Some things I like about you w/o even having met you St 1. You are very enthusiastic, like to experiment a lot, and you have the watertime to put in to make those qualities pay off. I used to put in the 300+ fishing days per year back before and during my fulltime guiding days. From there a taper off to a couple hundred. And more taper off for several years. Now I can only get out about 1 to 3 times per week during the peak of seasons. That whole life fishing frequency scenario kinda reflects life's sexual frequency a bit too; both really slow down after you get married (jk - or not - I'm 51 going on 31 actually). - Anyway, for me that's just enough fishing to have fun and keep up on what's working and to do a little experimenting. BTW, the Tillamook 'Nook article in STS is mine, so no quick copying here. I'm also finishing up on my first book which is a lot more tech intensive than the mag article; to be entitled "The REEL TRUTH", thus my BB moniker. I would like to get out fishing with a guy like you and will; just have to work it in to a very busy schedule so keep in touch via e-mail. - As for King (and to a lesser degree steelhead) scents, we are finding out so many things that they either like so strike or dislike to such a degree they strike at it to get it out of their territory. Are you aware that these fish not only strike at egg clusters because they like them and they are a natural food to them, but fishery biologist's strongly theorize that they also strike eggs due to an evolutionary developed instinct to "hit" other eggs to void the competition for their own eggs/offspring. That theory would lend well to why these fish will hit things that defy logic; such as WD40 or alcohol. Those certainly don't resemble the smell of food to them and could be considered to be somewhat of an offensive oder. Not just to fish either! Since I don't have the time to experiment properly thorough enough with some very good ideas I've come up with, I would like to have trusted good fishermen that do have enough water time to do it for me and report the results. I have thought about starting that on our website at www.ifish.net , (then to the Reel Truth BB). Let me ask/suggest a couple things of you. If you like the dispersion qualities of rubbing alcohol in scents, how do you think a 50% gel solution of DMSO would work? Have you tried putting Cravex Plus, the only scientifically proven fish appetite stimulator, into a slow dispersion medium for use in scents or on bait for slower moving water King fishing? There are so many things that work that some serious fishermen know about, but I have a strong hunch that there are a lot more that would work that none of us know about; yet! I'll be in contact. Take care and thanks for the shot of enthusiasm. That's cool! - RT (Steve Hanson) - Warning: Don't let DMSO come in contact with your skin! Especially if if has any chems in it!!

[This message has been edited by Reel Truth (edited 10-03-2000).]