Contender Boats Since 1984, Contender has quickly become a legend in the sportfishing community. From our early beginnings, we’ve evolved from the original hull design of the classic 25’ to the sophisticated power and performance of today’s tournament proven winners. Today, as an independent company, Contender is still refining the ultimate sportfishing legend. Unlike some mass production boat builders, we at Contender pride ourselves with a traditional “hands on” boat building philosophy while using the most advances modern materials and quality components we can find.