I know what you mean. I got my Mathews MQ-32 free from the North American Hunting Club but until then had been perfectly happy with my Golden Eagle. Now I'm married and own a mortgage - I'll never have that kind of spare change.
[quote="Paul Czarnecki
I know the feeling. How about this feeling? .....Three days to go in the Fall LOC 2010 and I net a 39#12oz king for a 19 year old girl that didn't bother buying a derby ticket "...'cause we're only fishing one day!"
I'm six foot and 320 - my choices are limited but I'm my own flotation device. If I dump my Patriot Angler, I doubt if I'm getting back in again. It's big & stable but I'm not thrilled with it; I just got a deal I couldn't refuse.