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[QUOTE]sworrall - 11/18/2025  11:27 AM

[QUOTE]North of 8 - 11/17/2025  12:20 PM

[QUOTE]miket55 - 11/17/2025  8:18 AM

I'm sure the folks at Recon gave it a lot of thought, and "Tuffy Esox Magnum by Recon" seems to be the way to go. The Tuffy brand has a small but loyal following, Recon has its customer base too, so everyone's covered.

I like the name..[/QUOTE]

If this was a decade ago, I would agree that they might want to keep Tuffy in the name.  But I think that time has passed and the important thing is the model, Esox Magnum.  Recon has established their own brand and reputation.  I don't think they gain anything by tagging Tuffy on a model.[/QUOTE]

It's 'Tuffy Boats by Recon'.

There are a surprising number of Tuffy owners who would disagree. The Esox Mag was  the flagship for popularity replacing the Marauder, and that's why it was built first. At this time Recon is looking over tooling and reworking same to decide which other models may be produced. From the 80s until a few years ago, Tuffy has been a small portion of much larger companies. It's been over 30 years since the number produced was beyond Recon's capacity. It was marketing that made Tuffy look bigger. I worked for them from 1976 through several owners, to when Scot bought and trashed the company. It wasn't quality overall that got him, it was the lack of consistent customer service and the inability to build enough product. I worked for Tuffy for over 40 years, and figured when Scot bought it that was the end. Now OFM manages Recon's social. One never knows...[/QUOTE]

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Posted 11/18/2025 11:27 AM (#1035383 - in reply to #1035378)
Subject: Re: Esox Mag by Recon Boats

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North of 8 - 11/17/2025 12:20 PM

miket55 - 11/17/2025 8:18 AM

I'm sure the folks at Recon gave it a lot of thought, and "Tuffy Esox Magnum by Recon" seems to be the way to go. The Tuffy brand has a small but loyal following, Recon has its customer base too, so everyone's covered.

I like the name..

If this was a decade ago, I would agree that they might want to keep Tuffy in the name. But I think that time has passed and the important thing is the model, Esox Magnum. Recon has established their own brand and reputation. I don't think they gain anything by tagging Tuffy on a model.

It's 'Tuffy Boats by Recon'.

There are a surprising number of Tuffy owners who would disagree. The Esox Mag was the flagship for popularity replacing the Marauder, and that's why it was built first. At this time Recon is looking over tooling and reworking same to decide which other models may be produced. From the 80s until a few years ago, Tuffy has been a small portion of much larger companies. It's been over 30 years since the number produced was beyond Recon's capacity. It was marketing that made Tuffy look bigger. I worked for them from 1976 through several owners, to when Scot bought and trashed the company. It wasn't quality overall that got him, it was the lack of consistent customer service and the inability to build enough product. I worked for Tuffy for over 40 years, and figured when Scot bought it that was the end. Now OFM manages Recon's social. One never knows...