Guys I sure appreciate the welcome and the words of advice. I will see if we can make it to Russell on Saturday as it sounds like it would be an enjoyable event.

I want to mention something that I particularly noticed about the suggestions I was given from you all. Nobody said I had to go out and spend a wad of money on specialized equipment in order to get started with this method of fishing. That was impressive. Most times that's not the case, someone usually gives a shopping list of rods that have to be bought and gps guided trolling motors. We all know that any activity is sometimes made easier/better when using better equipment/specialized for that task and I'm sure as I develop these skills I will be adding those to my bag. But it was something that caught my attention in a positive way and I wanted to mention it to you all.