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Ranger Boats is a company that produces bass fishing boats designed primarily for black bass fishing. The company was founded in 1968 by Forrest L. Wood in Flippin, Arkansas. Ranger is generally credited with the introduction of the modern bass boat.^[1] They make boats for commercial and recreational use. Ranger Boats has both fiberglass boats and aluminum boats.

Ranger is a major sponsor of the Fishing League Worldwide.

Ranger Boats and all of the brands under Fishing Holdings LLS were acquired by Bass Pro Group in a deal signed in December 2014. The deal included Bass Pro acquiring the Ranger, Triton Boats, and the Stratos Boats brands. Several bass boat companies are manufactured in the same facility, but are sold separately as individual brands by dealerships.^[2]

References

^ "History of Ranger Boats". Ranger Boats. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
^ Garrett, Thomas. "Bass Pro inks deal to acquire Ranger Boats". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

External links

RangerBoats.com, official website

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[1] "History of Ranger Boats". Ranger Boats. Retrieved 2008-04-13.

[2] Garrett, Thomas. "Bass Pro inks deal to acquire Ranger Boats". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

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-'''Ranger Boats''' are a popular line of bass fishing boats designed primarily for [[Micropterus|black bass]] fishing. Since launching, the company has expanded their line of boats to offer recreational options as well. The company has fiberglass boats, but with the modern success of the aluminum boat on top tournament trails, unveiled an aluminum series. The company was founded in 1968 by [[Forrest L. Wood]] in [[Flippin, Arkansas]]. Ranger is generally credited with the introduction of the modern [[bass boat]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Ranger Boats|url=http://www.rangerboats.com/staticPages/heritage.cfm|title=History of Ranger Boats|accessdate=2008-04-13}}</ref>{{third-party-inline|date=February 2015}}
+'''Ranger Boats''' is a company that produces bass fishing boats designed primarily for [[Micropterus|black bass]] fishing. The company was founded in 1968 by [[Forrest L. Wood]] in [[Flippin, Arkansas]]. Ranger is generally credited with the introduction of the modern [[bass boat]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Ranger Boats|url=http://www.rangerboats.com/staticPages/heritage.cfm|title=History of Ranger Boats|accessdate=2008-04-13}}</ref> They make boats for commercial and recreational use. Ranger Boats has both fiberglass boats and aluminum boats.
+Ranger is a major sponsor of the [[Fishing League Worldwide]].
-Ranger is a major sponsor of the [[Wal-Mart]] [https://www.flwfishing.com/ FLW Tour], the largest tournament trail in the world, holding tournaments across the United States, as well as globally. The tour is named for F. L. Wood originally, but has since changed the name to Fishing League Worldwide to become more inclusive for global competition. FLW still pays tribute to Forrest. L Wood by naming their championship event [[Forrest Wood Cup]].
 Ranger Boats and all of the brands under Fishing Holdings LLS were acquired by [[Bass Pro Shops|Bass Pro Group]] in a deal signed in December 2014. The deal included Bass Pro acquiring the Ranger, Triton Boats, and the [[Stratos Boats]] brands. Several bass boat companies are manufactured in the same facility, but are sold separately as individual brands by dealerships.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Garrett|first1=Thomas|title=Bass Pro inks deal to acquire Ranger Boats|url=http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/business/2014/12/11/bass-pro-inks-deal-acquire-ranger-boats/20278407/|accessdate=21 November 2015|work=Springfield News-Leader}}</ref>
-- 2018 Mercury has a recall because they put the wrong idle air control valve on the engine causing the it to idle too fast.  Luckily there's a Mercury outboard dealer 35 minutes away and it was a quick fix.
-- 2018 Ranger has a recall on the fuel filler cap due to filling/venting problems.
-- 2018 Ranger has a recall on the bilge pump wiring as the wrong kind may have been used.
--2018 Ranger has a recall on the starting battery where if you take off the hot wiring and put it back on your boat will not start.
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