I know what you mean about all the debris from the recent rains. I'm a plug pulling fool...what I usually do is run a swivel about 4 feet up the main line. With all of the crap I saw yesterday in the water, I don't know of anything that would have kept the plugs clear of leaves, branches, etc. What really got my goat was all the litter floating down the river left by scumbags on the bank. Fishinfreak and I spent some time cleaning up the bank yesterday before we left our fishing area. I must be a dumb F***, but someone please explain to me why some folks can carry full cans down TO the river, but can't carry EMPTY ones back out!