Our Story
Built by the people who fish these lakes.
Who We Are
Fishermen. Building boats.
Warrior Boats, Inc. is a fiberglass fishing-boat manufacturer based in Melrose, Minnesota. We build deep-V walleye and multi-species boats for the big, rough waters of the Midwest and Great Lakes.
We aren't a corporate brand. We're anglers who happen to build boats, and that difference shows up in every weld, every hull, and every feature. When you step onto a Warrior, you're stepping onto something built by people who know what it's like to get caught a mile from the ramp with weather coming in.
Every boat is hand-built in our Melrose shop. Every hull carries a lifetime warranty. That's not a marketing promise, that's a statement of how we build.
What We Stand On
Five pillars, every boat.
01
Built Tough, Built Right
Lifetime hull warranty. Knytex fiberglass. 100% wood-free construction.
02
Rough-Water Confidence
Deep-V hulls and Smart Trolling Keel. Safety in big water isn't a feature, it's the point.
03
Fishermen for Fishermen
Every feature exists because an angler needed it. That authenticity can't be faked.
04
Family & Community
The Rally. The Shootout. The Warrior Family is bigger than the boat.
05
Tournament-Tested
Oversized livewells, rod storage to 14 feet, big horsepower ratings. Built for tournament day.
In Memory Of
David A. Andersen
9/29/1954 – 8/8/2016
"Gone but never forgotten."
Every August, the David A. Andersen Memorial Walleye Shootout is held in his honor at Lake of the Woods during the Warrior Rally. Dave's belief that boats should be built by people who actually fish is the reason Warrior exists, and the reason we still hand-build every hull in Melrose.