J Francho

A lot of guys up here use the Arctic Armor. It's good stuff.

Ranger made tinnies back in the day, though I think they were rebranded Lowes or something. Lund has been making glass boats for a few years now too. Cat's and dogs are living in harmony. As far as the pics go, it's ugly. At least Lunds look tough. That looks like a tuna boat.

I play drums around 2 hours a day. That combined with 20 minutes or so hanging from the chin up bar doing various pull ups, has kept me around a buck and a half wet. I stop doing these things, and back up to 200 I go. I guess I'm lucky in that I haven't had to try to hard to control my weight.

I have, and the "over the counter" was not honored by the retailer. I had to deal direct with Shimano anyway. Rod broke on a hookset. Store manager said, and I quote, "I don't care how you broke it, we do not accept over the counter returns for rods. Period." So, as you can see, the mileage on the "over the counter" warranty does vary a bit. Now, a 13 year old (and discontinued) rod with a busted reel seat? Ship it back to St. Croix for $10. Two weeks later, rebuilt rod from the fore grip down. Thanks. I get the same rod I love back, and in the condition it was before it broke. Way better than fighting with a egotistical department manager drone for a replacement.

That was a on a drop shot, silly.

LOL, well winters here are, well, umm, colder.....

You can buy spares relatively inexpensively direct from the manu. Most spools are less than $50.

Or a dealer that even honors the warranty. The Gander near me does not honor them.

Shipping through the Saint Croix Website is only $10.

This is anoher product meant for this: http://www.lurenet.com/brands/booyah-baits/booyah-boo-flex-rig

The spares were usually garbage anyway. Didn't have the same drag set up as the main spool, or were made entirely of plastic.

I actually use a pegged bullet weight for fishing cranks deep. Looking up "jacking" a crankbait. Gets your deep divers down to whatever depth you want. Changes the action, and it isn't really cranking anymore, but it works.

Exactly.

I guess it's up to those of us with kids to change all that.

It's just that you always have a fish on the end of your string. That's why you can't tell the difference!

I do quite a bit of spoon jigging, I'd have never thought to try it in vertical timber. There aren't too many places up here that feature that kind of cover, but there are a couple...

I always use 6 ga. for trolling motors.

I would move up to the 2500 for fluoro, but that's my preference to have a bigger spool. It does two things: faster retrieve, which is helpful in the deep water I generally fish, and the line (6# Tatsu or Invisx, to be specific) is easier to manage. I have a few Daiwa 1500 series reels, which are similar to the Shimano 1000 in diameter, and while it can be done, fluoro is a lot easier on larger spools. As always, KVD L&L is a must, on any size spool.

It's shocking and heartbreaking...simple burglary escalates to murder. A total waste. I hope justice is served.

Just like bell bottoms, short rods will come back into fishing couture, lol.

It's taking advantage of the system, for sure, but to call them "animals," is a little over the top, and frankly a little offensive. I've been on public assistance, for a short time, and store employees are often degrading and disrespectful - right up to management. I'm not justifying the behavior in the article, just making a point to be careful who your audience is when you use hyperbole. If you actually took the time to read the article, you'd see a quote from Springhill Police Chief, Will Lynd: Animals indeed. From what I can tell, this is a Walmart issue. The enacted a policy that pretty much told their EBT carrying customers they could take what they wanted.... Put yourself in their shoes. You telling me at least someone (not necessarily you yourself) wouldn't take advantage of the situation?

It's designed specifically for light braid. Period. It's also .2 oz. lighter. I can't see this reel being used widespread for bass fishing at all.

You will see more high end short rods....they are all the rage in Japan.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/125517-spybaits/?view=findpost&p=1378635&hl=%2Bspybaiting http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/126091-spybaiting-a-clear-water-way-to-fish/?view=findpost&p=1384776&hl=%2Bspybaiting http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/122265-spybaiting/?view=findpost&p=1356518&hl=%2Bspybaiting

But two guys said there was nothing better. Guess that just proves once again, there are no absolutes in bass fishing.