if you look at the first picture look at roy's rod. when he lifted the fish out of the water his rod snapped into three pieces. i know its not funny but we all laughed when this happened. i had a great time fishing with you guys. boy what a day to fish. it was chilly at sunrise but when the sun came out it was really nice. we had little wind which was great for a change. we did catch some smaller crappie which made me feel good that there are several different year class fish. the average size has gotten better over the years with most fish going over a pound now. fishing with roy and vic yesterday was a hoot. i did take home 20 fish because the freezer s getting bare with all other fish released. even with the water temp at 45 degrees the fish fought hard all day. my arms are killing me this morning but it is a good hurt. i'll do my best to take some other members to the land of gooch. tight lines JIM.B