Champion Bass Boats

[Dale Moser]

My uncle has a ‘95ish 19 and a half footer, with a 200 merc. It is uglier than homemade soap, but easily the smoothest bass hull ive ever been in.


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[SFAArrowSlinger]

Had a 2006 Champion 206 that I sold a little over a year ago and I still miss it... Best rough water boat I’ve ever fished out of!

[asu-indian]

No sir. Been in a Skeeter since 1985 (not the same one) Afraid a Champion would run over me twice. Lol

[zac221]

Bass cat is using the 203 hull. I forget which model, bud I’ve read it’s as nice a ride when it was stickered as champion.


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[jooger17]

I had an ‘02 223 with a ‘15 Yamaha SHO. I won a pile of money out of it and in 2 years of tournament fishing and guiding on Rayburn I never saw a single day where I couldn’t comfortably run 60mph and be dry as a bone.

[Fishndude]

No sir. Been in a Skeeter since 1985 (not the same one) Afraid a Champion would run over me twice. Lol

Glad you can find humor in that. Noted

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Only reason champion went out of business was because no one had to buy a new one lol

That was part of it LOL. Platinum equity bought them Stratos and Triton, shuttered Champion right away, they made Champs with Stratos branding for one year then discontinued them. Rumor is Randy Hopper had the Champion molds cut up and destroyed, Champion was an old competitor and he had an axe to grind, it was all eliminating competition. Charger is still producing boats with these hulls, they splashed some Champs and built a new mold, don't know they are selling a ton of them though.

[SFAArrowSlinger]

[QUOTE=zac221;15449847]Bass cat is using the 203 hull. I forget which model, bud I’ve read it’s as nice a ride when it was stickered as champion.

You can get the 203 Hybrid with either a Puma top cap or Cougar top cap! It’s definitely a sweet boat!

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Bass cat is using the 203 hull. I forget which model, bud I’ve read it’s as nice a ride when it was stickered as champion.


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It actually a hybrid, they did build some of these and last I heard were still tinkering with the hull, don't know if it ever made it to production

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Bass cat is using the 203 hull. I forget which model, bud I’ve read it’s as nice a ride when it was stickered as champion.

You can get the 203 Hybrid with either a Puma top cap or Cougar top cap! It’s definitely a sweet boat!

Well I stand corrected I guess it has gone into production

[Quackerbox]

Great boats. Was sad to see them not built any more.


Sierracharlie out....

this

One of the best boats I have ever had 223 Champion with 225 Optimax.
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Fine rig there sir.


I fished thursday tournament with a guy that had a 201 then a 202. Then we had a ray craft that was a 187 copy. Ours was teal and gold with white hull and metal flake. That boat caught more than just fish

[Slew]

One of the best boats I have ever had 223 Champion with 225 Optimax.
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Used to run one like that in tourneys some! It wasn't my rig. Coming from a 19' Basscat to that sucker it was like trying to plane out an aircraft carrier! Heck of a boat!!

[Chance Love]

That was part of it LOL. Platinum equity bought them Stratos and Triton, shuttered Champion right away, they made Champs with Stratos branding for one year then discontinued them. Rumor is Randy Hopper had the Champion molds cut up and destroyed, Champion was an old competitor and he had an axe to grind, it was all eliminating competition. Charger is still producing boats with these hulls, they splashed some Champs and built a new mold, don't know they are selling a ton of them though.

Ya that's the short version of that story. Such a shame.

We have a 2007 183 DC with a 150 Merc. It has been a great boat, although I keep lobbying for something bigger. And it will be a bigger Champion. I really like seeing all the pics on here!

[Derrik]

My 171 I bought new years ago. Great little boat. I know a TBHer had it since then and sold it on here i believe.

[dc1986]

Only picture that I still have. 1998 Champion 202 Bass N Bay saltwater version. 225 Venom. Galvanized trailer, no carpet, and stainless hardware. Probably still the best boat I ever owned.