If you have no desire to venture offshore for your fishing, then a bay boat may be the perfect buy for you. They typically range from 16 to 24 feet in length and often come with smaller, economical, (compared to center consoles and walkarounds) single outboard motors in the 100 to 200 hp range.

Used pontoon boats can start from as low as 3000 dollars and go up to 10000 to 15000 dollars. Used Outboard motorboats having high performance start from 30000 dollars and can go up to 60000 to 70000 dollars.

The average weight of a fishing boat with equipment, motor, and trailer is about 3500 pounds. Fishing boat and trailer weights vary depending on the category of boat and the average range is from 2800 to 5000 pounds.