Boats & Equipment
Bankes Goliath
We choose to run the best duck hunting equipment on the market including a 21 foot Bankes Goliath fiberglass boat with a 150 HP 4 stroke Yamaha outboard. The Goliath is foam filled which makes it unsinkable even if completely filled with water. Electronics package includes a compass, sonar, GPS, and VHF radio. With a large open cockpit, the Goliath can comfortably hold 4 hunters and your captain. The Goliath is rigorously inspected by the Michigan DNR and contains all necessary safety equipment.
Hooked Again
Hooked Again is a 22 foot center console catamaran from Twin Vee. This style hull has gained a reputation for amazing comfort on the water and unparalleled stability. This design has two deep vee hulls with a tunnel between them underneath the boat. With the buoyancy moved out to the beam width of the hull the rolling associated with traditional hull shapes is dramatically reduced. Don’t confuse this style hull with a pontoon boat. These are “heavy” fiberglass designs made to run through the type of choppy sea conditions that would leave pontoon boats and aluminum boats bobbing like a cork. Catamaran hulls are used extensively in the ocean for dive boats and passenger ferries, also, for offshore vessels where the ability to cut through unexpected rough water becomes a huge safety advantage. Hooked Again offers many comforts not found on open boats. A large Bimini top overhead and a Strata Glass enclosure around the bow area protects passengers from sea spray, mist, rain and cold wind. Likewise, the Bimini top offers protection from the sun. We even have bathroom facilities in the center console for everyone’s comfort while on the water. For our use this 22 foot catamaran style hull offers more comfort and better boat control than anything else we’ve found. The electronics package includes sonar, chart plotter, GPS, and VHF radio. An electric trolling motor, for precision boat control while fishing, and twin outboards add safety unmatched by most other vessels. The center console layout and long open spaces up and down each side of the boat offer plenty of room for groups of five people to fish at the same time without feeling crowded. Quality rods, reels, bait, and tackle are included at no additional cost on all of our charters. Among all the boats we could have selected for this type use; Hooked Again is still our boat of choice when fishing for walleye, perch, and bass.