I live along the Florida coast and need a boat that will perform well in both salt water & fresh water. There are always trade offs, but a flats boat/bay boat seems the way to go. Are any of you fishing out of flats boats? Any Action Craft owners out there?

Thanks

Unless I am mistaken, George Welcome guides on Stick Marsh out of a flats boat.

I just started fishing the Chesapeake Bay this year and decided to go with a older Ranger on a galvanized trailer.   I went with the 373v for the extra floor space for crab traps.    

I'm not sure I'd like the hard decks of a pure bay boat - but if I was fishing in salt all the time - that'd be the way to go.  The normal bassboat carpet is much easier on your feet and knees. I'm going to see how nasty the carpet gets this year and then decide whether I should put a hard surface on mine.

Most  bay boats also have hand controlled trolling motors, which mine has as well - I haven't got used to that yet - since I have been using a foot controlled motor forever.

Unless I am mistaken, George Welcome guides on Stick Marsh out of a flats boat.

That was the first thing I thought of when I read the OP's post.

Good point, hadn't thought of that.