My post was not meant as Bill Hertzog hate mail at all. Actually exactly opposite.
Herm- You and Chum-Man's reply was just as funny. I had to re-read it to make sure you weren't kidding. And yes to answer your question, I think I am too special to be seen, with a $17.00 tomato stake. Most importantly and preferably not by a respected authority in our sport. Maybe I could have tried to blend in more at the time by wearing an orange foam front Fishing and Hunting News hat and a torn tee shirt with some beer slogan on it.
Mooch- It doesn't surprise me that I didn't think of turning it around at the time. Hind sight is 20/20 and that would have been classic. Those type of comebacks always come for me after the fact.
I originally thought I would share what I thought was an embarassing moment laced with irony. I thought that throwing someone's name out on the web may have been inconsiderate, but Bill is a public figure in my sport so why would it be different sharing a story where Tiger Woods caught you at a minature putting range?
Just a thought.
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In the legend of King Arthur, the Fisher King was a renowned angler whose errant ways caused him to be struck dumb in the presence of the sacred chalice. I am no great fisherman, and a steelhead is not the covenant of Christ, but with each of these fish I am rendered speechless.