Jake.

Any way you look at it, you won't get a very lightweight rod for $50. Lightning Rods are decent quality for the money, but compared to other rods they are heavy.

It can be if you know where to look. Sounds like a great outing, nice job. 8-)

Congrats Skeet!

The top 25 advance. Bobby Lane is in 13th and Hackney is in 20th. KVD, Rook, and Roumbanis are out.

Kelly Jordon just caught a 5-10 and has 19-10 for today already.

Tuckertown Reservoir and High Rock are good lakes that are relatively close to you. Falls Lake up near Raleigh is also a good one. If you feel like fishing for some river Smallmouths, the Uwharrie River around El Dorado, NC (sneeze and you'll miss it) is a good option. After it warms up in the spring you can wade the river if the water isn't too high.

Just some sour grapes from BPS. Like Cart7t said on the other thread, just because they won't participate in BPS's program, doesn't mean they don't participate in other events that help out the community.

x2 And, I'll believe thet they were using them when I see the footage.

Now they say Ike was sandbagging and has 20-10 in his livewell.

A Flick Shake worm on a 1/16th oz. wacky jig head was my best producing fineese bait this past year.

Catching my first Flounder at Holden Beach, NC when I was about 7 years old. That was the first decent sized fish that I had caught all by myself, and it really got me hooked. I had always liked fishing, but that Flounder really got me interested for some reason. When we went home I wanted to fish more, but we live a few hours from the beach so I started fishing for Bass in freshwater instead.

Do you remember the swimbait rod wars? I think it would be cool if they did something like a value-minded honorable mention... They could do a value-minded honorable mention for everything from reel reviews and tests, to line reviews and tests. They did give this Okuma a "Best Value Award": http://www.tackletour.com/reviewokuma711mhsb.html

I have also noticed this. No question about it.

Out of those two, Mustad.

I don't know what they're thinking showing that dumb little gopher cartoon for this long.

Shimano Symetre 2500 St. Croix Avid AS66MF

12 lb. Berkley 100% Flouro.

1/4 oz. Cavitron Buzzbait, and then the same fish again later in the year on a 5" Zoom Lizard (but she didn't weigh as much that time).

That color and ima's Matte Bluegill color are my favorites.

Looks like a Hybrid to me.

Keep throwing shallow cranks and lipless cranks until your arms fall off.

lol A-Roid, man thats awesome. Dean you better get that patent right away That's the first time you've heard that? Every single Bo-Sox fan around here has been saying it non-stop.

That's what I do, they are only like 3 dollars and they will save your investment from sinking into the depths.

They are made by VMC, but they are then sharpened by Daiichi.

Costa del Mar Fathoms with Amber lenses. Mine were $120.