Saladmander

Very cool. Same here. Those shad are a lot of fun! But, I just don't get that same rush as I do with a 7lb. LM at the end of the line... or a 4 lb. SM.

Cool to see some local guys. I bet you're all as anxious as I am for the ice to go away. Any of you guys spend a little time shad fishing during the run in the spring?

Ha! That's funny. I do that every winter. Organizing, then re-organizing. And... repeat, until the thawout. I know, I am kind of a gear junkie myself. Not as crazy as some of the other guys on here though from what I read, but I guess we probably all are. Where abouts in central mass are you from? I am from the Springfield area; I live here in Holyoke. There's a handful of pretty good places to fish out your way.

If you like the St. Croix rods, I happened to looking at the Cabela's website today and noticed that there are some deals on some Legend Tournament rods. I think there was a frog specific rod on sale. Check it out in the Bargain Cave section. I think they are the previous years' models without the split handles, but they are awesome rods. At the sale price they're asking, should be just a hair more than what you spent on the avid rods. Modified to add: TBC70HF saves ya $40 bucks.

Just wanted to say hello. I registered here a long time ago, but haven't posted in quite some time (something like 3 years ago... :-[). I'm from western mass... any local guys/gals? Got a bad case of cabin fever since I don't really spend any time on the ice. Really can't wait for the thawout.