She's a 32ft Custom Fiberglass Prowler, twin engine diesel powered, she is a day boat design Flybridge Sportfisherman that raises fish at her transom. She fishes four anglers with her crew very comfortably. V-births forward a dinette seats four a full stand-up head w/lavatory mid-ship. Fighting chair or Rocket launcher state of art electronics, International Fishing Equipment. Our charters include our USCG licensed Captain and a Mate with years of local fishing knowledge, experience and proven technique. PROWLER BOATS have been known for decades as a truly seaworthy boat. They are comfortable in various weather conditions their tradition as a fast, fishable vessel is known world wide. The " Her Grace " is a Classic that says ~ " Come Play with Me! " The Evolution of the Sport-Fisher MARLIN MAGAZINE . . . Jan 2000 In a sense, it could be said that poor fishing shaped the modern-day big-game fishing boat. This paradox applies equally to the development of the long-range sport-fisherman on the West Coast and to the fast, nimble fishing machines that populate the Atlantic coast. Then, as now, the impetus has always been the search for better fishing. Tuna, more than any other species, can be credited with pushing the development of today's fishing equipment. Considered the epitome of big-game fishing, giant tuna are responsible for many of the early innovations. The two-speed reel, aluminum tower, transom door, aluminum outriggers and modern fighting chair were all developed to chase giant tuna in the Bahamas. The bluefin tuna had just as great an impact on the sport-fishing boat itself. As you can see by Tommy Gifford's description of his ideal boat from Anglers and Muscleheads, he recognized the advantages of a fast fishing boat early in his career. "With the Stormy Petrel I can twist, turn, reverse my course and jump to high speed in a matter of seconds," wrote Gifford, explaining his need for a fast boat to pursue tuna into the shallows. Over the next few years, builders such as Forest Johnson of Miami (who built the first fast sport-fisherman, the Prowler),followed by Rybovich, Merritt, Jim Smith and Bertram began building special-needs boats offering the range, maneuverability and speed necessary to take giant tuna in the Florida Straits. Because the winners of Cat Cay's ultra-competitive tuna tournament were those that reached the fish first, these boats crossed the 30-knot threshold as early as the early '50s. In the early '60s, blue water fishing was still pretty good along many of the East Coast's most storied fishing grounds, so you didn't need more than a 20-knot day boat to catch fish. 
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