Bob -- Man, I appreciate your confidence in me and my belly boat. In small
water, I generally do all right. But on big water, I'd sure hate to bet
against Steve. It's been my privilege to fish with Steve a couple of times
and I take my hat off to his skill -- both with a casting rod and also at the
helm of his beautiful boat.. I'm an amateur angler who loves to fish and
catches a few every now and then. Steve on the other hand is a professional.

One of these days I want to take both of you guys fly fishing with me. It
ought to be a hot August afternoon, but we'll be relatively comfortable as at
least two thirds of our bodies are dangling in the water. We'll wear wide brim
hats and long sleeve shirts against the sun. We'll fish deer hair bugs and
plastic worms and maybe a large nymph or two. We might even catch some fish
and then the fun begins. In a bass tournament the idea is to get the fish into
the boat as quickly as possible. You have to forget that notion when you're
dukeing it out with a largemouth and you're halfway submerged in the fish's
element. Chances are a good bass will pull you around a little bit and splash
water in your face a couple of times before you get it in close enough to lip.
And if one gets off before you actually land it, so what? it's no big deal.
You were going to throw it back anyway.

Again, Bob -- I appreciate your confidence.

Family, Friends, Fishing,
Rob Storm
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