I Think I Finally Get It!!!!!!!! Puma is Quite a Boat!!!!!!!!

Scap Sicero and Ivan showed me my first Bass Cat in 1992, and I decided that I did not like the electronic dash for fear that there was just to much to go wrong and I bought a Ranger 482 V BassMaster Classic boat at the Classic in Birmingham, Alabama. Scap later showed me Bass Cat boats in Montgomery, Alabama, but I selected to purchase Triton boats instead. I dealy loved both my Ranger and Triton boats; however, I really do think that I missed out on something special over the past 17 years since seeing my first Bass Cat. It really did just hit me like a ton of bricks today. The very things that Phil Addison, Scap Sicero, Ivan, Mr. Pierce and others stated were all true. I doubted for all of these years, but now I finally get it. I last week took delivery of my 2009 Bass Cat Puma, and I simply could not be more impressed. I used to think the bow area was too small and I would feel uncomfortable without alot more fiberglass around me. After fishing out of my Puma, nothing could be further from the truth. The bow area feels perfect and is very comfortable to fish from. I actually feel more a part of the boat and in control of the boat with the configuration of the bow area on the Puma. I finally get it. I used to think the hole shot on the Puma was slow in comparison to my Triton and Ranger boats. Again, this was not true. The bow raises further than my old Ranger and Triton boats, and the hole shot initially felt slower, but after putting about four hours on my Mercury, the hole shot feels excellent. I think that as the Mercury engine gets broken in the hole shot improves. I finally get it. I used to think the interior of the boat and storage compartments felt small in comparison to other boats I owned. After fishing from the Puma and storing my gear, nothing could be further from the truth. The net compartment is wonderful, the smaller storage boxes allow me to better organize my gear without loosing things among a sea of Plano boxes, and the size of the boat seems perfect in that it is neither too large or too small. I finally get it. I used to think that the quality built into most of the major brands was similar. Again, I was wrong. I have looked my Bass Cat Puma over from bow to stern and boot to cap. The quality built into the boat and rigging seems superior to anything I have seen before. I finally get it. I used to think all of this customer service hype about Bass Cat was a clever marketing ploy, which it is a clever marketing ploy; however, Bass Cat seems to live up to their promises. Rick Pierce, Phil Addison, Mr. Whaley, Cliff Brown, and Ivan have shown great patience with me, have given me much guidance, and have backed up every promise or suggestion that was provided. Perhaps I may now be accused of drinking the Bass Cat Kool-aid, but I am extremely appreciative of the first class customer service that I received from everyone associated with Bass Cat. I finally get it. Most importantly, I recently faced a significant health scare, and without really telling Mr. Whaley, Mr. Brown, Ivan, or Rick Pierce about my health worries, I just put off purchasing a new Puma that I had pretty much promised I was going to buy. I did not receive pressure from any of these men to purchase the boat, though I know that they were probably wondering what in the world was going on. As my family and I worked through the health scare, I shared with Ivan and the others what was going on and received even more support. If that is not a supportive family like atmosphere, I do not know what else it could be. I finally get it. I used to think that the Bass Cat was just another fairly heavy boat like the Ranger and Triton boats that I was accustomed to. Both my Ranger and Triton boats performed very well, but my new Puma FTD delivers incredible performance from a good hole shot to excellent acceleration and top end speed. The acceleration of this boat is close to mind blowing, as is the most agile steering that I have seen from any boat that I have driven. I finally get it. I used to think that the front pole and stepping pad on the trailer was just another useless gimick that probably had little real use. Once again, I was wrong. I do not think I would wish to have a boat trailer without the trailer front pole and stepping pad. It is simply a great innovation and well worth the extra money. I finally get it. I used to think that all bass boat trailers were probably similar in quality. I was again wrong. I did not realize until I hooked my boat up to the truck the first time that the quality of the connections of the Bass Cat trailer is superior to anything I have seen before, and I have assisted alot of people with different brand boats hook them to their trucks. The safety chains for my Bass Cat are superior to anything I have seen, the connecting snaps that secure to the truck are the best that I have seen, and the channel frame trailer feels more solid than any trailer that I have pulled. I finally get it. Everything on the boat is pleasing to me. I finally got it, a 2009 Bass Cat Puma FTD. Thank you to all of you, Bass Cat staff, and especially Ivan, Rick Pierce, Phil Addison, Brannon, Cliff Brown, and the crew that built my new boat. I finally got it!!!!! Corky