Thanks all.

I read the forecast and, it's possible that we might stay off the water with the forthcoming rain and wind, as we have no "real" cabin on this boat, but we'll see. We're a fairly hearty bunch.
Mooch, thanks for the advice. I will print your response and let the kids read it for themselves, just so they know dad's not trying to pull any wool over their eyes. I agree with your catch n' release advice.

It's gettin' bad; a couple more weeks 'til tax return and those Garmin Blue FF and a set of downriggers are lookin' pretty tempting.