I said, (one word added "few" for clarity)

You paint wth a broad brush Rodney. I imagine a more than a few bassers
who
would have given you the benefit of the doubt will read this as an
insult at
bassers in general and write you off.

Which is a nice way of asking, "do you really want ot insult a whole group
of people you don't even know?"

He said,

Yes I am painting bassers with a broad brush, because that too, is true,

Which I read to mean, "Yes I do want to insult a whole group of people I
don't even know."

Wow, Rodney! You need to take a step back and look at what you say before
you hit the send button. I've never actively bad mouthed you and your
products. Neither have most of the people who read this newsgroup. I'll
ask again. Do you really want to insult bassers as a group?

I can see the headline now:

Rodney Long Inventor of Fishing Products Insults the Largest Domestic Buying
Group of Anglers.

Ah never mind that headline would be too long. It would never make it into
print.

Well, its nice to know how you feel about me and all the others who read
this newsgroup. Best of luck to you.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com