i feel that a fishermans skill depends on his ability to adapt to any situation, which translates to being able to catch fish on any river or tributary that he/she are placed on or have the privelage to fish on. Knowledge is power. All of you may think your a bunch of hot shot fisherman, but you need to step back and think. Most of you fish only fish one or two rivers maybe 4 different rivers in a year. The law of averages says your going to catch more fish the more time you spend hunting down all the spots YOU KNOW always hold fish. But take you off your home rivers your like a blind man looking for a corner in a round room. You'd have to spend all that time HUNTING for all those spots on the NEW rivers. Being or I chould say becoming an elite fisherman is achieving the ability and talent to take your rod,vest,waders,and smile to anywhere in washington,Oregon,California and catching just as many fish, if not more than the locals goggling at your answer to their inquiry as to how many fish you've caught besides the ones they've seen you catch. The answer to that question is and always will be ............"A few" <img border="0" alt="[wall]" title="" src="graemlins/wall.gif" />