Hey Robert - You just THINK I get to fish a bunch. HAH !!! I mostly get to talk about it.
But Fri. $ Sat. I did get to catch a few good sized Reds, one humongous (for me) Flounder and 10 or 12 Specks up to 5 pounds. It qualified as waaaaay cool fishing. Was fishing with a guide buddy in a howling norther - wind up to 30, rain, cold - but thank goodness the fishies didn't seem to mind. Had to use a 9 weight, and I was wishing fondly for one of the 15 foot two-hander samples in the Suburban back at the boat ramp.
Personally, I call them by their real names, I guess because I worked so hard as a kid to know the difference between a Longear and a Red (or Yellow) Breast. I get a lot of those funny looks here in Texas when I call a Goggle Eye a Green Sunfish, or call a Mud Perch a Warmouth.
Cary