I know this has already been talked about, but I just picked up a copy of the latest issue of STS and read your tips column. Good tips by you and Mr. Anderson! Are you going to be writing a regular column for every issue, now?

But concerning the picture at the top of the first page, what were you thinking with the knee pads? Do they protect the knees from nasty falls in the boat? Also, I'm just curious if you were the person I saw two years ago finesse fishing eggs (in the dark) for silvers in the holding pond at the Green River hatchery up by Kid Valley, since this is your favorite method of taking fish. Just kidding, or am I?

Hey KB, we just got back in town Sunday night; or I would have gotten back to ya earlier. I am doing an every issue column for STS now. It's already fun, and I will slowly find out what I can get away with in a mag forum . The next issue column will be about egg curing, scenet additives, and Kwikfish tricks; mostly for Kings, but working for silvers and steelies too. ...

As for the kneepads, I've been asked by several friends about that and frankly I just couldn't think of a good story for why I was wearing them . Could you? .... I used to kneel and pray for forgiveness from my clients on the rare days I skunked them, and worn 'em ever since? Nada. .... It turns on bikini clad women out on the river banks to see a semi-fat guy in 'pads'? Nada. .... The truth is that pic was taken by my daughter when my wife and I took her and my son out on the Columbia to pull them around in one of those 'Sea Biscuit" thingys (I think that's what they are called) with my sled. I had the life jacket on so I could jump in after them if they flew off the ride and slipped thru the jackets or whatever. The pads were on because of all the kneeling to tie up all the stuff to the back of the sled to pull the skoot tube around. ... My stupid thing was not noticing them and cropping them out of the pic that Nick asked for. Geeeeeeeeez ... Oh well, I am now known for being into emus and pads . Could be worse.

Ok, RT, thanks for all the info. But you didn't answer my last question. j/k

Hey Krome, you are just going to have to put up security cams on ALL the state salmon hatcheries, with night time infra-red capability, to find out the answer to your last Q.

LOL!!