![]() ![]() More important for Anderson’s agenda, part of which was running charters single-handed, was that the helm’s position roughly amidships would let him reach anglers (or return to the controls) in two or three easy strides. Nice high sides kept anglers in the boat and much of the water out.”ĭeparting from the helm and deck configuration of the traditional Cuttyhunk-style bass boat - forward controls, enclosed bows and tiller steering - Lema moved the helm controls aft to a center console, freeing up bow space for a raised casting platform and providing captain and crew with 360-degree mobility. “With the top of the boat 5 to 6 feet above the water all the way around, my clients could lock their knees right under the coaming. “That was critical when the North Rip started snarling,” says Anderson. The end result was an unusually high-sided bass boat with full transom. Lema asked Parece to provide a plug of his classic 26-footer, then constructed the mold for what soon became Lema’s solid-fiberglass 26-foot Bonito open bass boat. Lema’s concept drew on a proven hull, a wooden 26-foot bass boat designed and built by Manny Parece in Seekonk, Mass. “When I saw the first hull - Dick had brought it down to Wickford Harbor - I fell in love,” he says.
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