J Francho

Track Five, 3rd album, Caress of Steel. I'm good up to Hold Your Fire. After Presto, they kind of lost me. Still good stuff, but tastes change.

He's not my buddy, but same for me. He does seem like my buddy though.

Depends on the reels. Sometimes you can find parts from the OEM. Other times, I scour eBay for "parts cars." The latter is often the cheapest route.

Not sure where I get all props here. Dwight pretty much out fishes me on EVERY species, by about 50%, LOL. I post a 13 lb. pike, he's got a 20. I post a 5 lb. smallie, he's got a 7. I post a 10 lb. steelhead, he's got a 15. And on and on....... We basically fish the same water, so if your looking at trophy guys by geographic location, he's your man.

As much as I love my salmonoids here in the Great Lakes, i wish they'd gone the striper route.

LMAO. What do you call a guy that hangs out with musicians all the time? The drummer.

In high school, there would be a battle of the bands pep rally. One year, my band played The Trees/Xanadu. The next year, we played Cygnus X-1 and Spirit of Radio. Both left most of the students and staff slack jawed. We won both times, LOL. Our encores were usually Scorpions or AC/DC, LOL. Talk about contrast.

That's pretty similar to the knot I use for spinnerbaits. I tie it just about as fast. Works fine with CXX or regular mono, but not braid or fluoro. Nice to know when you're changing spinnerbaits a lot.

Nice! That's a hoss.

I'd like to hear too. If there's something that simple that's less invasive, I'm all for it.

That's why I hate these posts....you always forget someone, or some two or three. Add them to my list as well.

Dwight would be on the list. Randall would be another. WRB has a fish bigger than most will ever even get near. Fourbizz has a pile of monsters, and he's just a snot nose brat.

I was just gonna type that!

I'll take a healthy Romo over a 39 year old Kitna.

Tell the truth! You put your drop shot rod in time out once or twice. ;D

Why wouldn't you use a snap with a jig if not for sensitivity? Does it affect the action or what? Just curious. Ever try setting a hook on a jig with 65 pound braid and winch a fish out of heavy cover without the swivel breaking or bending out? I would have though the same thing, but why isn't it an issue with frogs, and #3 snap? Never had one of those open up. I got a bud that swears by big Norman Speed (euphamism for frustrates me so much I eventually cut it off and retie without it) Clips.

Picks up weeds, gets stuck in rocks.

Does Vs. count?

You know why? They started on spincasters.

I reel my spinning reel upside down and backwards!

I thought we were talking hard baits, not jigs. Honestly, no I do not. But that isn't why I'd never use a snap with a jig.

You're talking about jigs then? Who uses a snap with a jig? You gain or lose nothing in the sensitivity dept. with a hard bait, regardless of snaps/swivels/rings.

I don't hate him, but he's not a "good" QB yet. In fact, he's average. He has a ton of potential, based on some of the better performances, but he's no elite.

Huh? Makes no sense to me. I really don't get it. Is there a difference in the sensitivity of the metal in a snap compared to a swivel or a split ring? :-/ I tell you what, I fish all winter for trout that would eat most of the bass we all brag about. The rig uses 8# mono, two swivels, a bobber, and is fished on an ultra lite power, ultra slow action rod that is about as sensitive as leaving your hand in a bowl of ice for ten minutes. Oh yeah, your hands feel like that anyway, most days. Guess what, I feel the take every time, before the bobber does its little dance. Way too much theory going on, and not enough practice. I personally don't care if you use a snap, or tie to the split ring. Don't tell me you do it because one is more sensitive than the other. Tell the truth: YOU HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE that way. That's the same reason I use a snap. I'm positive that the Palomar knot will hold better, and never get caught in the split of the split ring. Oh BTW, I can switch until I find the better color patterns (or so I think ;D). Anyway, the OP is probably using cheap snap swivels to connect his baits. The rule: A swivel, or a snap. Never both. Unless its a spoon.

Its one of the few set up on the DVR.