Chris:

Didn't view it as "disrespectful"....I tend to get on "my high horse" sometimes.

Now that I'm retired I see things happening that is not good for fishing in my area. Less fish in other areas, means guides, and other fisherpersons...go to where they think the fishing is better or so they've heard. Observation shows that I've seen more "guide stickers, on more boats, in the past 3 yrs., in this area, than I saw in the previous 29.

"Hang in there"....if you have a "thin skin" many of the rednecks that fish, surely will stick many a pin in it. Sometimes I say things just to "stir the pot", then I turn up the heat.

Looked up Knowledge....sure not defined the way, you saw it......I'd sure put, trial/error, reseach, in there with the questions, listening...

Have a great day!!! Remember "The worse day sport fishing, is better than the best day working"