Matthew Jones

Reviews

Haines Hunter SE725

When marine industry legend Lionel Sands calls the SE725 ‘the best boat Haines Hunter has ever designed’, it’s got to be good. But at Trade-A-Boat we can’t simply take a manufacturer’s word for it, so we sent Matthew Jones out when it was blowing a gale to see for ourselves.
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Image 6.4 Elite Open

Want a good quality, low-maintenance, mid-size fisher with a four-stroke and plenty of cockpit space but don’t want to sell any body organs in the process? Image Boats may have just the ticket…
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Test: Profile 635H

A stand-out boat at the 2013 Hutchwilco Boat Show, the Profile 635H took out the Aluminium Fishing Boat 6-7m award on debut. Matthew Jones went to the home of Profile Boats in Napier to find out what makes it tick.
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Test: Fish City FC640

With two of Fish City’s new FC640s being appointed the official boats for the 2013 series of Match Fishing League, a warm-up match/boat test was in order. But would team Trade-A-Boat come home gloating or beaten to a pulp?
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VIDEO: Atomix 600 Targa

The new 600 Targa features a few functional improvements and adds a versatile new model to the popular Atomix 600 range. We took it from Auckland to Omaha to check it out and found a lot of family boat for the money.
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Test: Stabicraft 2100 Supercab

Not only is Stabicraft’s 2100 Supercab safe, stable and a fisherman’s dream, it was also the gate prize at this year’s Hutchwilco Boat Show. Matthew Jones managed to sneak on board before the lucky ticket draw and had to be pulled off kicking and screaming.
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Test: Image Fishmaster 9M

The owners of this boat had been dreaming of their ultimate all-weather cruiser — perfect for game fishing, diving, overnighting or anything else — but did they find it at Image Boats?
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Test: Fish City FC600 Centre Console

We like to think we know a good thing when we see it, and we’d already managed to test the FC600 Centre Console before it was judged best Aluminium Fishing Boat Under 6m at the 2013 Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show. Matthew Jones puts it to the test on a windy Hauraki Gulf afternoon.
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VIDEO: Dickey Custom 750 XS

After this exceptional boat won both the Aluminium Fishing Boat Open and Overall Winner awards at the recent 2013 Hutchwilco Boat Show, Matthew Jones couldn’t get on a plane to Napier fast enough to check it out. After a near perfect day on the water he walked away extremely impressed. But what makes it so good?
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