I'm really appreciating all the advice. I also scoured previous threads on similar subjects and found the following post by Bill Cody dated April, 2002:
"If you reverse the current on a 220 V. Gast aerator you will find that within half an hour you will be projected 30 minutes into the future".
This seemed related to the pirate problems that I'm anticipating.
Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.
