MARK, THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE WITH YOUR THEORY IS IF YOU LOOK AT FISHING CONTEST LIKE THE MARTHA VINDYARD STRIPED BASS & BLUEFISH TOURNAMENT, THE SHORE CATAGORIES OFTEN HAVE LARGER BASS THAN THE BOAT CATAGORIES. I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THIS PUZZLING, SO I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT RESULTS FROM DIFFERENT TOURNAMENTS AND THIS IS OFTEN THE CASE. TIM/PA