Her personality shows in the way she takes on the sea.

Celebrated for the way she becomes an extension of the rod, unequaled as a partner in the battle, her reliability borders on relentless. To say she is tough is an understatement of immeasurable proportions. There is nothing casual in her lines or timid in her performance. She is a sports fishing boat that is all business. The business of catching fish.

She is, quite simply, the yardstick by which others are measured. For CONTENDER is not just a name: it’s a statement.

After more than 20 years, thousands of boats and more trophy-worthy fish than can be counted, there is one irrefutable conclusion; CONTENDER know how to build a fishing boat. From the earliest beginnings CONTENDER evolved from the original hull design of the classic 25’ to the unrivaled power and performance of today’s tournament proven winners.

Unlike some mass production boat builders, CONTENDER pride themselves on using a traditional “hands-on” boat building philosophy while using the most advanced modern materials and quality components. But like the customers we aim to please, the hard core fishermen, we too are never satisfied. That’s why CONTENDER continue to refine and improve the concept of the ultimate fishing boat.

CONTENDER boats are thoughtfully designed, meticulously crafted, and most of all, born from passion. Every CONTENDER is crafted with hand laminated solid fiberglass using biaxial and triaxial cloths, structural PVC core sandwich construction, vinylester resins and specially formulated gel coats for high gloss mirror like finishes.

Polyurethane foam is injected into practically every available cavity acting as floatation as well as having sound deadening benefits. Other note worthy CONTENDER features include raised transom live wells, integrated flush mount bow rails, anchor lockers and self draining cockpits.