A little late, as this happened on the 13th, but I have literally been working 19 hr days since then and this is my first day off.I want to get a shout out the NWBassCat and his brother-in-law in the Seattle area for a great day on the water. I got up there and got my first experience with a Puma, which I will definitely be getting one as soon as my PIV is sold. Jason had to work, but he wanted to make sure I had a great day on the water. I met him at his mechanic shop in Seattle and he put me on his brother in laws boat and let me use his gear. It was all left handed so I had a little bit of a learning curve for most of the day, but I cant complain about the best hospitality I have ever seen. Just about every hour on the hour he would be making phone calls to see how the day was going and making sure I was being shown a good day on the water. I was definitely put on some fish but failed miserably to execute. One lost 4-5 # largemouth in the pads, little beast grew hands and took the jig out of his mouth and put it in the base of a lily pad. Then I broke off what had to be a nice smallmouth in a tree. Those were my two bites for the day. Jason felt bad and wanted to make sure I got on some Washington fish, so after fishing all day on the Puma on Lake Washington while he was at work, he met me at his brother-in-laws house and took me to his home. Then we loaded his Sabre and went to his local lake, where his wife delivered home made pizza to the ramp. Again, I was put near fish as seen by the attached picture, but didnt get bite one on my end. These guys went out of their way to try to make sure I had a great experience in Washington. Although I failed to execute on my part, I had one hell of an experience and made some new friends while I was at it. Thanks guys for the time on the water and I am looking forward to my many more trips to the area. – Chaz
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