As usual, the winter open house at Matteson Marine on Gun Lake in Michigan was well attended with great seminars including one I enjoyed very much by national bass pro George Cochran. Read more and see some pictures on the forum.
2004 has been an interesting year for me. Overall, I went fishing far less than I have the past 10 or 15 years. I had slow days like everyone, but some good ones too though when I did get out.
Ranger Boats unveiled the exciting and totally new Z-Comanche Series line of bass boats this past August at the FLW Championship. The Z-Comanche’s are the first major redesign of a bass boat line in many years.
Ranger Boats has improved on their already industry leading line of quality fishing and family boats with great improvements during 2004. These improvements may seem overshadowed by the huge introduction of the new Z-Comanche series
With more best-in-class features than any other tournament rig, the all-new Z-Comanche series has taken acceleration, handling, interior space, fishabililty, and all-out performance to even higher levels.
Continuing on, we’ll look at the finishing of the boat, along with the support products and specialties that make the difference between a good boat and a great boat from the latest Product Knowledge Tour at the Ranger Boats factory (December 6, 2004).
Continuing on, we’ll get into hull to deck assembly; rigging and some of the specialty areas of the Ranger Boats factory complex from the latest Product Knowledge Tour at the Ranger Boats factory (December 6, 2004).
More updates from the latest Product Knowledge Tour at the Ranger Boats factory (December 6, 2004). Continuing on, we’ll get into further deck reinforcement processes; hull lamination; and flotation.
Of course, there’s no question much of the buzz is about the new Ranger Z-Comanche Series boats – 18 months in secret development with a dramatic release at the 2004 FLW Tour championship.
Great Lakes. Until you actually fish them, you have no idea how small you can feel in a bass boat. The bass fishing is some of the best in the world, but as with all good things, there’s a price at times.
With the Great Lakes ever more popular for bass anglers thanks to some of the best bass fishing ever, a popular topic for anglers just venturing out and a good refresher for those already with experience, is advice on how to safely handle all that big water.
Ranger Boats has some exciting new things for the 2003 boating season. Some are obvious like new boat models, others aren’t so visible, but every bit as important. All improve the quality of their products and what we anglers get out of them.
Any time you win a state level event, it’s a satisfying and memorable day, but this win would only be 2nd on my list of good things that happened to me in the 2000 season.
