J Francho

Not really. I've had snakehead in an aquarium that were much larger. Check this one out, LOL:

OK guys, some pics for you to reference: bowfin: snakehead: walleye: sauger: The fish in that picture does not look like a snakehead.

Dude, that really sucks. Sorry to hear that. I have a family member that was bitten by a brown recluse - almost died.

I have to ***** myself about 6 times a day to check my blood glucose levels, and blood draws still make me nearly pass out. Every three days, I have to insert a 2" cannula via a larger needle into my belly for my insulin pump. Shots still make me weak in the knees. The fear of shots seems innate.

I pitch from a jon, my SOT yak, and from TX style bass boats. Makes no difference to me, although its most comfortable from my yak or the bass boat. If you notice, I said a longer rod makes flipping easier, which is what you said anyway, LOL. If you can't pitch a bait with a 6'6" rod, you need to work on your technique. Pitching and flipping are totally different techniques, both of which I actually employ quite a bit, and not just for bass fishing. The flip is great for float fishing for trout. I'm not sure why you need "longer" flips, as I generally reserve this for vertically flipping the bait into somewhat shallow pockets. The amount of line you you can strip off the reel is limited by your arms length, not the length of the rod. A longer rod gets you further from the boat.

Absolutely a Northern Pike, Esox lucius.

12-15# P-line CXX.

I don't think the length has much to do with casting distance, above 6'6". it does make flipping a little better. I like the longer rods to be able to get a good hookset on and lift the fish up and over in one motion without reeling in like a madman. No high speed reel can add as much acceleration as an extra 6" to the end of the rod.

They'd have to get rid of those ugly paint jobs, LOL. ********************************************** I'm one of the "mid level" guys. I just picked up a Daiwa Black Widow II 153H for $38 on ebay. Brand spanking new. I've got a few silver Capricorns that I found at Dick's on clearance for $40. These reels are reliable, easily serviced, built with quality components, and last. They may lack some of the refinement as compared to some of my higher end gear - I also have a pair of TD-X HSDL, Feugo, Sol, and a TD-Z - but really, I don't cast any farther with the high end gear, and it certainly doesn't directly lead to more fish. But, when the reel is easy to use, performs flawlessly, and doesn't let you down, you can spend more time concentrating on getting bit. In that regard, entry level equipment to me is waste of time and money. Spend a tiny bit more, and you'll be rewarded with trouble free fishing. I'm talking in the $80-120 range, less if you look for closeout or discontinued. You can rest assured that going and getting a TD-A or a Citica is not money wasted. A $50 whatever brand plastic BC from the endcap display at Dick's, Gander, or wherever is money down the drain. I've been there, done that.

Let me know if you ever make to my side of the Lake

Crank baits.

I like Roboworms, Berkley Shaky, Zoom Finesse, Gambler Giggy to name a few.

The bait is also more weedless in the perpendicular position.

Great stuff! Living on Lake Ontario affords me with tons of salmon and trout fishing year round. For the past month, the kings have been running strong, though now its petering out a bit. The browns are stacking up in the lake, waiting for the small creeks and streams to open, and a few of the big rainbows have made their way back downstream, after holding in deep pools all summer. Trout fishing, especially winter steelheading, has extended my fishing to a year round hobby . Here's a king from last month:

HEy Young Mook, us older people, people with diabetese(me among them). people with COPD and asthama and people with compromised immune systems all are in danger of getting pnemoina, that is a sizeable portion of the population at risk. One in seven Americans either have Diabetes Type 2, or are on the cusp of it. By the year 2015, experts believe that number will be one in three. Children are being diagnosed in numbers that are growing exponentially by the year.

Having Diabetes Type 1 puts me a great risk, should I contract the real nasty flu that makes its way around the world, mutating as it goes. I say great risk, meaning death, despite being a very fit, and otherwise healthy late 30's guy. I get mine every year. One caveat, despite never having the flu (I don't generally get sick), I go through a very short series of flu like symptoms after my shot, which includes a dry tickle in my throat, a sour throat, cough, runny nose, fever, and muscle soreness and fatigue. here's the weird part: each of these lasts only about ten minutes, and the whole ordeal is about 3 hours long. I am told its not uncommon, LOL.

I think you got it man!

It never ends, despite living in Western NY State. Salmon are in the straggler stage, browns are staging, jack perch are hitting, and I have a bass tourney this weekend. Its like there's too much to choose from this time of year.

Dick's Sporting Goods has Daiwa Capricorn XTC on sale for $50. The 2500 size is a good all purpose size. Excellent reel, I have two 2500's, and one 1500.

I use Duo-lock snaps for cranks, topwaters, and hard jerkbaits - no swivel. Just about everything else, I tie direct. About the only time I use a swivel, is with a spoon, casting or jigging. The difference is, that I use a split ring to attach the swivel to the spoon, and no snap - tie direct to the swivel itself. I've had good luck with Eagle Claw Lazer series snaps and Spro swivels.

Before the Senko was a figment of Gary's imagination, the dead stick wacky rigged straight tail worm was referred to as a "Do Nothing" rig. Funny, before that, that was what a Carolina Rig was called. We used to call Drop Shot a tight line rig. The only difference was we didn't pass the tag back through the hook eye, and usually had a real night crawler on the hook, LOL. If you said "Rapala" it only meant the original minnow bait. Now there at least 30 different Rapala baits. Tubes were Gitzits, and "tubes" were tiny little crappy jigs. Times change, names change.

But its upside down! Just kidding ;D

Pointer 65 River2Sea Spirit 65 Ahhh, "sissy baits." ;D Just kidding! With the right reel and line, you shouldn't have any trouble tossing those with a BC. Obviously, not as far as a Pointer 100, but I really don't think you gain with a longer rod.Consider this. I have two MH Team All Stars, one 6', and another 6'6". The handle on the 6'6", is longer, so you're really only gaining about 2-1/2" in length starting at the reel seat. Go to 7', and there might be more gains, but then again, If I were throwing Pointer 65s, I'd be using a medium power rod, not a MH. The ideal rod for me, would be the handle on the 6' rod, with the front end length of the 6'6". The larger handle gets in the way, and the extra weight adds to fatigue. Its very interesting how wildly different everyone's preferences are for this.

4/0 Owner WGP, though I've also had good hookups with their Rigging Hook, though I don't like the tie off offset to the hook point. That may all be in my head though. Haven't noticed any issues.

Its a colloquialism, and can refer to many things, like Speed said. Here in WNY, stick baits are long, skinny jerkbait cranks, like Rogues, Husky Jerks, Thundersticks, etc.; slashbaits are X-rap, Pointers, etc.; jerkbaits can also mean flukes, but we usually just say flukes.Senkos, and all the knockoffs, are however referred to as Senkos. I have heard them referred to as "stickbaits," most recently on In-Fisherman radio of all places.