Longest Flats Boat

Houndingaround

Does anyone know who made the longest flats boat. I remember reading an article quite a while back about a 28' flats boat that floated in 8" of water. 
I'm looking for the longest flats boat, waterline length, that will give me the nicest ride in a nasty chop and more. I am not going to be poling it. I am not interested in a Bay Boat.

lemaymiami

Before you go down that rabbit hole looking for a really long "flats boat"... You might want to get a close look at a standard Egret (the 18'9" model).  I work out of a flats boat and have for many years.  To actually fish out of one that Egret is probably the biggest I'd ever consider - and it rides like a much bigger skiff...  If you're like me you probably can't afford it (and I don't own one at all - but I do get to run them occasionally for their owners....).  It's a first class ride while still able to get up relatively shallow and be able to be poled when desired...

Good luck on your search - and post up what you find with a pic or two if possible.

"Aren't boats fun?"

swampmonster

Young makes a Gulfshore that’s pretty long. They have a tunnel hull and probably run shallow. Upper tier boat. 

TXWahoo

Did you also post this on THT?  If not, you should check out the same thread there.  Bay boats can have a design closely resembling a flats boat or a center console and everything in-between.  So when you say you don't want a bay boat, you may not be imagining the same boats as others.  When you get longer than 21' feet, the only difference between a flats boat and some bay boats is the deck.

Some "bay boats" that are closer to a flats boat design than a CC are the Yellowfin 24, Cape Horn 23 Bay, Billfish 24, Contender 25 Bay, SeaVee 27.  None are drafting 8" even empty.

A Chittum 21 is supposed to be somewhere around 8-10" but I've never seen real-world measurements.  I feel confident in saying that is your shallowest drafting FL style 21' boat boat though.

Then there are the TX style flats boat like a Shallow Sport.

My advice.... buy a 21' Egret and call it a day.

Captjames

Sure a 27' flat bottom Carolina Skiff with the right motor will do that.