Man is there any chance he might need a fishing partner i would love to cheep in for any expenses he might have . would love to learn and some times people do not want to go alone especially now when the gas prises and every thing not so cheep. I am not a huge fan of bass fishing , but crappie trout big cat fish i would love to, but if you think this is not appropriate question i apologizes, and thank you very much for your time .