Joe, I feel your pain (literally...) as I have not been able to get out this year with the exception of a couple of trips on my pontoon boat. As of now I can't even get out in the pontoon, but have high hopes for about a month from now. Stillwaters are now my target and I have been gearing all of my tying towards mastering stillwater presentations, and can't wait for the coming day when I can make my first foray to my favorite new stillwater pond. Good to see you've found an alternate and gratifying alternative that will help scratch the itch. Good luck!
Kelly.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"