b'ProfileCentre ConsolesThe smallest boat of the line-up punches above its size for handling and ride.JOIN THE CLUB ONLY $5 PER MONTHFIRST MONTH FREE!*(*UNTIL 25TH APRIL 2021)OCEANPRO 440B E C O M E A M E M B E R T O D AY V I S I T: F I S H I N G I N G O D Z O N E . C O . N ZB ased in Pauanui where designer Mike Bush lives, Oceanpro Boats launched in 2020 with Mikes boat building experience coming from years working on RHIBs.Mike liked that RHIBs incorporate a high bow with fine entry hull, so they handle rough seas better than other boat designs. The Oceanpro 440 centrewas fun, nimble, and smooth. fishing, it is simple to launchKey Specsconsole has been designed with this brief in mind withThe hull cut the swell nicelyand then drift around in the hull features from a RHIB,with no water spray comingshallows casting softbaits. OCEANPRO 440with pontoons to produceback into the boat from theFrom their website, A+Overall Length: strong and tough sides,choppy conditions. quality pontoon boat4.45m combined with a great sea- The pontoons offereddesigned for safety first and+Beam: 1.83m keeping hull shape.This smallexceptional stability with twofamily fun. The raised bow+Bottom thickness: 3mm4.45m boat is built strongof us fishing, one off the frontand fine entry hull provide+Side thickness: 3mmand with a Yamaha 40hp, it isand the other in the stern. sea-keeping abilities normally+Deadrise: 16 deg B Y B E C O M I N G A M E M B E R Y O U W I L L G E T A C C E S S the ideal inshore boat givingThe boat would ideally beonly found in a larger boat.+RecommendedT O O U R M O N T H LY H O W - T O A N D T A C K L E T E S T V I D E O S the owner cheap boatingbest for two anglers, althoughThe Oceanpro 440 is superoutboard: 25-50hpand fishing. it will take 4 people maxeasy to handle by yourself,+Hull weight: 250kg approx A N D R E A D T H E L A T E S T D I G I T A L C O P I E S O F F I S H I N G We took this boat out offsuch is the 795L of buoyancyyet versatile enough to take+Standard fuel tank size:Pauanui to Slipper Island forprovided by the pontoons. friends and family waterskiing,25L tote tanks I N G O D Z O N E . P L U S G R E A T M E M B E R S O N LY D E A L S O N a sea trial and the ride outThis small boat is built for solodiving and fishing.FIGZ F I S H I N G P R O D U C T S A N D A C C E S S O R I E S !66FISHING IN GODZONE MAR/APR 2021'