Mike, glad to hear I was not the only one spending $$$$$. Iwent Sat after work and walked out about $400 lighter than I went in. I got one of those cool ice rods made on the plastic hoop base, I got 2 St Croix rods, 2 ultra light Quantum Iron rods, and 2 Okuma Metaloid reels. I also bought the packet from Ed and booked a Musky fishing trip at Webster Lake. I also bought some stuff for jig tying. The ones I have been tying are getting a real good reputation locally for killing the crappie. So much so I bought 600 jig heads on ebay this week.