to the TFF its a Toad

I saw one of these on a boat lift on McQueeney a couple of years ago.

my fishing buddy had one of the early 70's models Arrow Glass with 65 hp Johnson....great fishing/duck hunting boat.....

do you think the guy & gal in the VIP ad were actually a couple ?
how come she is looking at the camera & he is looking at his fishing line ?

what cracks me up is the marketing for these boats...who in their right mind would want a boat that couldn't stay in the water and was alway flying up in the air ?...just don't seem safe...LOL

My Dad had the UMC tacklebox in this picture. He passed in 2003 and it's been sitting in moms garage since then. I haven't touched it or taken anything out of it. It's filled with lures from the 1940's thru the 1990's. I gasp at what it might be worth today.

They sure love to get some air on them props in those old advertisements

Those ads are really cool, thanks for sharing Huck.

If I remember correctly some of the Hydra Sports Kevlar hulls were called Armour Hyde BASS mag had adds for them in the 80s and yes said they were bullet proof and passed the 45 test, Ranger also made and sold many boats with I/O s ( Mercruiser, stern drives, great post Huck..

Thought that Skeeter Wrangler was a Champion at first looking at the transom , those hulls were very fast and squirrely and scared many tourney non boaters I drew hot rod johnson once it was a wild ride specaly at blast off.

Awesome pictures, thanks for sharing those!

I recall seeing a Hydra-Sports ad pic that showed the boat upside down on the ground with a bulldozer driving over the top of it demonstrating the toughness of the Kevlar hull.

Old pro Stan Sloan in a '74 Hydra Sports. Man these were hot boats when they came out.

this boat didnt even need water to run evidently its an old Quachita boat



The first BassMasters classic boat, a Rebel inboard/outboard.