Originally posted by Parker:
Stam, Neal and I have each fished the Skeena tribs a half dozen times or more. For Parker to roll in and drop the hammer on a 30-pound toad was a little like watching an Olympic Gold Metal be awarded to last place.

That's a joke, Parker. Don't get bent. I was and still am happy as hell for you.

As far as group dynamics and this whole mess, this trip is a ball buster. Expectations are as high as Mt. Rainer and even old fishing buddies can have issues. I remember just a few years ago, Stam and I had a falling out over authorship of a photo. We had a petty altercation much like Parker and I on this trip that boiled over into snid remarks on some threads and we finally realized our friendship was worth more than either of our singular opionions on the subject. Today, he's still my favorite fishing buddy. So Parker, don't fret, bro. You didn't burn any bridges, man.