thanks a lot for the clearer answers guy. and i am more than familiar with expenses that add up with getting involved with a new hobby. fishing aside there has been model airplanes, which i still enjoy but have somewhat escaped from, golf, photography... and so on. I am very inclined to get obsessed with something, but it tends to wear off a bit after some time. I am also at less risk because as much as I dont want to admit it, i have to head back to school in early september.... I KNOW ITS WHEN THE FISHING REALLY PICKS UP AGAIN!!

... and plug building isn't really practical with the school work i'll be doing and the

. luckily for me, time is not really a big concern... although all this thinking about lures has me dying to get back on the water... which might lead me to the tubes on the hooks. in any case, it has been fun to learn a little more about a hobby that clearly has some of u hooked... so to speak.