Even the now comtempo terminology seems to have cheapened the sport of steelhead fishing. I never view a steelhead as a boot. Tackle, boots and rain slickers notwithstanding, the sport of steelhead fishing would begin to regain some of its lost dignity if those involved in the sport would think of it as something other than and exercise in penile enhancement. I've met some very nice steelheaders wearing yellow slickers and hip boots from the surplus store. Conversely I've encountered some real anal openings decked out in fancy waders and Gore-Tex parkas. You can't judge a book by its cover, although I'm becoming more convinced every day that a lot of people do.
Les Johnson