REVIEW: Tracker Pro Guide V-175SC side console

The Tracker Pro Guide V-175SC side console is in a class of its own and will tackle all four fishing seasons with ease.

Falling under the Bass Pro banner, Tracker Boats produces a wide range of quality aluminium craft in the US, from car-toppers to dedicated tournament boats, with a wide range of multi-purpose family/fishing boats suiting fresh and saltwater in between. Read more…

Mako 284 Centre Console

A whole weekend of serious fishing gave the crew a good idea of what the Mako 284 Centre Console could do.

The Mako 284 Centre Console is a fibreglass fishing boat made entirely for sportfishing and long runs offshore. The Trade-a-Boat crew tested this boat in a variety of conditions in and around Hervey Bay, covering long runs of as much as 80 miles and even venturing offshore. Read more…

REVIEW: Mako 234 Centre Console

One of the latest new American centre console fishing boats to grace our shores is the Mako 234CC. It’s 23ft (7.11m) long and has a massive 2.59m beam. It also has the latest twin 150hp Mercury four-stroke outboard motors. It’s all of 23-foot and more and with a beefy bow and shoulders, it comes across as a big piece of centre console and most certainly looks the part for some serious offshore fishing. Read more…