Knowing WHERE to fish, what to OFFER and how to PRESENT it is the proverbial three-legged stool…  without all of the legs, fishing remains FISHING when what one really wants to do is to go CATCHING… How Zen is this?  Consider for a moment that a three-legged stool will never wobble, despite the uneven surface it might rest upon.  The stool might not be level, but it won’t wobble…

OK, back to the story.  Not sure what happened to Trail’s Camera, but it’s been replaced with the thoughtful “Hand stroking chin whiskers” maneuver, certain to send a raft of productive thoughts to the Trail brain.  WAIT- Mark is having a private thought without vocalizing? This has to be a first!!

I love how Rod’s round preppy sunglasses perch nicely on the bridge of his prize-fighter nose! And note the minor sneer he offers as he rebuts the implied criticism of Mark’s “You’re changing lures?”  He is a barrel of insecurity…