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Feels Like the First Time – Contender 25

March 24, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

Contender 31 Classic

The Contender 31 Classic. It was boats like this one that put Contender on the map.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Featured Stories, First Builds, News, Splash Reports Tagged With: 20-30ft, 25ft, contender, contender 25, Contender 31, Splash report

Contender Sponsors Captain Award

October 24, 2014 By InTheBite Editor

Feat_contContender Sponsors InTheBite Captain of the Year

Popular South Florida Builder to Sponsor Florida Division

Riviera Beach, FL: They’re one of the most popular builders of high-performance center-console boats in the world, and now Contender has stepped up to sponsor the Florida Division of the InTheBite Captain of the Year Cup. It’s a move that further strengthens their position as a leader in a very competitive market.

Since 2003, the Captain of the Year has become the most prestigious award in sportfishing history for the professional sportfishing captain. In 2014, the award evolved into a format of five separate geographic divisions, with captains awarded points based on their finish in a series of sanctioned tournaments within each region (East Coast, Gulf Coast, Hawaii, International and Florida). The Captain of the Year Cup is set to [Read more…]

Filed Under: General News Tagged With: Captain of the Year, Contender 31, Contender 33, Contender Boats, Contender Center Console, In The Bite Captains, InTheBite

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