Don't Miss Out on this Sale

 

Last week my wife went to Estes Park Colorado for work, leaving me in charge at the house until I left for my fishing tournament Friday morning.  My kids survived!  I wasn't sure one was going to, but she pulled through Friday after I left.  She got sick Thursday night and looked horribly miserable. 

 

On the way to the lake I passed by a new casino and had to stop in and check it out.  I had heard from somebody else that had stopped there recently that the quick hits machines were the only ones that were paying.  With 40.00 in hand I stopped at the quick hits machines.  I spun the wheel a few times and felt that they didn't want to pay me. 

 

I walked around for a little bit and saw an interesting row of machines that kept hitting bonuses.  A seat was open so I sat down.  I hit little bonus after little bonus until I had over 100.00.  I decided to see what other fun games they had.  THEN I SAW IT!  The Willy Wonka Machine. 

 

It was right next to the door and nobody was playing it.  I sat down and put my ticket in.  Then I proceeded to hit the button 100 times without a single bonus game and only minimal wins.  This Wonka machine was not kind to me.  I will be back someday and maybe then it will give me a chance.

 

I was back down to 60.00 and went back over to the machine that got me playing on casino money.  There was only one other person playing this time and the bonuses came a lot slower.  When I got down to 40.00 left, I got up in search of another game. 

 

Then I saw it, sitting there like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.  A quick hits wheel game.  There were three machines and I sat at the one on the right.  As I did a couple of ladies sat at the other 2.  With 40.00 left I decided I was going to max bet myself to doom or glory. 

 

After 10 spins nothing.  Both ladies hit the wheel bonus.  I kept pressing the button.  I always sit at the wrong machine.  Then all of a sudden ding ding ding.  I hit the free spins bonus.  I got 10 spins at 2X pay out.  It spun and spun, with only little hits.  On either the last spin or next to the last spin the stars lined up - or symbols.  Boom!  I had hit for 169.00.  I played a few more spins then hit the cash out button at 160.00.

 

My fishing tournament did not go as well.  I did get paired up with a great guy that I found out is dating a girl from my wife's high school class.  Small world. 

 

I caught 1 keeper bass and finished 72nd in the tournament of 113, not anywhere close to the money.  That one little keeper did keep me in the top 40 for the year so I get to fish the regionals, which was my goal from the beginning of the season. 

 

At the regional I get to fish for a new Ranger bass boat.  I will be going down early to pre-fish this tournament.  I really want to win the boat and make it to the All American this year.  It's time I start stepping up my game. 

 

Last night I watched an episode of the FLW when they were at Sam Rayburn.  I will continue my studies for the next month.  I don't want to lose this thing because I wasn't prepared.  I will be prepared.  This may be my last year as a co-angler in the BFL.  Next year I am pushing myself to be a boater.  Winning a boat would make that a lot easier.