J Francho

I put a bright pink dot sticker on the back of mine. The kind you use to price things at a garage sale. If i can't see the dot, then I set the hook.

Sharp! What motor did you get?

Horny Toads/Ribbits is what gets people crossed up, with those, you want to give it a second, as you reel down to set the hook, like a T-rigged worm or creature. Totally different style than a hollow body frog/rat.

I need a sponge to wipe the soda off my screen!

lawls.

Unimpressed by your predictability, LOL.

I'm jfrancho or J Francho all over the web.

All part of the master plan, LOL.

Felt it up here, too.

I've done that too, when they head for the slop.

OK, so it wasn't all me, LOL. That's the guy.

I won't be back, I got what wanted, LOL. No more Greece location for me.

I wish I got that email. Would have loved to had it to show the manager. He basically whisked me out the door, he was so PO'd. Too funny.

You would have thought, but I 1st bought two, one for myself, and one to sell. When I got in the next morning, I had much more demand than I had anticipated, so I went back two days later, and they were all there.

Send me your Curado, and I'll make it into a spinner.

Here's the problem.....there are misinformed managers, and 1/2 the time, items do not ring up properly at the register when I shop at any of my three local Dick's. What's funny, the reels in one location are locked in a storage cabinet in a side room, and not on display. I asked the manager how he expected to sell them. He said they don't sell many anyway. Gee, I wonder why? I asked him why he was being so protective of discontinued product. I managed to get their entire inventory, but it was a freaking battle, and I got the feeling I not welcome at their store. Yes, I relayed this experience through the "Contact us" link on the site, so not really complaining here, just explaining how I got the deal that others received.

No, I don't have anything cheap. CF is expensive material. There was a guy here a year ago or so, claiming he could produce handles for $25. Nothing ever materialized from that.

You can also move, and/or get a new wife. Might not be a budget for a boat after that, though, LOL.

Ghoti just posted up about putting these on his Daiwas, so I think they might not fit Shimanos.

I NEVER wait to feel the fish. If I don't see the frog, then I set the hook. Bass are inhale predators, and should totally engulf the bait. The longer you wait, the more time the bass has to decide that it isn't a food item and spits it out. If you're not getting the hooks in the fish, some part of the system is failing. Either the rod is not stout enough, you're not using low stretch line like braid, or the hook set is too weak. Something is not right, so look closely at what you're using and doing.

Anyone else like to correct me? LOL. Thanks for that, I missed it in the OP.

And a reel is not tackle? LOL. I had that debate, and won.

Actually, I find non diet soda really filling.

Of course it's diet! You don't want to fill up on soda.