Zen, I hope PITB doesen't stand for a Jr. Member of PITA! I like to eat animals and couldn't stand to be around even a Jr. member of the "cruelty crowd".
BTW, according to your theory of "he who spends the most $$ on gear gets the bigest/most fish", I will win honors for sure next spring. I gots a new Sage SPL 489-3 4wt.,3oz. lightweight rod for Christmas. It feels more like a bamboo rod than anything I ever fished. Shopping now for a new Hightech,wide arbor reel to go with it.
I can't top your $10 fly though. Oh well, I think I can find one or two trout who are big and still have an apetite for the lowly beaded chronomid.