Alright! Shopping for new gear is my most favourite thing to do.. You must have a plethora of places to go in order to satisfy the need.. Heck, I'm starting to wonder if I should add a surf rod or 2, or maybe a 9-10 wheight fly rod to extend my ever growing stack of fishing related paraphernalia... yah, we're a bit possessed.. saw an ABU C3 the other day on Craigslist and thought about you. Did you get that PM?
Anywho, I'm thinking mid june or so... I'm supposed to be in Vegas for last weekend in may, but maybe I could convince the lady to make a slight change in plans. I'm sure she'd dig the coast... and your mom's cooking!! I wanna hook into a sea trout, or a flounder... a stripper over 30in would be shweet too!!
Pike have been treating us okay, we've still yet to break out the float gear though. You're fortunate to live in such a temperate climate. Wasn't it at the end of October that we were still in our shorts last time?
Keep in touch. McDoug sends his regards!
HD