Wally...if you're not losing baits then you ain't fishing hard enough. You have a great teacher for losing baits, too, with Jerry O. He's the king and the recipient of the first Doinkie Award. That is the award for the guy getting stuck in the rocks the most and giving the little twitches on his rod that make the "doink, doink, doink" noise when trying to get his lure free from the rocks. 2 out of 3 should be your goal...catch fish and don't get hurt.