10 QUESTIONS FOR FORREST WOOD
GET TO KnOW THE nAmESAKE OF FLW AnD THE FORREST WOOD CUP
1. If you hadn’t co-founded
Ranger Boats with your wife,
Nina, what would you have
been?
A. probably a general contractor.
that’s what i was doing at one
point before we started making
boats. if somebody wanted any-
thing done, i’d bid on the job.
2. Who taught you how to fish?
A. My dad took me fishing a couple
of times, but it was to catch fish to
eat. Mainly i taught myself how to
bass fish. back then, pretty much
everybody taught themselves
because there wasn’t much infor-
mation handy to learn from.
3. What’s your all-time favorite
Ranger?
A. the current new model.
4. Your favorite boat color?
A. Red and silver.
5. What do you do in your spare
time?
A. i go to sleep. Nina and i work
most of the time. the only hobby i
have is going to watch my great-
grandkids playing ball.
6. What’s your favorite type of
bass?
A. i’ll compromise by saying a
laRGe smallmouth.
7. What’s your favorite fishery?
A. Wherever i happen to be and
the fish are biting. Fortunately, that
could be just about everywhere
now, thanks in part to laws that
fishermen pushed like the clean
Water act in the ’60s.
8. What’s your favorite way to
catch bass?
A. topwater fishing is my favorite,
but i’d hedge my bet by having a jig
handy.
9. Any favorite FLW tournaments
come to mind?
A. Not really. they all have their
own special stories. the thing i like
best about going to any of our
tournaments is getting the chance
to make new friends and visit with
some old friends.
10. Tournament fishing is more
popular than ever. Did you ever
think it would get as big as it
has?
A. Not at first. None of us did, so
it’s gratifying to see the direction
it’s heading.
Fans will have the chance to meet Forrest
Wood at the FLW Expo at the Von Braun
Center during the Forrest Wood Cup.
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