hahahah TOUCHE'. theres a saiying i use when it comes to guys who think they are players that i run into.

" phone numbers up....Quality down"
"quality up....phone numbers down"

Its that simple. Ive read the magazines ( back issues i am young )from just about 1970 to present time. My stepdad has a couple hundred just at his house. then i read J.D.'s in the cabin when i drop a duece. its the quality i am complaining about. the articles sucked. Werent pertinent to the upcoming SPRINGER season and ON TOP OF THAT i leafed through more adds then in the little nickel. your right. less issues was why they used to be so good. well...maybe theres something in that. RAISE THE PRICE OF THE MAGAZINE. I dont care if i have to pay a couple hundred dollars a year for the dang thing. Make it worth the money. good articles, good info, good stories. and then put a few adds in. I never even notcied the adds until about mid last year. i kinda looked down and went " man this is a lot of adds....huh.....never noticed that before."

Point in fact. i used to leaf through an issue of STS then go back and read it cover to cover. the steelhead issue 2 years ago took me the longest time to read at 35 minutes. Last months issue. 13 minutes. 16 one page articles with half of them half page photos isnt realyl worth much is it.

Your right, he doesnt make for me....he makes it for......wait...oh he makes it to satisfy the people that put adds in reachs the most people...ok i get it. So back in an issue awhile ago ( 1980 something) he said all about how the magazine was all about the fisherman in Pacific Northwest. well that dog wont hunt anymore


in any case you are right. But its like i said before is the reason i dont VOTE. My voice on an issue, my one voice doesnt make a darn bit a difference to Amato or to Bush. So i piss about it for an hour or so then smile and move on with my life. Just voice'n some fishing realted topics guys And throwing some hyperactive flamerness around

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