An angler spends more time than he or she would like to admit dreaming or fantasizing about how to catch more fish. The array of inventions that have evolved from their creative minds is unbelievable, and I am probably guiltier than most for my contributions. I have been possessed with the “what about…?” affliction for my entire life and have found that you can learn a lot by trial and error. If you learn from the error side, I should be a genius.

It only stands to reason that when I saw redfish or bonefish that were tailing and feeding in areas that were so shallow that they were inaccessible by a flats boat or the bottom was too soft for wading, I had to dream of a way to reach them.