i hear ya, spring cant come soon enough! i had a few days this past summer on seneca where my mag 10s had flea build up, but nothing too bad, i tried running different types of line, found that the stren seemed to get the lesser amount than any other..i wish there was a way to prevent the fleas....fomr even being in the water, DEC seems to be doing well with the lamphrey problem on seneca, caught few fish this yr with marks!!+++++++ Even saw some smelt in the canal early spring this past yr.