Bass for me, no. I find those about as inthralling as planter lake trout...kinda fun, but ultimately disappointing as far as getting the adrenaline pumping. Let's see the true HAWGS!! Steelhead, Salmon, Sturgeon, Tuna, Big Rufus Trout. Northwest (AK included) is important to me. Also, though, I would disagree about Cabo. I have to take a vacation in Winter to someplace warm every year just to survive the grey skies. And like to mix fishing adventures with those trips to the sun, so, a nice "sprinkling" of Cabo, Costa Rica, Hawaii, etc. during the middle of the winter would sure get me fired up for fishing and vacation, just make sure you are targeting the bigger fish, not just the big fish of a small species. The 10-day Tuna trip out of San Diego sounded like a hoot on this board, so would love to find out more and see the action as I could imagine it from the report.