Boat Tests
Stabicraft 1850 Fisher with Yamaha 115hp
It’s been a little while since we did this test. In the meantime, the YouTube review video’s racked up nearly ...
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Cruise Craft EX720HT and Yamaha are all class
It’s not every day that you get to jump in a brand new $250,000 class boat, fitted with a brand ...
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Alloycraft 463 and 498 Bass Pro Series
It’s not often that we get two, brand new, fully fitted out sportsfishing boats to do a comparative test with. ...
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Stessl Trophy 590 Territory with Mercury 150 ProXS
This is the first boat test that I’ve done in the Northern Territory! And it’s even more special since we ...
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Whittley FF 1950 powered by Mercury 135hp
Those who are fans of Whittley boats will not be familiar with the new way that some of the hulls ...
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Remora Boats 490 powered by Suzuki 115hp
We met Jason Olivey for the first time in his shed on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It ...
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Anglapro Escapade 554 Elite with Yamaha 130hp
If you are after a Brisbane-built aluminium cabin boat that ticks plenty of boxes with trailability, family friendliness and price, ...
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Whittley SL22 HT with 200hp Mercury 4-stroke
We must have tested more Whittley Sea Legend combinations over the years than any other boat. We’ve used them with ...
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Surtees 610 Game Fisher with Yamaha 150hp
I must admit I’ve only ever been in one Surtees before. We tested the bigger brother of this rig, the ...
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Stabicraft 1450 Frontier with Yamaha F50hp
There’s something about Stabicraft boats that people just love. We’ve tested quite a few over the years, right up to ...
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Whittley FF 1650 powered by Mercury 75hp
We have tested plenty of iterations of Whittley’s 16 and a half foot runabout over the years, and with a ...
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Stessl 520 Apache Pro with 115hp Yamaha
There are a couple of brands that Aussies – particularly southern Queenslanders – will know all about. One is Stessl ...
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Arvor 705 Sportsfish with 225hp V-6 Mercury
There is no doubt that European styled and imported boats are gaining traction in Australian waters. Over the last couple ...
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Anglapro Bandit 484Pro with Yamaha F70hp
When I was a teenager mucking around in tinnies, the next boat I thought I wanted to progress to was ...
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Jeanneau Merry Fisher Marlin 605 and 695
by Steve Morgan •We love head-to-head boat tests at Fishing Monthly and we’ve done several over the years. Combine this ...
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