G3 Catfish Boats For Sale

G3 builds the Sportsman 200 as a johnboat-style aluminum catfish boat aimed at anglers who run big water for blue, flathead and channel catfish. It is a 20-foot hull carrying a 15-degree dead rise, a departure from the flat or two-to-three-degree bottoms common on older catfish johnboats, and that deeper entry lets it handle barge wakes on the Mississippi River and rough chop on open reservoirs like Grand Lake and Lake Texoma. The boat was developed with input from catfish guides, and the layout pushes a double windshield forward to open up the back half of the boat for fishing. Owners use it to anchor off the bow and work lines out the stern, the way most catfishing is done.

The Sportsman 200 is rated for a 200-horsepower motor and is rigged with the Yamaha 200 four-stroke. It is a 50 mph GPS boat, with one owner clocking a top speed of 52 mph behind the Yamaha 200. A typical cruising speed runs around 46 mph, which sits on the edge of climbing above 6,000 rpm where fuel burn increases sharply; held below that, the four-stroke returns good fuel economy. The 15-degree dead rise gives it a smooth ride for an aluminum hull and keeps it tracking through chop.

At the helm, the boat is set up with either a Garmin display or a Humminbird Helix 10 Mega mounted at the console, and there is a watertight lock box at the passenger console for hardware and electronics. The double windshield gives unusual headroom for a johnboat-style rig — a six-foot-eight angler can sit behind the glass with several inches of clearance over his head. Available electronics and rigging include MinnKota Ulterra trolling motors with electric drive and spot-lock, which holds the boat in place or drifts it without anchoring.

The fishing deck is the boat's strong point. It comes with four seats — two comfortable helm chairs plus two more that slide back into the middle, so a family of four can ride or a guide can carry clients without crowding. A 65-gallon live well sits aft, measured as a true 65 gallons to the overflow. There is a bow anchor locker large enough for 200 feet of rope, life-jacket and net storage compartments, a battery compartment under the rear cooler area that can hold several batteries with an onboard three-bank charger, and a track system that accepts drift-master and other rod holders. Ten-foot Power-Pole shallow-water anchors are a popular option for nosing up to clay riverbanks and for backwoods channel-cat fishing. The forward minnow bucket is one detail owners would trade for a bow bait well.

These are still Gator Tough G3 hulls, built in Lebanon, Missouri, where the company has operated since its founding in 1960 as the Applebee Boat Company; it became Generation 3 in 1993 and was acquired by Yamaha in 1997. Construction is riveted aluminum in 5052 alloy, with gauges from .080 to .125 depending on model, 24 rivets per foot, double rivets at the seams, a double-plated bottom for rocky and stumpy water, and closed-cell foam shot into the compartments for flotation and a quieter ride. The boats run Yamaha power exclusively and carry a five-year bow-to-stern warranty with a limited lifetime warranty on the external seam rivets. Shoppers searching G3 catfish boats for sale should weigh the seat configuration against their crew size and decide on the Power-Pole and trolling-motor options, since those drive much of how the Sportsman 200 fishes.



Currently, there are 687 boats available for sale for G3 boats. Prices range from $1,500 to $99,999, with an average listing price of $32,214. The inventory includes 597 new boats and 90 used boats. The fleet is comprised of 686 powerboats. Popular boat types include Jon, Aluminum Fishing, Bass, Bay, and Ski and Fish. boats are most popular in Howell, Bloomsburg, Pensacola, Panama City, and Osage Beach. There have been 1,904 boats listed on MarineSource that have sold in the past year. March is the most common month for new and used boats to be added to MarineSource, so be sure to check back regularly. April is the most common month for boats to sell, so be sure to beat the rush! The most common activities for boats are freshwater fishing, family fun, watersports, saltwater fishing, and day cruising. Most boats contain gps, depth sounder, sonar, heated interior, and with cabins. boats tend to have an average of 1 engine. It is common for boats to have Yamaha engines or YAMAHA engines or y engines.