OK Tom, take off the goggles you've been wearing, because you're NOT readin MY posts. You were wrong about what my wife said, you are wrong on SEVERAL points of what I apparently said. I did not say your "constant bashing" but said, "last bash post against me". The last time you posted to me, it was negative. Read into what you will. And you certainly DID respond about my fishing ability when you went off about me in the Everstart against other anglers, ranting on like you had any clue what I was trying to say or am trying to accomplish. I can look back my friend and once again let your own words be a foot in you mouth, but it was to the effect of "I have fished with many people here in NJ who are FAR better then YOU or I and can ever hope to be and they fish against the fish, not the other anglers" Ring any dillusional bells? For one, if they were that great, WHY aren't they fishing the starts, a few wins in a weekend club hardly constitutes the best angler you have ever met. And the times we have fished together, you rarely listened to anything I had to say, so I'm not about to waste my breath on another guy that has a $30k boat and for that sake thinks he knows it all! After all, you come to Champlain 3-4 times a year, what could young, stupid, lowly Rob ever tell you that would have any benefit? I had spots I wanted to show you, but you insisted on fishing for the dinks in the narrows, so be it. I still had a good time and thought at the time you were a great guy. You don't have the foggiest idea what my fishing abilities are, and if you would stop for a half second to listen to what I'm actually trying to say half the time instead of fabricating your on dilluted ideas in your head, you might just realize that. And I never said, boats on showroom floors have cracks, I SAID, every boat I've seen EXCEPT in showrooms have stress cracks! And that is a FACT! If you want me to conduct a thorough inspection of yours, I would gladly point them out, because I've got my next paycheck that says they're there!!! And I KNOW other brands get them, I never said they don't, but said Nitros get FAR more! Look at the 896 I'm about to get from Buzz, a great rig, and I know he takes care of it, but the top cap is covered with massive stress cracks in the gel coat. Not structural, so I don't care, but I've looked at other rigs and have yet to see one as bad as many Nitros. And when it comes to admitting something, when I'm wrong I DO admit it, and have several times in the past. But when I'm not, and somebody like you goes off half cocked raving about things that I didn't say because they can't discuss things level headed and keep their wits, I'm not about to let you slander who I am and stand by idly. Yeah, you've stayed in the background, but the lately all you've had to say to me or about me is negative and frankly WRONG! Be man enough to back up and take some stock and think about it awhile before YOU spew more BS for everyone to partake in. Read the posts in whole, NOT what you CHOOSE to read to fuel your ridiculous anger.