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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Abu7000 - 1/1/2026 3:22 PM
I believe I owned the 1st Esox Magnum sold out of the Tuffy factory. It was an outstanding fishing boat for any Wisconsin lake, and serviceable on Lake of the Woods at The Northwest Angle.
I am trying to remember the man who was Tuffy's manager back in the early 1990s. His first name was Darryl, and his last name began with the letter W. He always provided great service. When he left Tuffy, I went to Ranger boats. I never saw much difference between those brands. Darryl and Tuffy were better at customer service and there were fewer issues with the boats.
Weihert. Great guy. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | kap - 1/1/2026 8:32 AM
i would agree the 2100 was a pretty good hull. in my experience with the friends i know that ran the smaller boats were sure glad they went to Rangers and Skeeters and noticed a huge difference on Leech lake and Mille Lacs where we fish.
The 1700 and 2100 had very similar models to a couple from Skeeter. I worked for Skeeter for a couple of years. Parsons and Kavajecz were as responsible for the Skeeter V models as anyone. |
