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Jones Brothers Boats |
Visit the Jones Brothers Marine website (www.jonesbrothersmarine.com).
For 2006 all Jones Brothers Boats are
100% composite. An idea that was conceived over six
years ago and is just now becoming reality. It has
required intensive testing of materials... not all
composites are created equal and as always Jones Brothers
chose the very best in performance and long term durability.
Over a three year period new molds were conceived and
engineered using computer aided design, plugs were built,
testing conducted, molds built, processes tested until
finally new boats were moving down the assembly line!
Jones Brothers Bateaus are 100% hand laid
fiberglass for consistent quality, superior strength, safety
and the best finish of any sport utility on the market.
They feature exceptional turning and handling, dryness, and
safety unequaled in any other sport utility. All
Bateaus feature "shark skin" non-skid for sure footing on
all cockpit surfaces.
Jones Brothers' goal is to provide you
with the best engineered, most durable boats available.
Performance, safety, reliability and function are designed
into their unique boats - not added on.
Jones Brothers boats are completely assembled at the
factory and are available with the proven technology of
factory installed, dependable Yamaha Outboards.
Factory rigging assures first class installation of all
components and gives you the comfort of knowing your boat is
the best it can be.
Along with the typical configuration options, specialty
options are available for lite tackle and fly fishermen -
rear casting decks, popup cleats and bow lite, livewells,
rod tubes and rack systems, poling platforms, and extra-wide
cape charles gunwales on the Bateau.
The Bateau
The Jones Brothers’ Bateau was born as a tough,
fiberglass johnboat that met the needs of a variety of
boaters. Like the “bateau” of Louisiana, the new Jones
Brothers’ craft was also a utility boat that could be used
by sport fishermen, hunters, oystermen, and even water
skiers. To make them even more user friendly, Rob
Jones developed a short, centerline skeg (a small keel) that
made the Bateau capable of making tight turns without
sliding. Sliding in turns had long been a problem with
johnboats and other flat-bottom craft. Over the years
the Bateau has found a home in coastal marshes, nearshore
waters, and reservoirs of the eastern United States.
They are tough-as-nails, wide, stable, and easily trailered.
They are also economical to run, since flat-bottom boats
don’t need the larger engines that are often required to
power V-hulled boats
The Cape Fisherman
Not long after introducing the Bateau, the Jones
brothers entered the V-hull market. The
Cape Fisherman was designed for the unpredictable waters
outside the protected waters of the sounds. Soon some
of the finest saltwater guides and anglers on the East Coast
were using the boats and suggesting changes. Such input has
made the Jones Brothers’ “Cape Fishermen Series” the boats
by which all other big water light tackle boats are
measured. Thanks to continued collaboration between
Jones Brothers Marine and the best anglers in the business,
you can find a Cape Fishermen from 18 to 23 feet that offers
the hull and interior configuration to meet your needs.
And did we say tough? No center console on the market offers
a stronger hull and smoother, drier ride than the Cape
Fishermen. From Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral, they are
the best center-consoles on the market today.
Light Tackle (LT) Editions
In the late 1980s and early 1990s most center console boats
looked like collaboration between boat builders and
plumbers. High, wrap-around stainless steel bow rails and
high grab rails around the console were the norm. Such rails
were often made more for appearance than for utility. For
light tackle anglers and the few saltwater fly rodders in
North Carolina, high rails and large protruding stainless
cleats were “line grabbers.” Furthermore, few, if any,
V-hulled center console boats of the time had even the most
basic rod storage for fly rods and other rods of nine feet
or more.
It was during this time that Tom Earnhardt and a few
other fly rodders were fly-fishing for false albacore and
large drum in the waters around Cape Lookout, NC. For
comfort, “fishabilty,” and safety a V-hull was often
required in these unpredictable waters. Earnhardt was
looking for a boat that would offer a fore and aft casting
platform and storage to protect valuable fly rods.
Tom approached the Jones Brothers about manufacturing the
“ultimate big water fly fishing/light tackle boat.”
Throughout 1992, Tom worked with Donnie and Rob on a
prototype for today’s Cape Fishermen line of boats. |
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Jones Brothers Models:
Bateau LT
Cape Fisherman
Light Tackle Edition
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