TH and Mike L: hey, you guys were supposed to support me on the rods-over-the-bed routine. My wife can read and just might be able to find this on the Internet (she sees me reading the chat room often enough at night). If she does, my fishing rods might end up in the storeroom. That would definitely lead to insomnia -- right now I count rods to get to sleep.

As for Randy's fish breaking his Lamiglas, this sounds like a video clip for the Fisherman's Heaven TV show (airing from December this year on the Outdoor Channel).

I've never even met (FBI, please note) hosts Mike and Kevin but from our lively exchanges of Emails I know that they will have a very entertaining and unorthodoxed show. They are also looking for amateur video tapes to screen. I'm pleased to report that two Snagly classics are set for TV stardom:

1) Tackling a hooked King in a foot of water (sucker wouldn't be beached, so I pounced on him)

2) Beaching (Bob, I know, I know!) a green steelhead and having it slither back into the water between my legs, leading to the rather entertaining view of my cramming an 8 foot rod up my rear trying to untangle the line.

I can't be the only person who gets stuff like this on video, so you other guys should contact the FH people via Email and get the details first hand: www.everett.com/users/kevtrout/

Might also check out their website (though it's a pale patch on it's raunchy predecessor) on www.everett.com/fish-heaven