Hey what about those of us with mixed blood: 18 years in Oregon, 15 in WA ... plus many hundreds of days of fishing AK and BC mixed in there.

Hybrids take the cake

Float 'n Blade ... no coffeee grinders in my household, even Fishgal handles a levelwind with the best people I get in my boat. And I'll put my bottom-bounced conehead up against a float / worm setup any day of the week

[ 04-05-2001: Message edited by: Bob ]