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I did it to one of my Traps, but I haven't tried it in the water yet. I replaced the rattles with fine sand and plugged the hole with Ace Hardware brand two part epoxy. The epoxy had no ill effect on the plastic. I figure the sand will not leave possible air pockets which may affect tracking.

They wont take your blood if you have a tattoo? Yes and no. Probably not if the tattoo is recent or a homemade or a prison tattoo. Most, if not all, legitimate tattoo artists use disposable one time use needles these days. I have tattoos ( over twenty years old) and they take my blood.

Keep in mind sometimes the combo does not come with the extra spool that you get when you buy just the reel - if that's even important to you. The 4740 is a very large reel. I have the 4725, which is on my ultra lite rig. Most guys use the 30 or 35 size for bass fishing.

Pflueger Trion. $39.99. Absolutely bulletproof. My Trion has been taking an a** whipping going on three seasons now with no troubles.

I don't follow tournament fishing, but blown engines = $$$ for me . So what's the contingency plan ? Do the rules allow for an engine replacement ? Second boat ? Any penalties involved ? I would imagine he would have to eat any lost fishing time.

My condolences to you.

I'm pretty that isn't a point of contention in this thread. I'm sure you are pretty :-*

You guys need to take up a new hobby until the ice thaws..... Ok, geography lesson time for those who still may be confused. NORTH America is a very large continent of which the United States (the good ol' USA) is a part of. There are 23 countries, plus a bunch of sovereign states and territories that comprise North America. So the phrase "Made in North America" is nothing more than a slick marketing term. It's not the same as "Made in the USA" You need to read between the lines. Not knocking St. Croix, just don't be fooled.

If the line is undamaged, release the spool (or open the bail) and walk it out a long way and let it sit. That will get rid of the memory. Or strip half of the line off and respool. You won't get that far down during fishing, why fill the first half of the spool with new line ?

What a coincidence. I run like an Olympian after eating McDonalds. All the way to the bathroom...

Want some cheese to go with that whine ?

Interesting. My only other soft swimbait purchase was Strike King's Shadalicious, which swam through the water with all the action of a rubber turd. So I guess I'm 0 - 2 on these stupid things Maybe I'll build me one of those driftwood lamps......

I havent fished their hollow body style baits, because those kind of swimbaits are gay, but their bass harasser is only out-garbaged by their hard baits. reaction strike is to swimbaits what Daewoo is to performance automobiles. What the &%@* is a gay swimbait ? How do I tell ? Will I constantly find it stuck to another swimbait inside the pack ? Will it run away to California ? Will it redecorate my tackle bag ?

You ought to see some of the pigs I've caught on 2" Senkos. Too bad you can't get them anymore.

So what's the big knock on Reaction Strike ?, because I grabbed a couple of packs on clearance and besides them smelling like the Jersey Turnpike in July along refinery row, what's the deal ?

....Frogtog started it.... Anyway, the Pope is on a tour of Europe. During his visit to Great Britain, he and the Queen are standing on a balcony overlooking a massive crowd. The Queen leans toward the Pope and whispers out of the side of her mouth "Wanna see something amazing ?" "What's that ?" replies the Pope. The Queen whispers "With just one little wave of my hand, I'll have this crowd in an uproar !" The Pope says "Prove it" So the Queen does one of her little hand waves and sure enough, the crowd goes wild. "That's pretty good" says the Pope "But I can top that" "Oh yeah ? How ?" "With one nod of my head, I'll live in infamy in the hearts of all Irishmen for all of eternity. I'll be immortalized in books and song !" "From just a head nod ? I'd like to see that!" So with that the Pope turns to face the Queen and head butts her.......

That rocks

All of your pre - career jobs are supposed to suck. It builds character ;D They give you the incentive to succeed so you don't have to do it the rest of your life......

How about these ? http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_90001____SearchResults

I'm in there all of the time........

There was a guy we grew up with by the name of Mark S. He was a tall scrawny guy, the kind that would do anything on a dare and had zero fear of anything or anybody. A great guy to have your back. Actually a very nice and mellow guy. A friend of mine saw him DESTROY a loud mouth in a bar. Mark was having some beers and minding his business when the a**hole started on him out of the blue. It got crazy when the guy claimed to be a Navy Seal and could kill anyone he chose at will. Skinny Mark beat the guy senseless. Obviously the guy wasn't a Seal. The moral of the story is : 1) Real Navy Seals don't sit in bars mouthing off and starting fights with innocent people. 2) Never assume the skinny guy is an easy mark.

I think I kind of understand what he's trying to do. The knot should be at 12:00 on the eyelet and extremely tight. It's an old panfisherman's deal to keep the jigs in the 'baitfish at rest'(horizontal) posistion under the float.

Lunker Lure Triple Rattleback Vibratron Spinnerbait (without the skirt!)...gasp.

You have to guess mine before proceeding

Are you from a fishing family (parents, brothers, sisters, etc.) or are you the lone wolf when it comes to fishing ? Myself, I'm the only one. I remember going out with my dad at a very early age for flounder in Ocean City, NJ. He passed away when I was 12, since then I'm the only one that fishes. My older brother has no interest at all in it. If it wasn't for my wife's cousin, I'd fish alone all of the time. It's few and far between when I meet serious freshwater fishermen, other than the ones I run into at the different lakes.