B-Run,

You took the words out of my mouth, er keyboard in this case. Thanks.

Sol,

It's hard to know what to make of a kind a piece a' work you are, not having met you. But ignorant or not, I think most of the arrogant inconsiderate types on the river would benefit from that drive by colonoscopy, courtesy of GLoomis, you mentioned.

Now that I understand all fly guys are crackers, maybe that explains why the fishermen on the Cowlitz are so cordial to me - don't drive over the water I'm fishing, don't fish in the water I'm fishing - they don't want to get too close to a cracker, fearing it may be contagious.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.

P.S. What the heck is side-drifting, anyway? Same as boondogging? If not, how is it different? Uses long leaders to floss the fish? heh, heh, heh.