Great plan, it'll be really interesting to see how it works. I have very little experience with catching WE in the wild-rare around here, and I've never really enjoyed sauger fishing, so I was surprised at how large the gape is on a 3-4lb fish. It looks to me as though WE might be able to take larger BG than an equal sized SMB, though this is completely subjective and I'd like to hear the opinions of others more familiar with both species.