Excellent points Fish Chris. But I don't believe your in the far left field at all. You sound like somebody who is dedicated to his sport and does whatever he can to suceed. Your closing statement "If that is enough to think I'm a skilled angler, so be it. If not, that's fine to." leads me to believe that your primary challange is to yourself and it matters not, what somebody else thinks or says regarding your accomplishments.

mak