Dynamite Comes in Small Packages: Tour the Grady-White 231 CE with Sport Fishing's Randy Vance

[@timrogers8386]

Are those 10 ft or 8 ft power-poles in the video?

[@gradywhiteboatsofficial]

They are 10 feet.

[@timrogers8386]

Why do you prefer the 251 over the 231 or 281?

[@Randyvance]

It’s due to my personal preference for fishing. For me, 251 is the perfect balance of shallow draft and offshore capability. With a reliable Yamaha motor I wouldn’t be afraid to venture to offshore bottom fishing holes or chase mahi, kings or sails when weather allowed. Plus, it has a shallow enough draft to fish most inshore waters for snook, redfish, trout and tarpon. I like a trailerable boat and both the 251 and 231 fit that bill without special permits or heavy duty trucks. The 231, I think, is 75/25 in favor of inshore and nearshore. The 251 is 50/50 inshore/offshore which is my balance of fishing and that’s why I lean toward it. The 281 is probably 65/35 in favor of offshore over in/nearshore. Coincidentally, I introduced a friend in the Keys to the 281 when he said he wanted an offshore capable hybrid to fish the range from the Humps to the backcountry. He bought it, rigged it for pelagics, bought electric reels for swords and put a Rhodan trolling motor and dual power poles on it. I’ve fished it with him several times and we hold over offshore bottom structure with the Rhodan and fish backcountry for snook, reds, trout and mangrove snapper-never using the anchor.

[@LuckyBuff4949]

Real fishing boat demos don't show coushion on the bow when buyer wants to see a clear front deck for trolling motor must install locations.

[@gradywhiteboatsofficial]

Thank you for that suggestion. We are working to add an image of the bow without the cushions to the model page gallery on our website.