speech and expression. I too would like to see a skiff company employ new technologies, combined with tried and true design techniques and develop a skiff that is “out of the box”. However, you lost me with the attacks on Hells Bay and I am going to assume that the “Big Name Endorsement” you referenced was Jose Wejebe. Hells Bay employs many people in my part of the state (FL) and contributes to the local economy, I personally am glad to see them back in business. Hells Bay fills a niche in the shallow water boat market that I feel is underserved. Hells Bay builds a good product and the fit and finish are second to none. In the US, the market sets the price – if Hells Bay can ask for, and receive top dollar for their product, good for them. Regarding the “Big Name Endorsement” Jose Wejebe – he has been an outstanding ambassador to the sport of saltwater fishing in general. He has contributed time, talent and know-how for the betterment of the sport as well as numerous conservation efforts. Again, market forces apply – if he is able to leverage his success and collect a paycheck for endorsing a product he believes in, that’s fantastic. We should all be so lucky. Just for the record, I do not own a Hells Bay. |
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Re: Miami International Boat Show: Hells Bay Boatworks
by flyerman on Sunday, March 09 @ 07:16:10 PDT | | The other "Big Name" could be flip maybe? Not sure. One boat I have been eying is the new ECC Caimen. Looks like it floats shallow and has some "v" in it to cut some chop. I hear it poles really well. Also the front deck is like 8' long with no hatches on it to catch flyline. |
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