Thanks for rounding out the little adventure. I got a chuckle out of your comment about folks driving rigs that might cost more than a house.
There's a place I've hunted a bunch of times that when wet out has the tackiest clay based mud I've ever run into. The locals call one of the main access roads, O'reilly's. It's littered with parts and accessories, that get ripped of from the weight of the mud, from big land yachts that some folks try to bring in. Go back some time and try to get your grayling.
