What are the opening hours?

Monday 8am - 5pm Tuesday 8am - 5pm Wednesday 8am - 5pm Thursday 8am - 5pm Friday 8am - 5pm

Barling Boat Sales

Home
United States
Fort Smith, AR
Barling Boat Sales

View our complete inventory at https://www.barlingboats.com/ In business for over 30 years providing service to Fort Smith and surrounding communities.

"Providing excellent customer service is our #1 priority!"

Since 1988, Barling Boat Sales has been owned and operated by Will Eckelhoff. The store was previously located in Barling, Arkansas and moved to it's new location in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1997. With each year, business has continued to grow. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS OUR GOAL! Barling Boat Sales is located off Interstate 540 on South Zer

o Street, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Our dealership has a professional staff in both sales and service to help with all your boating needs. We have a large selection of new and pre-owned boats available. We are a dealer for the following boat lines:
Ranger, War Eagle, Excel, Alweld, Weldbilt

We are a dealer for the following engine lines:
Evinrude, Johnson, Mercury, & Yamaha

07/15/2026

**BARLING BOAT SALES TOURNAMENT ANGLERS**

This Saturday, July 18th, is our OPEN tournament on Kerr, coming out of Sallisaw Creek, safelight to 2:00 PM, 5 fish limit, everything 14".

Please note that this is an open, and anyone can fish, and fish with anyone they wish. There are no angler restrictions in the Barling opens.....

We only take entry fees at the boat ramp Saturday morning, and takeoff is determined by that order of entry. So get there plenty early! A rule page with a liability form will be handed out Saturday morning when anglers pay to enter. EXACT CASH ONLY, $150!!!!!

If there are any questions, please contact the dealership or one of the tournament directors.

See everyone Saturday morning!!!!!

07/01/2026

**Barling Boat Sales Tournament Anglers**
(apologies to everyone on the late post)

The last tournament of the year at Dardanelle is in the books and it was a hot and muggy one......

Taking 1st place and the win weighing in 19.54 was the team of Mike Rhinehart and Keith Nolen.....congratulations to Mike and Keith!!!!!

Finishing in 2nd place was the team of Ken Farris and Steve Core weighing 18.84.

Weighing in 18.36 and taking 3rd place was the team of Mike Webb and Steve Kelley. Mike and Steve also had Big Bass honors weighing in a fish that scaled 5.62!

Taking the 4th place spot was the team of Ryan Stinchcomb and Bob Stinchcomb weighing in 18.05.

And taking 5th place weighing in 16.41 was the team of Brent Haggard and Darren Overton.

Congratulations to all the winners!!!!

Now, with the regular season having concluded, we want to congratulate 3 teams.....

We want to congratulate Nathan Williams and Lance Wheeler on their win for Team of the Year! They had an absolute stellar year cashing a check in every tournament but 1!

Also, we want to congratulate Jesse Rudd and Kane Inman on the Big Bag of the Year award with weighing in the biggest bag of 21.52.

Lastly, we want to congratulate Will Eckelhoff and Steve Roberts on having the Biggest Fish of the Year weighing in at 6.52.

These 3 awards will pay $1000 to each of these teams at the classic. These awards were made possible by Orr Auto Group. Orr has been a great sponsor every year and this year is no different! We want to thank Orr Auto Group for their continued support of this great tournament trail and the anglers in it! Anglers, if your looking for a new vehicle, shop local and go see Orr and support the group that supports this trail and the fisherman of the river valley!

Also, we would like to thank Global Energy Solutions for their support of the 5th place payout in all our regular season tournaments with reels donated to the 5 place finishing team of each tournament this year. If anyone is ever in need of electric motor repair, sales, service, and/or any components tied to an electric motor application, please reach out locally to GES for those needs as they are family owned and operated!!!

One last order of business is the lake voted for the Classic. The votes are in and we will be going to Tenkiller this year for our 2 day classic on October 10th and 11th! Ramp permit is being sourced now and we will notify everyone what ramp we will go out of as soon as the permit is issued. With this, the Calcutta/Championship meeting will be on September 14th @ 6PM at Barling Boat Sales. One angler from each team needs to be present for this meeting......stay tuned for more details!

July 18 will be our Open tournament @ Kerr coming out of Sallisaw Creek. WE WILL ONLY BE TAKING CASH ONLY AT THE RAMP MORNING OF THE TOURNAMENT. Takeoff will be determined by order of entry at the ramp. If you have any questions whatsoever about this tournament, please contact the store or one of the tournament directors. See everyone then!!!!!

06/26/2026

**BARLING BOAT SALES TOURNAMENT ANGLERS**

Tomorrow is our last tournament of the regular season out of Shoal Bay @ Lake Dardanelle. Take off is from safelight to 3, and all fish must measure 14”. NO PASSING IN THE NARROWS AT TAKEOFF!

ALSO, we will be taking every team’s vote for the championship at weigh-in. If a team isn’t present at the weigh-in, we will contact said team by phone. Every team will have a vote!

If anyone has questions about anything, please contact the store or one of the tournament directors…..

See everyone in the morning!!!!!

06/01/2026

**Barling Boat Sales Tournament Anglers**

#5 season tournament of the year @ Kerr is in the books, and it was a very warm day!!!!

Finishing in 1st place and taking the win weighing in 18.71 was the team of Ryan Stinchcomb and Clint Wagnon!!!

Finishing in a close 2nd place was the team of Nathan Williams and Lance Wheeler weighing in 18.56!

Taking 3rd place weighing in 17.47 was the team of Tim Organ and Allen Organ. Tim and Allen also had Big Bass honors weighing in a fish that scaled 5.57!

Weighing in 16.91 and taking the 4th place spot was the team of Bryan Taylor and Chad Snow.....

And taking 5th place weighing in 15.88 was the team of Mike Rhinehart and Keith Nolen!

Congratulations to all the winners!!!!!

Nathan Williams and Lance Wheeler extended their lead in the TOY standings, and they are looking hard to stop with only 1 tournament left in the season.......

Our next and last tournament of the regular season will be at Lake Dardanelle on June 27th out of Shoal Bay!

**********
Also, anglers be aware that the tournament directors will be reaching out soon by phone or text to get each teams vote for the championship, and please be mindful that your vote can only include a lake on the schedule for 2026!

Stay tuned!!!!
**********

05/28/2026

**Barling Boat Sales Tournament Anglers**

Exemption permit attached.....

Our 5th tournament of the year is coming up Saturday at Robert S. Kerr Lake, takeoff from the new Sallisaw Creek Ramp, from safelight to 3 PM. All fish must measure 14".

This should be a slugfest!!! See everyone Saturday!!!!

05/20/2026

It's still time to launch Memorial Day Weekend and Summer with a brand-new Vexus 1985S that has just arrived on our lot! Equipped with expansive front and rear fishing decks, an open cockpit, and seating for five, this vessel offers a fish-focused escape for the entire family.

05/05/2026

#4 tournament of the year @ Eufaula is in the books and there were some big fish and big sacks weighed in.....

Taking first place and the win, AND big bass of the tournament was the team of Will Eckelhoff and Steve Roberts!!!!! Will and Steve weighed in 21.21 and had a big bass that scaled at 6.52......congratulations to Will and Steve!!!!!

Finishing in second place weighing in 19.36 was the team of Mike Rhinehart and Keith Nolen.

Tommy Williams and Adam Hamilton weighed in 18.17 to take third place.

Taking 4th place was the team of Steve Brown and Ray Glass, weighing in 17.44

And finishing in 5th place weighing in 17.04 was the team of Nathan Williams and Lance Wheeler.

Congratulations to all the winners!!!!!

Nathan Williams and Lance Wheeler maintain their lead for TOY with 2 tournaments to go for the season!

Our next tournament will be @ Kerr on May 30th out of the new Sallisaw Creek Ramp! See everyone then!

04/29/2026

**Barling Boat Sales Tournament Trail Anglers**

This Saturday is the 4th tournament of the season at Lake Eufaula, take off from Hwy 9 East ramp, safe light to 3:00 PM, all fish must measure 14".

Also, we want to announce that the next tournament at the end of this month at Kerr on May 30th will be going out of the new Sallisaw Creek ramp, NOT APPLEGATE. If anyone has any questions on this at all, please contact one of the tournament directors!

See everyone on Saturday!!!!

04/20/2026

**BARLING BOAT SALES TOURNAMENT ANGLERS**

#3 tournament of the season is in the books! Dardanelle definitely has made a come back to say the least!

Taking 1st place and the win with a bag that weighed 21.52 was the team of Jesse Rudd and Kane Inman!! Congratulations to Jess and Kane!

Finishing in a very close 2nd place finish with a bag that weighed 21.04 was the team of Nathan Williams and Lance Wheeler.

Steve Strunk and Craig Flowers took 3rd place weighing 18.93.

Tylor Trent and Brandon Trent weighed 18.66 to take 4th place, and the Trent's also took Big Bass honors with a fish that weighed 5.42.

Finishing in 5th place weighing in 18.55 was the team of Tommy Williams and Adam Hamilton.

Congratulations to all the winners!!!!!

Nathan Williams and Lance Wheeler have taken over the TOY race after this tournament, but there's still A LOT of fishing to be had this year!!!!!

Our next tournament will be May 2nd @ Lake Eufaula, takeoff coming out of Hwy 9 East!!!!! See everyone in less than 2 weeks!!!!!

04/16/2026

**Barling Boat Sales Tournament Anglers**

Our 3rd tournament of the year is this coming Saturday at Lake Dardanelle, coming out of Shoal Bay, safe light to 3:00 PM. All fish must measure 14".

PLEASE NOTE: NO PASSING IN THE NARROWS AT TAKEOFF!!!!! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!

We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!!! It should be a slug fest the way the river has been fishing!!!!!!

Address

6401 South Zero Street
Fort Smith, AR
72903

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+14796498887

Website

https://www.barlingboats.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Barling Boat Sales posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Address
Telephone
Opening Hours
Alerts
Contact The Business
Claim ownership or report listing

Want your business to be the top-listed Autos & Automotive Service in Fort Smith?