Dear Freedom Boats. I just wanted to take a minute to let you know how pleased I am with the Patriot that I purchased from The Boat Yard at the Houston Boat Show this year.I have been looking at your boats pretty hard for about 2 years. I compared them with all the other offerings in the market and always came back to the Patriot.I visited with Forrest at the boat show and he was very informative while he answered all of my questions and I could just see how much pride he had in his boats.Storage, the front deck rod holders, design, ease of operation and cleaning were all parking lot benefits.I am not from Texas and never have owned a cat style boat but my buddy has one and I fish out of his all the time. So when Chet took me for the test drive I brought my buddy along. We were both absolutely impressed with the hole shot, shallow water abilities, but equally importantly to me; how it handled the rough water. I was afraid that it would be a very rough ride but it handled very well on a nasty day in Clear Lake.So after the test drive, Chet and I closed the deal and I have been learning the boat often since then.I will end with this: I could have purchased any boat in the Patriot class but Freedom Boats proved to be the best purchase that I could make.Sincerely,Robbie BessingerLeague City, Texas