Hey Fatboy,
No problem - I've had several dogs on board and haven't had to use any for bait yet.
Had a gal reel in a 6-pound striper with a schnauzer on her lap under her poncho!
When she hung the next one though she made her husband take the dog (the drizzle had let up by then).
Had 2 and 4 year-old girls with us this afternoon and they both reeled in several crappie. I left my camera in the boat so won't post their picture until I get home tomorrow. We kept 11 and had a couple gooduns - one was 14.5-inches long.
I'm looking forward to fishing with y'all again. Weatherman is predicting a pretty good cold front to come through Saturday night. Hopefully it will slow down so we can get some fishing in Sunday before it's all the way through.
Have a safe trip.