Don P.,

Worry about your quest for a 50” striper, before you take on something more challenging -- like a 7-lb. largemouth bass. Even if you employed your usual simpleton tactics – dunking bait – a 7-lber. is out of your league. And your casual talk of 10-pounders is just blasphemy.

I’m upping the ante. If you catch a 7-lb. largemouth this year (again, on a certified scale) I’ll send you a cold, crisp fifty dollar bill. Deal?