The 26L holding tank and 114L
freshwater capacity further ensures you
can plan some truly extended sojourns
to remote locations.
Now, while I have always enjoyed
playing with these big Yankee centre
consoles, there are only a few that cater
to my style of fishing.
My main criticism is often the small
volume of deck space, with centre
consoles located way too far back,
while transom mouldings and rear
seats extend way too far forward – but
not this Robalo.
There’s a tonne of workable deck
space and a very sensible transom
layout that will assist all styles of
fishing, from fighting a giant black
marlin, to bread-and-butter bottom
bashing at anchor.
The workplace is exceptionally
comfortable and practical with deep
gunwale lines featuring padded
coamings, recessed rod racks, rod
holders and drink holders in all of the
right places,
You’ll also find a walkthrough door
leading to a boarding platform with
telescopic ladder, a terrific retractable
rear lounge that folds flush for fishing,
and a very large plumbed/pressurised
livebait tank in the port corner.
All of the decks have non-skid finish
and under the workspace is a pair of
“Up in front is where the real party begins,
with convertible bow seating and a drop-down table...”
large wet box/kill tanks, plus a large
central compartment where the four
batteries are neatly retained and easily
accessed.
There’s even a pull-out shower in
the rear corner for washing off the salt,
sand and mud or just to cool down on a
hot, steamy day.
Robalo has been perfecting
fishing platforms for many years and
the company’s experience shows
throughout this R302.
The centre console, T-top and
bolster seating unit is one of the best
combinations I have come across.
The T-top is fully moulded, both
above and below, and is nearly as wide
as the boat itself providing terrific
protection from the beating sun.
There’s a stack of room up top for
all the aerials, rocket launchers and
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