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2021-22 Build Report: Release Boatworks

October 21, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Release Boatworks is the third of 22 boat builders featured. Stay tuned!

From master shipwrights working in massive facilities to those covered in dust emerging from makeshift sheds, the expertly crafted sportfish yacht is an amazing pedigree. What follows is a selection of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders.

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Contender 44ST Reel Synergy

July 15, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Photo courtesy Endless Imagery

By Steve Dougherty

For more than 35 years, Contender has built boats with a clear focus on performance through innovation, getting tournament anglers offshore faster than anybody else. However, gone are the days when their first 25-footer was the chalk horse. Today, the 44ST with four 425 hp outboards lining the transom delivers all of the advantages top teams need to stay ahead of the fleet.

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Tackle Tips: L-Bar Bottom Rig
Capt. Bill Buckland, Fisherman’s Center Supplies Needed: L-Bar, 250 lb mono, 11/0 circle hooks, three-way swivel, deep drop gang rig and sash weight. The L-Bar is an excellent accessory to utilize when deep dropping for bottom fish. It is especially effective for catching tilefish. With a traditional five-hook gang rig, the hooks are suspended in the water column. Utilizing the... [Read More...]
10-Knot Speed Restrictions: Contact Elected Officials!
We’ve filed our comments to NOAA (the deadline was October 31), but this campaign is far from over. Please continue to help us oppose the looming 10-knot restriction along the Eastern Seaboard being proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). "It’ll take NOAA a minimum of two months to review the comments—use this time to inform your elected... [Read More...]
Sportfish Style – How a Boat Looks is Critical
By Christopher Swanhart Our industry is filled with a beautiful, wide-ranging swath of style. How a boat looks is critical. She can be the best-running, sweetest-handling and fastest hull in the water. But the recreational boating industry has proven that if she’s not aesthetically pleasing, nobody is interested. To the untrained eye, or someone not too interested in fishing vessels,... [Read More...]
New VETUS BOW PRO Bow Thruster Models
VETUS has set a new industry standard in DC thruster power with the launch of its first BOW PRO Boosted units for 400-mm tunnels, which will be previewed for the first time at METSTRADE 2022. Expanding the VETUS line-up of advanced BOW PRO models, the BOW PRO Boosted 385 (BOWB385) and the BOW PRO Boosted 420 (BOWB420) are the most... [Read More...]
Good Captains and Great Captains
By John Crupi Do you motivate and manage those around you? Do you inspire others to care and take pride in their work? Do you lead by example? I believe one of my greatest accomplishments and rewards is seeing those that have worked under me move forward and thrive in what is becoming an increasingly competitive industry. I would never... [Read More...]

10-Knot Speed Restrictions: Contact Elected Officials!

Sportfish Style – How a Boat Looks is Critical