Well, I still say it takes just as much work and a lot more money to become a respectable bass fisherman as it does to become a respectable fly fisherman. You guys are starting to believe all the hype. I will say this on the positive side. I think wading a stream brings you closer to nature than sitting in a $40,000 bass boat. Given a choice, I'll take a boo on a small stream anytime.

But you can get a nice tan in a bass boat. And you have a cooler for your beer. And on salt for snook or reds, try slinging a spinner up under the mangroves from 80 feet away with an open face spinning reel. I think a flyrod is a far better choice but there is skill involved in both.

If you push yourself towards the difficult, any sport is hard, requires practice, and skill.

Godspeed,

Bob