Old Bass Boats – 1978 Part 3
In Old Bass Boats – 1978 Part 3 we delve into the era bass boats starting with Dyna trak and ending with MonArk.
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Posted by Terry Battisti | Oct 2, 2022 | Old Bass Boats, Retro Ads |
In Old Bass Boats – 1978 Part 3 we delve into the era bass boats starting with Dyna trak and ending with MonArk.
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Old Bass Boats – 1977 Part 1 looks into the bass boats of 1977 and what they had to offer the angler – and in some cases, what they didn’t.
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Old Bass Boats – 1976 Part 2 continues the look back at the bass boats of 1976. In this part you’ll see boats from Fisher Marine to Raider.
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In Old Bass Boats – 1975 Part 1 and Part 2 we covered the bass boat manufacturers of 1975 and what...
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In Part 1 of this series, we covered bass boat manufacturers from Airgator to Hydra-Sports. In that piece we saw a drastic change in the technology of bass boats, where they were moving from tub-style fishing boats to pad-style high-performance machines.
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Boat manufacturers were now looking to the race industry, not only to make their hulls faster but more efficient due to the gas crunch. But sifting through the magazines, I came across two other boat companies, Delta and Venture, that were taking speed to another level. You’ll see what I mean in the coming paragraphs.
Read MorePosted by Terry Battisti | Sep 13, 2021 | Old Bass Boats, Retro Ads |
By 1973, bass boats and bass boat companies were coming out of every one-stop town in the U.S. In 1972, 11 manufacturers put ads in the top bass fishing magazines and 1973 would feature 15 boat manufacturers and I’m sure there were a number of other companies who hadn’t yet made the leap to advertise.
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