One rod, two rods. Folks on this BB can be such pathetic wusses at times. I am so annoyed.

What's wrong with bringing back the ole sport-commercial license (ended in the early 70s) that allowed six (6) rods on a boat. Now, that was some serious salmon fishing off the Washington coast. Hell, a guy could take a month off work, fish like hell, and pay for his vacation and write off the boat, fuel, and bait as a business expense.

I think this state needs a good sport gillnetting license. I mean, just for a short rag, say 35 fathoms in freshwater and 100 fathoms in the salt. I'm not distracted and can handle that much web myself, all the while managing my boat and calculating the drift. And I'll make just short drifts so I can carefully release any unmarked wild salmon that I cannot retain as part of my daily catch limit. And I'm no meat fisherman. No one can tell me that man-handling a gillnet isn't sporting. It ain't easy to keep it from getting all tangled without a drum, and you don't want to get your feet caught in it when you're laying out for a drift, cuz it'll pull you overboard. It's fun as all get out when you see those corks dive, and a big king can lift a whole section of net from the water when he jumps. I mean, I know what is sporting to me. It doesn't take a fishing rod to make fishing a sport.

And how about blasting caps? Have you ever wondered how many fish are laying under a log jam? Blasting caps are one of the best ways to find out. And lots of the fish even survive! Probably not a good choice of bait when there's wild or ESA salmon around, tho, cuz it ain't very selective.

Sheesh! One rod, two rods - that is such small thinking!

t.i.c.

Salmo g.