Hey Snagly, I hope we didn't horse you up by sore mouthin those fish with C & D. We lit them up on Sunday. I'll e-mail you with numbers, but it was retarded.

All I can say is that the nicer rods give you a little better feel, but there is no substitute for "time and experience". Don't think many of us could tell the difference between a $200 rod and a $600 rod. If they are that much better, I don't want them, because my hands are still recovering form those babies. You just can't drift enough. You'll get better at sortin out the botoom, current, and settin up your drifts by spending time on the river. We all look for the magic pill, but the bottom line is we learn most of our stuff from really great or really bad experiences. Seeing fish helps, because it allows you to visually figure out how to set up your drift and have confidence you are drifting to the fish. Personally, I would rather not see them, because it's way too easy to "accidentally" leader drag them in the mouth. Most of the time, I'll turn my head and go "Stevie Wonder" style, so I can only feel them.

I have a 25 year old Fenwick fiberglass fly rod that is converted for North Shore chuckin, that I'll pull out this fall for a trip down memory lane. Odds are, I'll be able to hose as many fish with this old warhorse. Like I said earlier, I've learned a lot about drift fishing in the last 25 years, and that old Mamma will still spank em.

Hey Reel Truth, I'm out of my "Me catch lots of Fish coma" severe sinus infection, and sleep deprivation. I'm almost mainstreamed in to civilization again. Glad to hear your surgery went well. Will e-mail you this week, and shoot the breeze.