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The Rolls-Royce of fishing boats marks 40.
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Arkansas Business
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May 26, 2008
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- Cottingham, Jan
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Journal Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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WHEN FORREST LEE Wood and his wife, Nina, founded Ranger Boats in Flippin in 1968, they were just trying to keep themselves and their fellow fishing guides in north-central Arkansas employed during the off-season.
What they built has evolved into the largest and most respected manufacturer of bass boats in the nation. It had revenue over $200 million in 2007 and is a brand that one fishing guru called the "Nike of our world" and others describe as either the Rolls-Royce or Cadillac of fishing boats--take your pick.
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And with a genius for fishing, friendship, promotion and boat building, the Woods helped pioneer the sport of professional bass ...
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Big Bull: boasting 1000 miles of uncrowded shoreline, Bull Shoals Lake may...
Trailer Boats;
February 1, 2006 ;
Jaquette, Leslee;
787 words
......and fishing? Try an Ozark escape to Bull Shoals Lake. Eighty miles long, the big Bull...owner of Wilderness Trail tackle shop in Bull Shoals, Arkansas, notes, this lake offers a...vegetation prior to the completion of Bull Shoals Dam in 1952. Originally built for flood...
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Hanoski, Evelyn F.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
March 28, 1998 ;
213 words
...79, of Sparta and formerly of Bull Shoals, Ark. died Friday morning, March 27...Corners for 10 years. Then they lived in Bull Shoals, Ark. for 20 years. Chester died in...Catholic Church, Mt. Home, Ark. and the Bull Shoals Hospital Auxiliary and the Bull Shoals...
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Schultz, Lola Beatrice
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
October 27, 2004 ;
225 words
......October 29, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bull Shoals United Methodist Church with Reverend...the Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home Chapel in Bull Shoals. Mrs. Schultz died Monday, October...a homemaker and was active with the Bull Shoals Community Hospital Auxiliary in years...
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World's Best Bass Anglers Heading to Columbia, S.C., Aug. 14-17 for...
PR Newswire;
July 17, 2008 ;
787 words
...$1 million award on the line for Forrest Wood Cup champion COLUMBIA, S.C., July 17...million top award in the $2 million Forrest Wood Cup presented by BP and Castrol -- bass...of the nation's leading brands. The Forrest Wood Cup is the crown jewel of professional...
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DEATHS
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;
June 23, 2005 ;
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......BLOOMINGTON -- H. Thomas "Tom" Brown, 76, of Bull Shoals, Ark., formerly of Bloomington, died...Cremation Society and Funeral Home, Bull Shoals, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials...Survivors: his wife, Patricia A. Brown of Bull Shoals; two sons, Michael (Melissa) Brown of...
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Lando, Roland Ezra
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
July 12, 2004 ;
256 words
......July 12, 2004 Lando, Roland Ezra Of Bull Shoals, died Friday morning, July 9, 2004 at...last year, Roland and Joanne moved to Bull Shoals from Door County, Wisconsin to retire...garden each year and was a memeber of the Bull Shoals United Methodist Church. Roland E. Londo...
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
June 14, 1996 ;
77 words
...Merkel, Roland M. Of Bull Shoals, AR, formerly of Colgate, WI. June 11...Brian Merkel, Milwaukee, Tamala Merkel, Bull Shoals, AR, and Linda Merkel, Milwaukee. Also...Arrangements by: KIRBY & FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS Bull Shoals, AR
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Londo, Roland Ezra
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
July 13, 2004 ;
256 words
......July 13, 2004 Londo, Roland Ezra Of Bull Shoals, died Friday morning, July 9, 2004 at...last year, Roland and Joanne moved to Bull Shoals from Door County, Wisconsin to retire...garden each year and was a member of the Bull Shoals United Methodist Church. Roland E. Londo...
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Gofron finds walleye nirvana
Chicago Sun-Times;
June 30, 2004 ;
Dale Bowman;
787 words
......-Fisherman's Professional Walleye Trail event on Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas. If you're a fisherman, you're scratching your head and saying, Bull Shoals?'' That's good ole boy bass fishing...Gofron found plenty of walleye on Bull Shoals. Finding keepers (18 inches or longer...
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LOVING LIFE SURVIVING CANCER, CROHN'S DISEASE AND HEART SURGERY, RETIRED...
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);
June 5, 2005 ;
628 words
......sold his shop and moved to paradise in Bull Shoals, Ark., the 67-year-old has had more...the White River and out the back onto Bull Shoals Lake, a huge reservoir that ranks among...Walleye Trail fishing tournament held on Bull Shoals, Prust wowed locals, PWT officials and...
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ROAD CLOSURE PLANNED FOR HIGHWAY 178 AT BULL SHOALS DAM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
December 7, 2006 ;
131 words
......will be performing repair work to the Bull Shoals Dam that will require closure of Highway 178 near Bull Shoals, according to officials of the Arkansas...will require that Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam be closed Tuesday, December 12...
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REPAIR WORK SCHEDULED AT HIGHWAY 178 BULL SHOALS DAM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
April 24, 2006 ;
123 words
......Engineers will be doing repair work to the Bull Shoals Dam that will require closure of Highway 178 near Bull Shoals, officials of the Arkansas State Highway...will require that Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam be closed May 8th through May 11th...
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Spraitz, Robert "Red Cap" "Bobby"
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
August 28, 1997 ;
202 words
...Of Bull Shoals, AR (formerly of Milwaukee). Sun. Aug. 24, 1997, age 70 years...Veteran of World War II, member of VFW and American Legion Posts in Bull Shoals, AR, Bull Shoals Retired Fisherman's Club, and Bay View Post No. 180, American...
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What's the lure? Some big bucks
The Boston Globe;
June 12, 1998 ;
Tony Chamberlain, Globe Staff;
787 words
......sport: fishing. Yeah, fishing. When the Forrest Wood Open Pro-Am fishing derby comes to the...battle for top honors. "The $1 million Forrest Wood Open is the single most significant...media will be on Hartford throughout the Forrest Wood Open." You may remember Jacobs as a...
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P&G Announces 2008 Angling Team.
PR Newswire;
January 2, 2008 ;
787 words
......scored consecutive top-10 finishes at the Forrest Wood Cup. Millsaps' wife, Jeanne, will also...five P&G brands, thanks mostly to Forrest Wood Cup champion Scott Suggs of Bryant...the top 10 in each of the past four Forrest Wood Cups. In 2008, the Forrest Wood Cup...
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