Like many BassFans, Patti Campbell's proud to display the logos of companies that help fuel her passion for tournament fishing. But it was the BoatUS Angler toll-free phone number on a card inside her wallet that not only warmed her soul recently, but also kept her safe.
Patti was her daddy's self-described tomboy and got hooked on fishing as a little girl. She carried the passion into adulthood and even married a serious bass angler in husband Ricky. Separately, they've competed as individuals in some of bass fishing's toughest trails and hauled home major paychecks. Together, they're a common sight at couples' tournaments around Texas.
But Ricky wasn't with Patti a few weeks ago at 7:00 a.m. on what should have been a peaceful Sunday-morning drive home to Waxahachie, Texas from a Lady Bass Anglers Association tournament at Old Hickory Lake in Tennessee.
"I was on Interstate 40 about 54 miles from Nashville when I looked in the side mirror of my Tundra and saw my trailer wheel was on fire," explained Patti, a computer guru for CoreLogic in the mortgage industry. "There were flames shooting up from what turned out to be a burnt hub, and there was very little room to pull off the highway safely.
"I pulled over the best I could and called Ricky, but he was 600 miles away. Then I remembered I'd signed up for the BoatUS Angler Unlimited On-the-Road Towing service and I called their toll-free number that was on the card in my wallet."
When BoatUS answered Patti's call of distress, they didn't disappoint. "The dispatcher was so nice. He kept me calm while he searched his computer for one of their affiliated service providers," Campbell said. "He quickly found one just down the interstate. After they fixed my hub, the BoatUS dispatcher even called me back to make sure that I was still traveling safely down the interstate. I told the wrecker driver that I'd spent $38 to sign up for the BoatUS service, and he looked at me and said that my membership had just paid for itself about four times over."
Campbell's also signed up for the Weigh-to-Win program so she's eligible to win cash bonuses from BoatUS Angler when she does well in tournaments.
"What I'll remember most about the whole experience was how personal BoatUS treated me," Campbell said. "The whole service just really made me feel good. I'll definitely sign up again next year, and I'm going to add their On-the-Water freshwater towing service too."
Getting a BoatUS Angler membership with on-the-water or on-the-road towing and signing up for the Weigh-to-Win program like Campbell did is easy. Memberships are as affordable as $38. Just dial (918) 742-6424 and ask for Kendell. She'll make sure you're registered.
