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-sigh- This has been argued about seemingly forever and horribly misrepresented in marketing. An object appears a certain color because it reflects light in that color's wavelength. In absence of that wavelength, the object will appear black. While lines are translucent, they reflect some light, giving them whatever hue they may have. The only thing that disappears anywhere is my $$$.

And a one and a two...is the cowgirl's record. Congrat's on being a .333 team. Try to keep the non-losing streak alive next week, I know it'll be hard.

Now you're talking!!!

So you're fishing from your kitchen?

Do you eat them that way? 'Cause I'm just saying, I'm from Memphis and I may or may not have some BBQ rib experience, and in my non-expert but experienced opinion, those are a little undercooked... ;D

I find I like a shorter rod from the bank where I have to maneuver over and around brush and trees, longer from a boat where I don't have to wrry about it. MH is fine if you're not fishing sloppy salad, I actually prefer it as I feel like it's more fun to fish with unless you're using 3/4 oz+ jigs. There's a 6'6" MH Daiwa Cielo on sale for $124 at Tackle Warehouse right now; it's a $300 plus rod and I love mine. Just an opportunity.

If you're holding it to the right of the blue line, in the crease of your joint, there's your problem. Thinner, softer skin with none of the friction surface that's on the pad of your index finger, where the line should be resting. If braid or even mono slips through there, it'll cut you quick, and it'll hurt. So yeah, you're doing it wrong.

It never hurts to research the companies that will be there, so you have something to talk to them about, and so you genuinely seem interested in their company.

I can also cover the "dummy on a buckett" part quite well.

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Camry's a little bigger; the civic might get a little better gas mileage. We drive a 99 Camry and I have no complaints (other than that it's not a truck). I'd do the Camry, but you're not going to notice a huge difference either way. See what you can get the best deal on. ALso, the Camry has a timing belt replacement at 100,000 miles that costs about $1100, so that may be something you want done before you buy the car

X2 on what he just said. For bass, you're going to have to fish the Little Pigeon through Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, or the Little River through Townsend. Find a bridge and start from there. Little River Outfitters is the fly shop he's referring to above, AWESOME shop. I'd bring M at the heaviest. Lower Abrams creek where it dumps into Chilhowee (i think) Reservoir also has some good smallmouth. If you make it over to Douglas or Ft Loudon/Tellico, you can find some decent fishing at alot of the public access points or hire a guide. If it were me, I'd bring a ML, some trick worms and roostertails, and go for smallies around sevierville/pigeon forge. You'll hit a few trout too, but the smallie fishing is pretty good for 1-3 lb fish.

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Nice fish!

That's exactly what I'm saying; you drive past many as good or better fisheries, why waste the gas?

Freedom of the press is fine and a necessary thing, but with that freedom usually comes the burden of accuracy. If these bloggers and gossip types want to be treated as classic press, they bear that burden. I usually have no problem with freedom of the press (except when it puts someone in danger), but there is no need to start or extend unfounded rumint. Just my opinion.

I would be careful in taking that advice at face value, and you drive by several great options on the way.

They grow about the same rate of most fish, so I would stick to the advisories for other fish on the Potomac. The do like the backwater areas where sediments collect so they may get increased levels that way as well. I would stick to eating the smaller ones or limit the amount of the larger ones I eat. I think catching the larger ones is the limiting factor for me.

Maybe they got their QC people from GM?

I'd use a 7 ft or above MH, fast action rod with something around 20 lb braid instead of mono if you're going to be using it out of a kayak. The smaller diameter and suppleness will ideally give you longer casts and the lack of stretch makes getting a solid hookset in the yak a little easier. I'm sure alot of people will disagree with using braid that light on a bc. I'd also use a fluoro leader at about 12 lb test. If you get a slower action rod, certainly do the braid to make up for that softness. In fact, that may be the best combo, braid with a MH moderate rod. You'll get some more distance out of teh mod action and the braid will solidify the hookset. J Franco fishes alot out of yaks so he may have some good points here.

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Being from there, I have some experience and unique knowledge with this. They don't sell them because the nearest saltwater is approximately 400 miles away. The few people that do drive that far for saltwater tackle are too dumb to notice the other tackle stores closer to the ocean, and generally fish with spinning reels on top anyway. I'd say try online.

Well as an update, they replaced it. I sent it in three weeks ago and got a new 7'6" Cielo yesterday. They were moving right as they got the rod and apologized for it taking so long. It was a good experience all around. I sent an honest letter in with it about how the break happened; it wasn't a defect, more of a one in a million coincidence of space and time.

I'm still not getting why you guys want a stiffer braid. I thought the limpness was part of the point.