As he battled the red toward the stern, I noted the short step on both the foredeck and aft deck, the 21-inch-high gunwales in the main cockpit, and wide walkways beside the console - all of which make it easy to work a fish around the boat. Christopher Balogh / Sport FishingĪ quick cast into the middle of the chummers produced an instant hookup for Goodwin. The 240 Dauntless Pro is an ideal platform for fishing bays for species such as spotted seatrout. The single Mercury 350 Verado outboard loped along at 4,000 rpm, pushing the Dauntless to 29 mph in the 1-foot following seas. We headed back into the bay and north to fish a spot known as Long Bar that Goodwin believed would hold redfish and trout. Seat cushions and backrests can fit on the aft deck to create a pair of seats. Trays on both sides provide places to stash loose tackle items like hooks and sinkers. It dispenses with the aft ridge found on the regular 240, effectively expanding the deck and eliminating a possible tripping point while fishing. The aft deck represents another distinctive feature of the 240 Dauntless Pro. Redesigned Aft Deck for 240 Dauntless Pro A secondary livewell is located under the forward console seat. He stowed his net in a five-gallon bucket in the huge central locker under the foredeck, flanked by two equally cavernous lockers. With one haul, he was able to plug the 38-gallon livewell under the aft casting platform. Goodwin quickly spotted a dense school of pilchards in the clear shallows and unfurled the cast net. Christopher Balogh / Sport Fishingīack to bait catching. James Goodwin demonstrates here, the expansive forward casting deck on the 240 Dauntless Pro makes it easy to run an electric trolling motor and catch fish. James Goodwin, of Go Florida Fishing, to help us target redfish and seatrout, and Sport Fishing videographer Christopher Balogh.Īs Capt. To see just how fishy this model can be, Traynom and I headed out on a mid-August morning into Florida’s Sarasota Bay from the marina at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota. “The 240 Dauntless Pro is definitely the ‘fishiest’ model in the Dauntless line,” Traynom points out. “The Dauntless has traditionally been a jack-of-all-trades,” says Spencer Traynom, program manager for Boston Whaler, who oversaw the team effort to create this fishing-centric 2018 model, which, by the way, helps commemorate Boston Whaler’s 60th anniversary. Steps on the port side offer easy access for ascending the tower, and a SeaDek pad atop the center console provides cushioned nonskid footing for the occupant. As a result, the powder-coated aluminum tower frame for the hardtop and tower melds seamlessly with the console. Whaler completely re-engineered the center console on this Pro edition. A secondary livewell resides under the forward seat. Whaler designed a new center console for the 240 Dauntless Pro that seamlessly integrates the hardtop and tower.
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