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Re: Vexus Boats [Re: T Smith] #13627669 07/12/20 01:43 PM
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They will be gone in 3 years

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Re: Vexus Boats [Re: WAWI] #13627799 07/12/20 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by WAWI
They will be gone in 3 years


I don't think so. They have a lot of money behind them and the folks at Vexus are not stupid. The Vexus is a good product. It is just misplaced. My guess is they realized their gaffe by the end of last year's Classic.

That hull needs to have a multi-species layout for the Great Lakes. Their metal boat lineup is awesome. If they will listen to some of the guys that fish for a living they will increase sales dramatically. I would be surprised if they have sold a dozen FG boats in Texas since March 2019 and this is a huge market for high end FG boats.

I want to see them do well. I was anxiously awaiting their arrival. Who wouldn't want to see all the old Ranger guys (and gals, Forrest Wood had 4 daughters) hit a home run after Johnny Morris raided them. I will always root for the underdogs.



Re: Vexus Boats [Re: T Smith] #13627829 07/12/20 04:12 PM
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I think they will only grow... Lots of money, the right contacts and unique


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Re: Vexus Boats [Re: T Smith] #13627844 07/12/20 04:30 PM
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Like I said in my post above, this is the Forrest Woods family that is running Vexus. They ran Ranger so why are people surprised that they are making high end boats. Same people that designed the high end Ranger aluminum series are the same people designing and building Vexus's tin boats. They started off with the tin series because it was the easiest for them to get that line started. I have a 2012 Ranger and if I buy another boat it will be a Vexus. You might not like the looks or the price and Im not to crazy for the name but the quality and the reputation of standing behind their product is definitely there.

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Re: Vexus Boats [Re: WAWI] #13627875 07/12/20 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by WAWI
They will be gone in 3 years


Agreed

Re: Vexus Boats [Re: T Smith] #13627877 07/12/20 05:23 PM
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Who ever was on the designed staff for the Fiberglass Boat has made a career and probably company ending mistake.

What a major letdown to see the Vexus Glass boats in person.

Reminds me of when the Edsel came on the market.

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Originally Posted by RedRanger
Who ever was on the designed staff for the Fiberglass Boat has made a career and probably company ending mistake.

What a major letdown to see the Vexus Glass boats in person.

Reminds me of when the Edsel came on the market.

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Maybe not THAT bad. They are better looking than a BassCat.


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Re: Vexus Boats [Re: T Smith] #13627941 07/12/20 06:32 PM
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This whole thing started when the holding company sold Ranger to the professional quality-ruining, image-ruining, profit-maximization-only Johnny Morris. Since there was family to carry on at Ranger, I had missed the move when Ranger came to be owned by a holding company. Can someone please recount the circumstance that caused that to happen? (I wasn't watching the business news then, apparently.) That event was the chess move that started this whole sequence of events. The family should have avoided letting it get out of their control if at all possible. I've never seen such a move be good for a company.

As best I've been able to observe, everything Johnny Morris touches goes low - for the cheap. There's not a brand he bought that has been the better for it. He's getting up in years; I wonder when he will quit buying good companies so he can ruin them over time?

Re: Vexus Boats [Re: T Smith] #13627960 07/12/20 06:50 PM
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Fishing Holdings owned Ranger, Triton & Stratos.

https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_123/bass-pro-ranger-triton-121114.html

https://www.platinumequity.com/news...quity-portfolio-company-ranger-boats-ann

Bass Pro acquired Fishing Holdings in Dec 2014. Randy Hopper left Ranger a year after BPS took over and took several key people with him. Randy is one of Forrest Woods' four SIL's. Keith Daffron is now president of Vexus. He is one of Forrest's grandsons.


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Has anyone purchased a Ranger since the acquisition and noticed a decline in quality? Or that will admit to a decline in quality?

Re: Vexus Boats [Re: T Smith] #13627964 07/12/20 06:56 PM
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the holding company wanted to sell an johnny morris was the high bidder thats the way it works in the real world if you cant be a viable business someone with the funds takes over tries to streamline the operation to make it a profitable business.

Re: Vexus Boats [Re: Ken A.] #13627988 07/12/20 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken A.
I would also add this about Vexus. The depth of the hull is excessive for 99.2% of the water bass anglers fish. From the top of the gunwales to the bottom of the vee it is massive. It doesn't look so out of proportion on the 21' boat but on the 20 it does. I happened to be at a dealer when a nice gentleman was picking his up.

I snapped a pic. Notice how the boat dwarfs the new V8 Merc 250 and the man standing in the boat. It has the looks of a multi-species boat for the great lakes. I am not saying this makes it a bad boat. It has some great innovative features. I am just saying I do not think the overall look of the boat will appeal to the masses like Ranger, Skeeter, Triton, etc.

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that looks like the one I saw at fork


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Re: Vexus Boats [Re: Happykamper] #13627999 07/12/20 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Happykamper
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they hyped an hyped their glass boats up so much an said the other bass boats would be obsolete when they pulled the tarps off at the classic it was just another bass boat that was more expensive than other high end bass boats well will see how it goes wish them good luck.

I was expecting more of a performance boat, thought it would be more like a Triton with Ranger bells and whistles.



I agree with the disappointment in Vexus, I think they counted on a lot of Ranger guys jumping ship blindly.


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The holding company that sold Ranger to Johnny Morris is the second holding company to own them. Forrest Wood sold Ranger to a earlier holding company around 2000 or so. The last holding company bought Ranger in 2010 timeframe. The first holding company cut corners and it showed especially in their trailers. They switched from UFP and purchased their trailer stuff from Tie Down Engineering. Big mistake. Lots of axle failures. Bad hubs, cheaper made boat covers, etc. Forrest Woods family was still basically running the company, but not calling all of the financial shots. When the last holding company bought them, they let the people running the factory call the shots and quality really improved. Trailers, etc. These people are now running Vexus. I will say that customer service was always there even though the first holding company Forrest Wood sold to lowered the quality of stuff they added to the boat. Always stood behind the customer. Ranger is not the same company and will never be that again as long as Morris still owns it. But he or his group is the owner and they need to do what they think is best for them. And they will.

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they hyped an hyped their glass boats up so much an said the other bass boats would be obsolete when they pulled the tarps off at the classic it was just another bass boat that was more expensive than other high end bass boats well will see how it goes wish them good luck.

I was expecting more of a performance boat, thought it would be more like a Triton with Ranger bells and whistles.



I agree with the disappointment in Vexus, I think they counted on a lot of Ranger guys jumping ship blindly.


I don't know about blindly but I'm pretty sure they felt like a large percentage of Ranger-faithful would follow them.



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