To my two closed-minded fishing (I hesitate to say "friends") acquaintences,

Those who cry about powerbait are the same ones who previously becryed the use of chronies and indicators. They are people of closed minds.

One must fish powerbait to hone ones ability to detect the most minute of strikes when fishing the sunken nymph. Fishing powerbait, one learns to detect the smallest of nudges of monofiliment line. Something the two of you will never experience.

One of you fishes with a ball of fluff to suspend your flies in mid-depth.. the other uses what appears a discarded christmas ornament as an indicator. FishinFellaS...you know who you are. TM.. I hesitate to even call him by name.

Repent... and fish powerbait.... and learn the way of the twitch.. watch your line twitch... and see if you can hook the wary trout.

Then learn the way of removing tiny egg hooks from deep in trout.

Bill ....er... Zen Leecher

I may fish the secret lake with a lure made of powerbait moulded into the shape of a tiny goldfish.. or a rolled orb to simulate fish ova...but with glittery attractants within. I will cast the powerbait fly and fish it dead drift!