They absolutely did. There's only one reason that the Skookumchuck will not be open the last 2 years. Ill let you guys determine that answer for yourself. Then you can thankthe department of failure and waste for the opportunity to catch a boot that gets trucked to the local lakes to not bite anything you throw at it. Lil story. Ive only seen one of those fish caught legit, a kid hooked into a toad that we thought was a triploid, until it came to the net as a monster hen between 16-18 lbs hooked right in the corner of the mouth with a tiny hook and a single power egg. It was a sight to behold watching that kid reeling it in on a 6' ultra light with the reel upside down. I asked him and his father if that was his first steel. He replied that it was. He then told me that he would never forget that fish, then thanked spoon for having a net and sealing the deal with the first stab.