Sport fishing boat

File:Sport fishers at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club in 2006.jpg

A sport fishing boat, or sport fisher, is a type of power boat designed for recreational boat fishing, usually for angling or trolling with rods{{cite web |url=https://blog.sportfishtrader.com/what-is-a-sport-fishing-boat/ |title=What Is A Sport Fishing Boat?|date=23 December 2022|publisher=}} on open water, often while travelling at speed.{{cite web |url=https://afloat.ie/resources/boatyards/item/53870-world-s-largest-sport-fishing-boat-nears-completion-in-holland |title=World's Largest Sport Fishing Boat Nears Completion in Holland|date=23 December 2022|publisher=afloat.ie}}

Typically, these boats are designed with a cockpit at the stern, fitted with a chair fixed to the deck to which a rod can be secured. Alternately, other rods can be used by hand or mounted to the stern or the gunwale. These boats usually have long, high foredeck leading back to a rear-set cabin, which has a flybridge set above. Many such boats are also equipped with on-board fishfinders, as well as a live well to keep captured fish alive.

Bass boats are a subtype of small sport fishers specifically designed for bass fishing, typically with a bow-mounted trolling motor for slow maneuvers in shallow inland waters.