CarolinaBoy4life Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 It appears BPS just purchased the rights to these companys. That is crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llPa1nll Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Damn! I wonder if they continue on with these brands in the future. I can see them continuing on with the Ranger brand, as it is so well known. This will be a major shakeup in the bass boat manufacturing industry for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBoy4life Posted December 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 They literally have the market cornered. The only other manf. that can offer anything close to them on a nationwide scale is Basscat & Skeeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amistoad Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 I'm guessing the market is either shrinking or cooling off considerably since prime time in the '90's-'00's. Same as with fly fishing and other outdoor sports. Basscar never took off with the public like so many had hoped...Thank Crom!! Pity about Ranger though. My '88 is still in great shape and helping me chase the feeshes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 If they change the quality over to what Nitro is then these brands are in big trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish4bas Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 If they change the quality over to what Nitro is then these brands are in big trouble. I agree I hope the ranger quality does not change.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightbite Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 If they change the quality over to what Nitro is then these brands are in big trouble. This. (Don, stop reading, I know you love your Nitro), but to me this is a sad deal for the industry if BPS turns these quality brands into their typical, generic, not quite as good as the real thing versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassindon69 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 If they change the quality over to what Nitro is then these brands are in big trouble. This. (Don, stop reading, I know you love your Nitro), but to me this is a sad deal for the industry if BPS turns these quality brands into their typical, generic, not quite as good as the real thing versions. Ish was talking about this at C&C with the guys today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesofthejungle Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 I will go out on a limb and say the quality will most likely remain the same. They will now have the ability to sell different levels of luxury besides nitro, tracker and mako. They will also have to ability to improve each company by sharing all the intellectual property of the companies between one another. Volkswagen owns Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini but their quality remains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooks19604 Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 They literally have the market cornered. The only other manf. that can offer anything close to them on a nationwide scale is Basscat & Skeeter Storm boats are really nice to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeswimbaits Posted December 12, 2014 Report Share Posted December 12, 2014 They literally have the market cornered. The only other manf. that can offer anything close to them on a nationwide scale is Basscat & Skeeter Storm boats are really nice to Can't forget phoenix boats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace D Posted December 15, 2014 Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 Skeeter is owned by yamaha and still makes a nice boat. Basscat is still independent and makes a nice boat. There's also Phoenix as mentioned previously (they seem like nice boats but I've never been in one so I can't say for sure. They look hideous to me though.) There's also Legend boats that are really nice and are probably some of the best built boats out there considering the fiberglass is hand laid. They look really good too. All of that to say that BPS definitely doesn't have the market cornered. There's still plenty of competition out there and I didn't even mention the ultra speed boat makers like allison, gambler, bullet, and stroker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBoy4life Posted December 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2014 The the names that fall under BPS are more of a nation wide boat that can be found in all regions of the country. Here in my area Basscat is no where near as common as a Triton or Nitro or Ranger for obvious reasons. Phoneix is the same way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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