Hey Nofish, you have some tree company. First Stam, on the day with Bob. Then me on the second day. I was fishing an area that had a tree about 15' tall or so right in the middle of the river. My hood was on due to rain, so limited vision, but, the river is fairly wide there and straight. Somehow I managed to cast right into the tree. I promptly broke my line off and called it a day. I figured, if I am going to hit the tree in such a wide open area, it's time to quit.