I'll have to agree with weedcatcher you guys do give awesome advice. Last night was the first time I hit the river....and it was just as I had always imagined it would be and more. I saw a beaver, hooked myself in the back once, saw a mother duck with her family trailing behind, tangled my line countless times, beatiful water, hooked myself in the hat, beautiful flowers. Looking forward to meeting some of you on the river.......perhaps not right away thouugh