Forrest L. Wood
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Forrest L. Wood
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Forrest Lee Wood was the founder of Ranger Boats, and widely acknowledged as the developer of the modern bass boat. He was also the namesake of the Walmart FLW Tour for sportfishing. Born in Flippin, Arkansas, Wood began his outdoors career as a fishing guide on numerous lakes and rivers in Arkansas, while maintaining a construction business and a cattle farm. Wood began to build lake boats in 1968 behind a service station. The business moved to an old nightclub; by 1970, Ranger Boats sold 1,200
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American entrepreneur (1932–2020)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_L._Wood
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2022-07-29T14:52:59Z
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