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TEST REVIEW: TABS 5.00 SOUTHERNER

27 Oct 2011 | Could the TABS 5.00 Southerner be TrailerBoat’s next Budget Boat of the Year? If the results of this test are any indication, it’s got more than a fighting chance, says John “The Bear” Willis...
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TEST REVIEW: TABS 7100HT

26 Aug 2011 | This TABS 7100 Hardtop has been tricked out for serious offshore fishing. Naturally, we sent John Ford into the teeth of a gale to see how it measured up...
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TEST: TABS MARQUIS BOWRIDER 5100

16 Mar 2011 | TABS is known for building strong boats and has a good reputation with its offshore product. We sent John Ford out to see how the posh-sounding Marquis Bowrider 5100 shaped up in the family boat stakes...
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TEST: TABS BASS STAR 4.8M

07 Jul 2009 | Australian-built specifically for bass and bream fishing, the Bass Star 4.8 is a shining example of boat design. Rick Huckstepp finds this star offers style, stability and the smoothest ride around...
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TEST: TABS 4.85 SPORTFISHER

07 Jul 2009 | Rick Huckstepp gets an exclusive tour of the previously secret manufacturing processes that TABS employs at its boatbuilding facility on the Gold Coast, plus takes a 4.85 Sportfisher for run...
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TEST: TABS 4.85 TERRITORY PRO

07 Jul 2009 | Slotting in the practical under-five-metres category, the stylish plate alloy TABS 4.85 Territory Pro also impresses with otherwise big dimensions inside and out...
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TEST: TABS 660 CENTRE CAB

07 Jul 2009 | There is a strong plate aluminium boat market locally but newcomer TABS continues to make solid inroads into the sector with versatile rigs like the 5660 Centre Cab, writes David Lockwood...
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TEST: TABS 650 OCEAN SERIES

07 Jul 2009 | The TABS 650 is a stable fishing all-rounder that will provide some comfortable offshore cruising, reports Bernard Clancy...
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TEST: TABS OCEAN SERIES 6.0

07 Jul 2009 | The search for the right fishing boat can be thirsty work, but in the TABS Ocean Series 6.0, Bernard Clancy has found a spacious rig that most anglers would love to call their own...
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TEST: TABS BULLSHARK P400

07 Jul 2009 | TABS pulled out all the stops and delivered an exceptionally stable estuary boat...
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BOAT TESTS

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