Congratulation Rich! It was just a few years ago for me and I remember coming in near the Meredith town docks for the night in my little 14 footer and just about to reel in when, bang, fish on! He jumped far out and I could see it was a salmon. I let out a loud 'Wooo Hoooo!' and brought him in. The folks on the docks must have thought I was crazy. Oh yes, now I have a larger boat that I can't even launch in Meredith and just bought a Sonar/GPS with more toys to come when some $$$ is saved up. Congrats again!
Aren't they so much fun! you'll definitely be hooked now.. nothing like a 4 or 5 pounder hitting your led core at 5 am in the morning then watching her jump all the way to the boat! good for you man!