Sport fishing boat

A sport fishing boat, or sport fisher, is a type of power boat designed for recreational boat fishing, usually for angling or trolling with rods^[1] on open water, often while travelling at speed.^[2]

Sport fishers at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

Typically, these boats are designed with a cockpit at the stern, fitted with a chair fixed to the deck to which a rod can be secured. Alternately, other rods can be used by hand or mounted to the stern or the gunwale. These boats usually have long, high foredeck leading back to a rear-set cabin, which has a flybridge set above. Many such boats are also equipped with on-board fishfinders, as well as a live well to keep captured fish alive.

Bass boats are a subtype of small sport fishers specifically designed for bass fishing, typically with a bow-mounted trolling motor for slow maneuvers in shallow inland waters.

See also

• Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council
• Coastal and offshore rowing