Who we are
Boats we'd fish ourselves
Mid-Florida Marine is a Sanford reseller run by Brad Ball. Two boat lines, fresh and salt, chosen on purpose for the water we actually have.
The story
It started with skinny water
Central Florida doesn't fish like the brochures. The lakes run tannic, the spring runs are narrow, and the best flats float thinner than most hulls can stand. Brad Ball started Mid-Florida Marine because the boats that work here are specific, and somebody local ought to sell them straight.
We're a reseller, and that's on purpose. No acre of inventory under flags. No factory quota pushing you up a trim level. Two lines we believe in, priced honestly, explained by somebody who has fished both.
You won't get a sales funnel. You'll get Brad, a phone number that rings his pocket, and a straight answer about which hull fits the water you fish.
The lines
Two lines, chosen on purpose
Freshwater
Gheenoe
Ask anybody at a central Florida ramp. The narrow canoe hull has been sliding into backwater here for generations, and it still floats where bigger boats spin props. Cheap to run, simple to rig, nearly impossible to outgrow. Heritage isn't a marketing word here. It's the boat.
Saltwater
Salty Skiffs 14S and 14F
Built in Wildwood and sized for the flats. The 14S is the flat-bottom workhorse: stable, tough, easy to own. The 14F adds a forward casting deck for the poling crowd. Both run skinny, both rig simple, both come home crusted in salt.
Fresh and salt
Where the river meets the flats
Lake Monroe is out the front door. Mosquito Lagoon is an hour east. Most shops pick one water and stock for it. We split the rack down the middle, because around here the honest answer to "fresh or salt?" is "yes."
Visit
Come see the boats
We're at 1100 Central Park Drive, Suite 1000 in Sanford. Call ahead and the right hull will be out front when you pull in.
Contact us