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It's ok to be competetive in this world... If you weren't you'd just get walked on. To some scenery is all that matters and to others a 3.5 hour trip south from Seattle is simply to come and CATCH fish... I mean let's get realistic.. Going to Bonneville and back bouncing 10 to 16 ounces of lead isn't pleasure fishing and if it weren't for the opportunity at big #'s I wouldn't even fish there.

Anymore I enjoy the pleasure of a beautiful tributary and it's peacefulness. But overall I see rivers as a great place to experiment. I must say I'm into #'s myself and if there aern't fish to be caught, I'm not fishing there.

But if I or Parker were to just kick back and accept the level of our abilities we'd never try the new things that make us better and without progession to me it would become repetition and boring...

Keith
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It's time to put the red rubber nose away, clown seasons over.