Betcha,

I fish out of a Boston Whaler 24' Outrage (center console). My boat is a 1996 with twin Yamaha 130 outboards with counter rotating props. It is a really stable fishing platform. Like anything else there are positives and negatives about any boat. I like having duel outboards if you have a problem with one, the second one will get you back to the dock. But you are feeding fuel to both when you are running (I troll with only 1) and at $4/gal the price adds up. Mine has a 180 gal fuel tank so "filler up" takes on a whole new meaning. There is also plenty of floor space behind the pilot seats to fish (and my wife likes to lay on the bow deck and tan while we troll...which has its advantages as well). BW's are know for their stability when seas get rough so I have alot of confindence to go out and fish and know I'll get home.

Downside/s are that it's an open boat with no where to get out of the weather (I will probably add a T top and side curtains to mine to solve that problem). My outboards are 2 stroke, so their noisy. 4 stroke OB's would solve that problem. The newer BW models (after 2000 I think) have some nice emenities that my boat does not have; fold away stern seating and intergral live bait well in the stern bulkhead. Like mine the newer models have in floor fish boxes or live wells, raw water wash down pumps, rod holders, and everything else you would ask for in a fishing machine.

The only other knock to BW's is that while they are extremely stable and safe in rough water the lack of a "deep V" hull bangs you around a bit. I have especially noticed this in Lake Erie's "bath tub" like waves coming from every direction. They are probably designed as more of an offshore boat to take on the larger swells and waves seen in deeper waters. I fished in Lake Michigan and the Gulf of Mexico and it has performed fantastically.

Overall, it is a great fishing machine. I give it a B+ on Lake Erie. Its downgrades would be its open design (which is great for fishing, but it is nice to be able to get out of the weather), its large fuel tank (again great to have when fishing offshore but tough to stomach at the pump), lack of a severe "deep V" hull which makes it a little rough (but extremely stable). In general as an offshore fishing boat I give it an A.

Good Luck with your decision.