I can't help you with springers but you might want to take a trip down the Yakima, say above the canyon or in it. This way you will get a feel for the new boat. Take the fly rod along and catch sone nice rainbows too! thumbs
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They say that the man that gets a Ph.D. is the smart one. But I think that the man that learns how to get paid to fish is the smarter one.