Asking that healing comes to your Mom and she returns home healed.
Good Job battling the ocean you faired better than the S.S. Minnow apparently, you lived to tell about it.
Lake Chickamauga is as bad or worse at times.

Now to the TM. I upgraded to a Ulterra 60" shaft in February, for reasons stated above, with a longer shaft I can sink the TM down and while the bow is bobbin' it will still hold my position. It's a fishing game changer. Trips are way more relaxing and I am able to concentrate more on the fishing than the boat positioning. Worth every