Maverick HPX-V II: Flats Boat Fantasy

http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2013/08/maverick-hpx-v-ii-flats-boat-fantasy/ For more boat reviews, visit www.boats.com Most fishing boats are built to accommodate a wide range of situations, the most obvious example being the do-everything center console. Then you have some more finely-tuned fishboats, like bay boats designed for chasing inshore gamefish, bass boats designed for casting in lakes and rivers, and convertibles and expresses designed for trolling offshore waters. But few species of fishboats are as highly specialized as flats boats, and one sub-set of flats boats that's even more specialized is the technical poling skiff. The new Maverick HPX-V II is a prime example of why—this techno-poler may be pint-sized, but it's big on high-tech construction and performance. Built with a vacuum-infused carbon/Kevlar hull, 12 degrees of transom deadrise, foam coring, and carbon-reinforced floor stiffeners, the HPX-V II is designed to blast through the shallows at high rates of speed and maneuver like an Italian sports car. And it does. But enough gab—see what I mean first-hand and take a look for yourself.