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ROFL. I've had plenty of pin drop moments. I usually get embarrassed and then angry, which results in random insults hurled at the audience.

Hi Brooke. Did your View Search Hokkaido presentation in Kyoto go well? How are things on the northern isle?

Mahalo! Kyoto is one of my favorite cities. Are you there for work or vacation?

Nope...caught that one slow trolling plugs in mid-December. Let me know if you need a guide...I've been fishing with the same guy (Todd Hannah) for 20+ years and he knows that river better than anyone I've ever met. I've fished Salmon and Steelhead with him and had great luck with both. In fact, now that I think about it, he also put us onto some huge (6 foot plus!) Sturgeon one year when the river was blown out by a storm.

http://theoregonangler.com/

Hi Brooke - yes, it is a Steelhead...caught on the Umpqua River in central Oregon.

Hey Brooke! How's it going? Good to hear from you - ya its been a while!

Hey Brooke. We are in Tokyo until Saturday and then we are off to visit family in Izumo. Its too bad we will miss each other.

Ahh...Pidgin is no problem. My in-laws are all Filipino and most of them speak Ilokano unless they are speaking directly to me. I understand some of it but I still have a long way to go.

I just noticed your comment about shipping my vehicle. We actually arrived here on Tuesday evening of this week to a bunch of family members wielding tuberose leis. I've been here many times but that was the first time I've been received like that -- it was very nice :). Now I'm certainly going to have to be careful not to get fat as my in-laws are continuously amazed that I like their food so they are always trying to test me out. Maybe after I've been here long enough I'll even figure out what they are saying!