Nice catches fishingbuddha. Those who brave the cold catch the fish.
I too had some success yesterday in the cold on a different silver species. Also good to see that you are willing to absorb others' feedbacks. You still need to learn to put in the location and date in the title, and use the correct photobucket link though.
As Dion has pointed out, as long as it is done in a respectful manner, people should not be offended by constructive criticisms. Whether you have been fishing for one week or thirty years, one should realize that there are always new things to learn. If you post stories, photos and reports for the public to view, you should expect to hear their opinions. Those opinions are not always what you would like to hear. If it stops you from doing so, then the learning part stops.
Sometimes the criticisms are not done in a respectful manner. The moderators have a very simple solution for that and we usually take care of those quite swiftly. If you see comments that the forum can do without, use the "report to moderators" link in each post to have the moderators look at them.