A Maverick skiff can float in extremely shallow water, in some cases less than 6 inches. The Maverick 17 HPX-S is built specifically to slip into ultra-skinny water where fish feel safe and bigger boats cannot follow. That super-shallow draft is the whole reason flats anglers choose a Maverick: it lets them reach tailing redfish and bonefish on shallow flats without spooking them. Keep in mind that how shallow any Maverick floats depends on how it is loaded and trimmed, but getting skinny is exactly what these skiffs are designed to do.
