Ed,
Pete's got the same float tube as I do (round boat) so if he didn't kill himself, I probably won't either... Yeah, it was pretty funny, I emailed Ed tellin him, hey, if Pete can catch 50# black seabass we should be able to catch 15# yellowtail, and he replied, "I was thinking the same thing". Har har.

That's a good point about the bay bass. Brian #2 caught one last year and I've heard of a couple others, but they definitely aren't here in any number. The SB harbor is very small and has no freshwater coming into it (streams, creeks etc.). The closest freshwater drainage is down the beach a ways from the harbor. There's plenty of sandies in the harbor though, and wsb as we all know... Them spotted suckers are weird. I wish we had some up here. Ed, you'll be happy to know that I bought myself a couple bags of zipper worms for use in the saltwater. I'll let you know what the results are up here.
-Brian