Parker, did you say "wall of pain" or "wall of shame?". Remember that "he with the strongest opinion usually knows the least of the subject". About the time we think we have it figured out, someone will show us a better way. I have experimented with both methods and noticed little or no difference in catch. I do concede, however, that my experience is limited and will thus continue to experiment.

Oh and by the way, we hooked just over 100 steelhead in 11 trips last year. All of this in a river that typically receives about 3k sts per year. Not once did we count pulls. I am guessing that is pretty good even by west-side standards. Happy Angling!

RM

[ 08-08-2001: Message edited by: RiverMan ]