Fishing Boats For Sale UK

Bates Wharf is proud to offer an exceptional selection of new and used fishing and angling boats for sale in the UK. Our range features a range of higher-end, luxury fishing vessels ideal for both casual onshore excursions, as well as more serious, offshore sea angling. This ensures we'll have a vessel to suit every kind of angler, from casual hobbyists and small families to avid angling enthusiasts and professionals.

Angling Boats For Sale UK: Our Range

Beneteau Fishing Boats

Our Beneteau Antares Fishing boats are the stand-out vessels in our range. These luxury angling boats for sale are purpose-built for anglers who take their sea fishing seriously. These vessels marry together exceptional sea fishability with unparalleled comfort and style onboard. It features Beneteau's iconic sleek and sporty design, with all the onboard comforts you need for truly luxurious yet sophisticated sea angling excursions. They are ideal for the angler who demands both high performance, as well as style and leisure from their watercraft.

The Fishing versions of Beneteau's iconic Antares 7 and 8 series replaces the aft bench with a dedicated fishing station, featuring professional-grade rod holders and a cutting board. It also offers a spacious cockpit which ensures excellent movement across the boat. Three storage compartments under the deck offer abundant storage for gear and equipment, with one that can be converted into a fish box. These models also include a livewell with water circulation, designed to keep caught fish or bait alive.

Overall, these features makes the Antares Fishing the ideal vessel for serious offshore sea angling, striking the perfect balance between performance and comfort that angling enthusiasts and professionals will love.

IRON Boats

Iron Boats are very popular fishing boats, ideal for both onshore and offshore angling. Their soft-riding and sea-kind hull marry up well with tough, practical features that ensure these vessels are well suited to UK coastal conditions. Their deep-V hulls cut cleanly through short chop and wind waves. This allows them to delivering a smoother ride than flatter boat designs, as well as more predictable handling when trolling, drifting, or standing to cast. Stability and straight tracking fill users with confidence, especially when playing fish or working multiple rods.

One of the most standout features of Iron boats is their fixed all-round fender system. This protects the hull when coming alongside harbour walls or other boats, and reduces worry about gelcoat damage from nets, leads, or lures at the gunwale.

Open and walk-around layouts, alongside wide side decks and clear cockpits, also allows easy movement from bow to stern. Overall, their robust construction and coastal-ready layouts make them highly durable boats for frequent salt-water fishing and trailering.

BRIG RIB Boats

BRIG rigid inflatable boats are another stand out option in our range. Their inflatable Hypalon tubes give these vessels excellent buoyancy, keeping them remarkably stable both underway and at rest. This makes them ideal for when anglers are moving around during casting or fighting fish.

These durable tubes, plus their reinforced hull, ensures these boats are of exceptionally robust, military-grade construction. Brig Ribs are therefore ideal for serious offshore angling, ensuring they stand up well to the harshest of sea conditions. Deep-V fibreglass hulls cut through chop and handle offshore conditions far better than flat-bottomed boats.

Open deck layouts and a low profile also provide an ideal platform for 360° fishing. Clever bow designs meanwhile maximise space for casting and netting, and they are easy to customise with rod holders and bait tanks. Finally, self-draining decks and anchor lockers suit makes them reliable platforms for frequent saltwater use.

Bayliner Boats

While designed primarily as budget runabout or 'starter' boats, the Bayliner Element and V-Series deck boats are ideal as casual family fishing boats. The M-Hull of the Bayliner Element in particular is very stable at rest and easy to handle, making them comfortable for light inshore fishing. They're also lightweight and easy to tow and store, ideal for short, frequent excursions.

However, these Bayliner models lack the deep 'V-Hull' of other, more fishing-dedicated models, like our Beneteau and Brig models. These Bayliner models are therefore less ideal for more serious, off-shore angling, as they may struggle to provide the same level of stability on open, choppy waters. The deck layout also prioritises seating over space, and so they lacks the more expansive centre-console platforms found on other models.

Used & Second Hand Fishing Boats For Sale UK

Our service includes everything you need to set sail in confidence.

At Bates Wharf, we are leading UK dealers and brokers for used and second hand fishing boats. We offer comprehensive brokerage services that ensures our customers feel fully supported when purchasing a pre-owned vessel. This includes overseeing the setting of an appropriate price for used vessels. We leverage our years of experience in boat buying and selling to come to a fair valuation, in line with the boat's model, year of make, and functionality, ensuring you obtain a high-quality vessel at an unbeatable price.

We'll also manage the entire handover process from start to finish between seller and buyer, for a quick and hassle-free seamless purchasing experience. We ensure all legal paperwork is handled expertly, and that all vessels that pass through our hands have been rigorously checked and vetted for faults and cosmetic damage.

We are also able to offer on-sea demonstrations where appropriate to prove the vessel functions as it should. Our service therefore allows discerning UK buyers can get their hands on high-quality used fishing boats at exceptional value, where buyers can set sail with in their pre-owned boat in greater confidence.

Why Choose Bates Wharf?

When you purchase through Bates Wharf, you're choosing a company with over 100 years' experience in the British marine Industry. As leading UK boat brokers and traders, we have helped countless angling enthusiasts find their dream vessel. Here's all the reasons to purchase through Bates Wharf:

✔ First-Class Customer Service: At Bates Wharf, we're just as passionate about boating as our customers are! We genuinely care about your next adventure on the water, and so our knowledgeable staff are always happy to offer expert advice, including help and a fully guided purchasing journey for both new and second hand models. This includes support with boat financing, part exchanges, warranty, mooring and much more.

✔ Members of the British Marine Industry: With over a century's worth of experience in the field of recreational boating, we offer a fully-guided purchasing journey for our customers. We leverage our years of industry expertise to help you find the perfect vessel for your needs, including help with identifying a model that suits your intended use and budget.

✔ Wide Range of Boating Services: At Bates Wharf, we do more than just sell boats, we offer a comprehensive range of boating services so you have everything you need when starting your next chapter on the water. This includes mooring facilities, winterisation, maintenance advice, handling tips, and boat servicing at our dedicated boat service centre in Chertsey.

✔ Four Prime UK locations: Headquartered at Chertsey Marina in Surrey, we also have offices in Southampton, Poole and Eastbourne, allowing you to get up close and personal with your favourite models. We are able to offer on-sea demonstrations and walk-throughs on selected models, ensuring you feel fully confident when making a purchase. Contact us today to arrange a viewing

This means that when you choose Bates Wharf, you’re not just buying a new vessel. You’ll be gaining a partner dedicated to supporting you as you venture into the world of recreational motor-boating.

So for dedicated sales support and exclusive access to some of the finest angling boats for sale in the UK, explore our collection online today and contact Bates Wharf with your enquiries.