Hey Fear No Fish. My feelings aren't hurt. You need to move back to the Midwest. Those numbers you posted for fish are very capable of being beaten in less than 4 years, if you can log 12 decent trips per year for steelies or salmon. There may even be a TV show in your area some day that will be airing one of our trips. The good old days are here right now. Throw a traffic light at our fish, and they'll head for the lake. I'll give one a try and let you know what I come up with.

Before I do that, I'm trying the 2 dozen sand shrimp that Reiter Rat is going to Fed Ex to me in March. Own all kinds of rods, fish all kinds of hooks, use bait, flies, jigs, pink worms, sponge, and garden hackle, if that's what it takes. And by the way, I'm not a purist. Just ask Robbo or the Rat, or all of those sore mouthed woofers, silvers, and summer runs that I boinked a month ago in Washington. Peace