> JAMIE -  I'll get out the BOAT/U.S. store here again to see if there are
 > any signs on the window tthat say NO MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED, but i doubt it.
    I know the store here does. Because we asked about it when we walked in. 
What they meant by no membership required.
 > the only problem with that is all the major boating stores like
 > BOAT/U.S., West marine, Boaters World, and one other boating store
 > called Defender are near the shore, Which is about 45 minutes from my
 > house, so it is tough for me to get to those stores, but i will be going
 > to the Defender store on Feb. 24, so i will look at the BOAT/U.S. store
 > then.
    ICK! Well, I would say the BOAT/US store here in Dallas is as far from 
the water as Dallas is from the ocean. The closest lake to it is a good 20-30 
miles.
 > I mainly go fresh water fishing, and thats only because i have to
 > travel the 45 minutes to do any salt water fishing here in Connecticut,
 > because other than that i will go to Rhode Island to do some fishing, i
 > try to get up to Rhode Island about 2 times a year.
    Unfortunately, the area of the US we live in is too far from salt water 
even for weekend trips. We would have to plan a special weekend or threeday 
or something like that in order to go salt water fishing.
                                                      Jamie
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