The Panga style fishing boat is known worldwide for being an efficient, fish slaying machine. From the beaches of Cabo San Lucas, over to Asia & the Philippines and back to our beloved coasts of Florida, they run inshore, nearshore & offshore and anywhere in between. This versatile boat is so popular because of its low cost to build, small horsepower requirements and ability to eat nasty weather like a champ, all while still able to launch/land from a beach.
One of our favorite boat designer’s Tom Mitzlaff has taken pencil to paper to design what he feels is a panga design true to it’s form. You’ll remember Tom Mitzlaff as the designer of the Mitzi Skiff, a revolutionary poling skiff that is still built today. The Mitzi skiff turned the skiff world on it’s head with a streamlined manufacturing technique and a terrific balance of comfort & technical features that are difficult to factor into a technical poling skiff. Taking that early success, Tom then focused inshore with his popular Solo Skiff, a massively popular hybrid motorized kayak.
Intailly born out of Tom’s occasional need to jump offshore with family & friends, Tom’s latest offering is a beautiful, 100% AMERICAN MADE, 20′ with a 6′ Beam Panga. True to the panga form that made them popular, Tom’s Panga will be simple, rugged, no-frills, and priced like pangas, AFFORDABLE! How affordable? How does under $10,000 (hull only) sound? In today’s world of six figure bay boats, this Panga will provide a nice respite from mortgage level pricing and make finding a nearshore capable fishing boat affordable to a great deal of people.
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Tom Mitzlaff
Here are some great pics of the renderings Tom has so far. Molds are being built and we’ll definitely keep in touch with Tom as this develops.
