Try spending a whole day on the water racing around making thousands of casts for bass. Repeat that for three or four days fishing in a tournament. Fish several tournaments a month, and you'll soon see why serious anglers think it makes sense to invest $20,000 or more on a roomy, well-equipped fiberglass bass boat.
A top-level bass boat's main feature is its wide, stable "casting deck," where one or two anglers can sit or stand, spot fish easily, and maneuver the boat. Another typical feature is a rather flat bottom, allowing the boat to get close to the shore and into very shallow water and weeds where bass prefer to lurk. Flatter also tends to mean faster and less manageable in rough water. Boats with a deeper and more seaworthy semi-V or V hull are preferred for lakes with big waves.
Add a powerful engine, trolling motor, livewells, storage lockers, fuel tanks, electronics, and seating, and you can find yourself well on the way to a second mortgage filling up a 20-foot fiberglass hull. Expensive, but worth it to those who know which may explain why fully rigged bass boats are offered in the prize package at many major tournaments.
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