Truth on How Phoenix Bass Boats are Made
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- In this video my daughter and myself get to take a tour of the Phoenix Bass Boats factory and headquarters in Tennessee. It is amazing how many employees work here and all the hard work that goes into developing and making some of the best boats in the business. Thanks to everyone for showing us around and hope you guys enjoy seeing the headquarters as much as we did.
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This reminds me of a tour of the old Bumble Bee plant that I was fortunate to take in the early 2000's which, if I'm not mistaken, is in the same location. The amount of craftsmanship and "hands on" work done to produce a bass boat is mind boggling.
We had an old Bee growing up that was my dad’s in East Tennessee
I was in a 21ft Phoenix last weekend as a co. I tell you what, I'm very impressed! 15mph winds at 70mph and it handled it very well. I'm super impressed by the comfort of the seats compared to say a 10-15 year old Ranger!!!
Appreciate the feedback
@@A1K3NFISHING who in the hell is fishing in 70mph wind?!? They call tournaments at 30-40mph gusts! Every 2008-2013 Ranger I've been in has destroyed your lower back after 30mins running over 68mph...
Dude thanks for the tour! I am on my second Phoenix and probably my last. They do a great job and your video only reinforced my opinion of the product. Now dragging a 13 year old daughter through there, building those memories, she looked thrilled!! Hahahaha! I have two grown daughters, I can remember those days. Good luck this season, and thanks again for the tour.
Thanks bud appreciate the support
Took that tour, back when they were just finishing up the new 21ft. Best boat factory tour ever.
Ive fished out of a few Phoenix as a co and they are legit. When i am able to get a new boat they are at the top of my list.
Appreciate your feedback and support bud.
Great stuff thanks for Sharing. Love my bird! Ride, speed and fishability that is unmatched in the industry impo.
I need to start praying this boat into my life!! Thanks for the video
Thanks
Well my opinion of Phoenix just went way up after watching this video and they are made in the South another plus!
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He said Swindle 😂😂, I Luv It
My boat should be there right now. Supposed to be done this week sometime.
Interesting that the boat is virtually one piece once the top cap and hull come together. Thats one strong, well built boat.
Still running a 1998 champion 203 but I hope one day I'll be able to afford me a new Phoenix boat. I absolutely love them after riding in a few. My champ is great no doubt. My only issue is the dang optipop hanging off it. The optimax has been the most high maintenance engine I have ever owned. A new Phoenix and a new sho or a new proxs and ill be in fishing heaven!! Awesome tour bradley. You became someone I admired after I watched you punch up a win on the big o. Cold windy day and u smoked em. I was there watching you and it's a memory ill never forget. Thanks for the vids buddy
Great video Bradley! Two things first you are going to cost me a lot of money! Second is how much Aaron meant to so many people! Thanks for including that clip! 🙏
He was special to all that new him. I think because he was such a unique individual so unlike anyone we have ever known.
Always enjoy seeing "the rest of the story". Thanks. Better get on over to Table Rock. They're starting to move up pretty well. ☺
Amen!
I love my bird thanks for sharing this vid Bradley.
Yes sir!
Man that place was sick,such a neat process to see 1 built like that,great video 👊
Appreciated
Awesome video, attention to detail is impressive. My boat is supposed to be complete late april. Will be my 2nd Phoenix. 920 elite 2. Just sold my 920 pro xp.
We run the same boats
Started working there about 2 months ago.
About time you made another video! I stop by about every other day to see if you posted a new video! Always enjoy listening to you! Lol
I appreciate it Russ! I just don’t think I will ever be one of the youtubers that pumps tons of videos a week. I’ve tried and can’t stay caught up. My family and fishing come first for me and the tube is on down the list. I know you understand and I appreciate your support bro!
@@BradleyHallmanFishing Completely understand buddy! Family and fishing always come first, I just love watching you, Andrew, and Todd's videos and I learn a lot from you guys! Thanks for the time you do give us and know that it's appreciated!
Good luck sir. Glad your in a Phoenix. I love my 2021 920 elite. The Phoenix employees are really helpful as well.
Thanks
This was great video I am glad to actually see there is American company making boats, we truly need to get back to manufacturing products..
Yes sir check out the Big Bite Baits tour I did a video on a year or so ago. 🇺🇸
@@BradleyHallmanFishing I will again I like ya content you kinda remind me of few of my Grandpa's friends bk in the country of Ohio and we fished alot when I was kid hell he actually taught me how to fish I just regret stop going out there in my teenage years cause I know he would've taught me how to hunt & shoot.. but boyscouts made up for it on the shooting side lol.
This vid is awesome. Thanks for the tour I want a Phoenix soooo bad
Thanks for your support
@@BradleyHallmanFishing talked to you briefly at the Classic on Sunday. I had no idea you were that tall. Lol saw Panger running around couldn’t track him down but y’all are awesome. Love the fantasy picks you Upshaw Castledink and Matt do. Keep up the great content good luck with the Opens this year
@@KayleeG0 thanks again appreciate ya!
I definitely will consider a Phoenix when i can afford another boat. Impressive... rather.. IMPRESSIVE
I like boat I've got but hind sight being 2020 I really should've went with Phoenix. Very informative video, thanks brother.
Daughters are the best
Thanks for the tour Bradley, and as always I appreciate the content.
Appreciate your support as always man!
Thanks for the tour! I'm on my 2nd Bird & would love to get down there some day......
"I like the smell of resin" 😂 Me too, most don't understand the pleasure of a new boat smell (my wife especially)
Interesting show....Love It watching Live
Appreciated
Bradley, an interesting one on the lakes on the eastern side of the country.
With all of the different competitions in this part of the country at the moment. Rob Smith spoke about Lake Lanier, Santee Cooper and the introduction of striped bass (and white bass, striped bass hybrid fish). Into lakes in the south east. He was interviewed for episode 199 of Anchored Outdoors. Rob had guided for striper fishiing on fly rods. Catching striped bass up as high as thirty-five pound weight. Over twenty years. Rob explained how he recently gave up guiding for the species. As the lake Lanier fish were gone he explained.
Rob is featured in 'Das Boat' episode five on Meat Eater a while back. Fishing in Georgia. Using various kinds of tackle (recently he explained on the podcast he visited Brazill too to fish there). Discovering that the water had rose (January in 2022 I think), so high. He was disappointed. Because he went down to fly fish. And needed a bait casting rod in order to manage in those high water conditions. Rob is a very versatile angler though and understands a lot of the history. Of fishing in that part of Georgia, Carolina's and so on.
We have Sundrop in MN ... and you are right, it's tasty! Cool video, enjoyed the tour.
Glad y’all have it! Thanks for the feedback
Most of their employees came from Stratos Boats including Gary Clouse.....Great Boats
The fiddle music on your show is awesome buddy
Thanks I truly enjoy it as well every time I edit a video.
Did a tour myself pretty interesting. Even got to meet Gary
That’s awesome 😎
Pretty cool video. Thanks Brad!
Great behind the scenes video !
That's pretty cool that they let you show how the boats are made. I bet most companies won't show you much
They give tours like that all the time to different groups and the public and all the time.
@@BradleyHallmanFishing oh nice, that's pretty cool deal
Thanks for the tour.
Yes Sir
Good stuff Hallman!
Killed it!
Thank ya buddy
Great video. Good to meet u at Classic
Thanks same to you!
Awesome
Here in Middle TN, us good ole boys drink Ski or Mtn Dew. Sun drop is a very localized drink haha
Ski?
@@BradleyHallmanFishing yessir, similar to mtn dew, but it's lemon orange flavored. Instead of lemon lime, Google it. The stuff is great
Wish There was a place in the bass fishing industry to be full time driver shoufer across the country to the tournaments that be cool to travel an see
I wish we made enough to pay for that I would be the first to sign up ⬆️
@@BradleyHallmanFishing I’d be the first 2 on the driver list lol 😂
Great video Brad!!
Thanks
In the BTL episode on Cherkokee lake, Bradley has this voice from the heavens thing. A mad echo. And Matt didn't seem to diagnose it on his end (even though Bradley mentions it to Matt early on). Matt does, 'ah no, it'll be fine'. Let's keep on keeping on. There were like two Bradley's talking at the same time. Spaced apart by about a quarter or a half a second. Very odd to listen to. It gave the talk about swim baits versus crank baits. An extra and added weight of importance. There was no echo on Matt's end. Which really made it sound. Like Matt was talking to some higher form of intelligence (like in that film where the scientist has to figure out a way, to translate what the aliens are saying).
That's cool! I love Phoenix boats but I just can't bring myself to pay the price tag! I'll let someone else take that hit
I'm from WI and we have Sundrop here lol
What I keep hearing is it’s up north as well. Thanks for your feedback and support
Nice video Bradley.
Thanks bud
Awesome video Brad 👊🏻
Thanks
Nothing like being inside the toy store!!!
That’s how it felt for sure
10 gauge a little light by 2022 standards better carpet, better gel, and a much better trailer and they would be there!! still way more advanced than my first boat, a Stratos, from a lot of the same people
We know what resin you meant 😂 ❤️
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SunDrop is bottled in Wisconsin, 10 minutes from where I’m from. We have an entire event called SunDrop Dayz for it
That’s funny I always figured it was made next to Jack Daniel’s plant the those Vol’s drink it
@@BradleyHallmanFishing I had to do some research after it was mentioned because I only thought it was a Wisconsin thing. I think it was originally bottled in Wisconsin but it’s produced in a few different places now. Seems like the popularity is focused in parts of the Midwest and the TN-KY area
@@riddikbohm6252 yeah I did too that’s funny! Definitely southern roots. St. Louis company but bottled in the Carolinas and Tennessee. Marketed through NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt. www.southernliving.com/culture/sun-drop
That’s how I travel there is no reason to stop unless you need fuel you better bring a bucket with lid if you think you got to pee lol 😆 I do not stop for anybody you Breyer figure it out and I’m driving to prevent pre mature stopping
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Bradly you haven’t had a sundrop until you had a glass bottled sundrop from shawano , wi , we bottle it here
I need to try one sometime
tell them to hurry still havent heard anything about the boat i won and ordered the 1st of december lol!
I'm surprised u didn't ask, and I was wondering since the start, how long does it take from start to out the door?
I thought this as well while editing. I think the number I’ve heard in the past is 6 weeks from the time they start to finish.
I love my Phoenix. But what I don’t love is how they gouge you on parts. I needed new seat covers because of my neighbors cats. So I call Jeff to order 2. When he told me the price I said no I don’t need complete seats just covers. He said that’s all that price is for 2 covers.$800.00 ea for seat covers is frickin crazy as hell. So I had them made at our best upholstery shop. Same material same color. $356.00 each. It’s a shame that they ream you out for parts. I under you have to make money to stay in business because I own a business but $444.00 profit per seat is robbery. It’s a shame that they charge that much mark up .I’m sure they not paying as much for seat covers as I paid .Theres no reason to double the price.If anyone ever needs new seat covers have them made local.
I’m actually waiting for the insurance company to let me know if my FX 21 is a loss or they are fixing it. Had a little incident with it. If they do total it I think you may have just sold me on a New Phoenix but I want the Yamaha SHO 250 I’m hoping they let me know something soon because my season my be shot.
Hope it works out soon for you
Did you at least have a day on Tims Ford lake while you were there?
I wish but no….. I went strait to Luke DUNKIN’s to become a low lifer. 😂
@@BradleyHallmanFishing I saw that show. That was a good one.
My next boat will be one of the boats built by a company that knows and works for the owner, not a group or corporation.
I get it…. Been there
So you're gonna get a cat?
I waiting for my 819 pro hopefully it’s here by April
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80-$100g alot of damn money for a boat is all I know lol
Not trying to sound like a poor here but it’s really sad that “Bass fishing”has priced out the average person. It’s become an elitist sport even more so than golf. 70k-90k may be fine for professional anglers with sponsorships but even a 18’ aluminum bass boat is over 40k. Just stupid. Having said that, if I wanted a big ass boat payment, it would be a Phoenix.
We all agree but it’s in all parts of life and only gets worse. Example… I just filled up with diesel and the pump auto stopped at $100 and my tank was not even full! Appreciate your feedback
@@BradleyHallmanFishing Totally agree with that also! Gas prices are gonna make me fish a lot closer to home this year. Hell, I’m looking to re-power my 1994 Ranger because of new boat prices and there aren’t even motors out there to buy. Even when I find one, they want an arm and a leg for it. Crazy world.
The sports exactly as expensive as you want to make it. No reason you can’t compete just fine in tournaments with the boat you have.
@@MJ_Bass I know but why does a set of poles need to be 4 grand? Livescope $1,600. Hard to compete without those. I guess it’s like new trucks, if people keep paying it that’s what the price will be.🤷🏻♂️
@@405bassin7 As a guy who works a ton to afford that stuff, honestly a good running outboard and a trolling motor, along with time on the water is far more important than the other stuff. Marty Wong just made the elites and the classic in a broken down old ranger with no working graphs.
Brad u let that Canadian dude come in your backyard and take your trophy. Your a better fisherman than 50th. Cmon and get on the elites. Quit fooling around.
Love the content. Respectfully, tho, the video quality was extremely BAD... way too much movement in the camera. Made us sick watching it....
We love ya tho, so don't be mad.. 🙏👌🥴
I wonder how much they pay 🤔
Not much
Looks like an osha officer would have a wet dream in there
So phoenix boats aren’t a remanufactured bumble bee hull
Hell no!
I’d rather have the new gambler
You guys are funny! They definitely started Phoenix in the old bumble bee factory. My dad had an old bee when I was a kid. Good boat we caught a lot of fish back then.
Sadly this way of building a boat is already outdated.
Sorry fellas and fellowetts,,,,,I'm not saying any thing bad about thez boats,,,,,but ,,,,, they are mass produced mostly by Hispanic labor that don't know shit about high performance bass boats, a lot of the composites are out sourced in a small town North of the plant, w.b. , wiring is fairly sloppy, but is a nice boat,,,,,, I am and always will be a bullet owner,,,,,as long as fishing remains a God given freedom🇺🇸
I'm with you. Decent video, but for my money I'd rather have the BCB transom in my boat no matter the brand.