12poundbass

I'm guessing you weren't 100% serious when you said he controlled the boat market. As you probably know the Government would quickly step in and split it up. Something else I thought of about JM vs small business @Megastink the Tracker brand is one of if not the most affordable boats on the market. There are only a couple boats I can afford or I'm comfortable forking over the cash for. Basscat is a small business, I don't think I could afford. Ranger before JM a RT178 or 188 is about it. Phoenix, Legend, Trition minus the tins, Skeeter, and so many others are out of mine and many others price ranges unless we buy a 20 year old one of these. JM with his Trackers and smaller Nitros keep us little guys in mind. The other small family owned boat builders cater to the higher end clientele which is perfectly fine and great. My point, while JM is on a buying spree and has more than he'll ever need, he got there catering to us little guys.

Don't get me wrong, I root for the little guy too. I spend my hard earned money at a small tackle shop 90% of the time. I worked for the largest company in the field I'm in and it was an unpleasant experience. The company I'm at now in the same field only started 9 or so years ago with less than 15 people. We've now grown to over 500 in 4-5 states. We the owner of my company and JM and so many others have done is what makes this country great and it's what this country was built on. One of my all time favorite TV series is "The men who built America". It's about the industrial revolution and famous names and how they got where they did. My point is JM started with nothing and look at what he has now. The companies he buys are selling voluntarily so what's wrong with that? Does he need more money? Of course not but what he's doing with all this money isn't all that bad either. Some could call him a modern day Teddy Rosevelt. Again I support small businesses the majority of the time. I also tip my hat and admire JM and so many others who started out as a small business and build it from the ground up. Who wouldn't?

Oh no not you too!

I'm a little bummed but not surprised. I was hoping for something new in the lower price range. As the years go on the prices of every boat including the lower end boats keep going up and up. Oh well. Tracker makes affordable boats. Some of the Ranger tins aren't out of this world. Lund with the new Renegade is pretty sweet. I know there are others too, but this three stick in my mind. It'll be neat to see if they come up with something cutting edge and a game changer or just another $70-100k boat.

I would get mapping, or at least something like a Garmin Striker unit where you can create your own maps, these units are relatively inexpensive.

It appears that you hit the nail on the head! Will you be making a better or different bass boat or what?Certain people might think we’re coming out with a Ferrari. We want to build a product that we aren’t afraid to sell, and a customer’s not ashamed to spend his hard-earned money to buy. Generally that means the top end of the segment…high resale values, and the boat the stands the test of time better. When will we see the first ones?We’ll introduce the product at the Classic, but they’ll be prototypes that were not built on a production line. We’ll have a production line soon thereafter. The product will evolve…to new models throughout calendar year 2018. Can you say anything about price point?It certainly won’t be the cheapest in the marketplace, but I think it will be one of the better values. …new technologies, quality, things we will reinforce behind the product…. This is from a Bass Blaster interview.

So true!!

Sorry @BrianinMD I jumped the gun. I rate it a 7.

Great old school sounding voice and a great song I can listen to over and over again!

Waiting list

8/10ths of an inch for me thru Thursday. I know it's inevitable for me but for now, you can have it.

Haha don't ever catch that sized bass. It'll be blocked! ?

That is the X factor. Not a big fan of winding roads when there's snow, and your hills aren't hills. Lol if it's a 45 degree incline and over 100' of elevation change we call that a mountain! I'm being sarcastic of course, but he's right I'd much rather drive up here on snowy roads than where you are.

Lol. I'm in Michigan and like @Way north bass guy said it's funny when the south gets snow. If we get 12 inches of blowing snow some places start to shut down (schools obviously do), usually it's around 14". I understand the south isn't set up to handle very much snow, but it's still funny how different things are between regions.

People get days off because of snow? ?

Ours should be here Wednesday or Thursday. I heard earlier this fall that it was supposed to be a colder/snowier winter. Then a week or two ago I heard mild/less snow. Farmers Almanac says colder with more snow than usual. Either way, it's been a while for most of us since our last snow event so just a reminder....DON'T EAT YELLOW SNOW ?

That's a pretty good way to end the season!

You picked a good area to plant your flag. I've always wondered how you came up with northern Michigan of all places? If anyplace in Michigan I would've figured "Coast Guard City USA"

I was born and raised in a village of 700 people, didn't even have a blinking light and police only patrolled Friday and Saturday. That was my mom. The school I went to consisted of 4 other communities and it was closed on the opening day of firearm deer seaon because so many kids went hunting. We even had a drive your tractor to school day! My dad built a house 5 miles out side of the same town. I'm out in the country 10 miles in the opposite direction. I'm only about 5 miles as the crow flies from a city of about 10k. I love how I grew up. Hunting, fishing, and being able to ride our bikes anywhere around town with no worries, doors weren't locked, everybody knew everybody. I'm now able to raise my son the same way I was raised and it's a good feeling. He loves to be outside. He has a tablet and it gets turned on maybe once a month. He's always outside or playing with toys using his imagination. I think the threat of losing the outdoor sports/ activities depends on where you're from. Hunting, fishing, agriculture, and outdoor activities are doing quite well around here.

Fashionably late?

Better you than me. ?

I have a really hard time getting my butt out of be in the morning. If it's a hunting or fishing day....I'm usually up before the alarm. I've noticed my son is the same way.

Usually I'm a patient person, but when it comes to stuff like this I want to see it all now. They're going to make tin boats too. Not sure if I can wait. Makes you wonder if there'll be and big names at the classic fishing out of a Vexus? These guys must have something big and innovative to fork over the cash to put up and brand new building and dive in head first with doing both glass and tin right out of the gate.

Hmmmm. As @J Francho knows I'm no businessman lol.....wouldn't you at least have a model to show or prototype when you have a launch like this? These guys are big wigs from Ranger so obviously they know what they're doing but I for one am pretty bummed and left scratching my head because there is to see is words for now.

You da man! Crazy though less than 10,000 boats bass boats sold in the U.S. ?