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SirSnookalot wrote: Is being on the brink of disaster what it takes for them to wake up ? Cut me a break. Most of corporate America could give two ***ts about this country. Look at the rampant outsourcing, among other questionable behaviour on their behalf over the past 25 years. It cracks me up that these "free market captains of industry" who, when times were good, railed against (and rightly so) any government intrusion into their business, only to show up in Washington with their hands out now that they're facing extinction.

If you have a scale, weigh it. If you have a camera, take a picture of it. Then release it and enjoy the memory. Don't tell anyone. They'll just call you a liar. Then think about the aggrevation you didn't have to go through, the fish you didn't have to kill, the hoops you didn't have to jump through. Unless it's the world record LMB, or a freak of nature 9lb crappie, it aint worth it. How many of us have the resources to SAFELY transport a fish to be weighed and certified. What are you gonna do if you nail him at 11:00 pm Saturday night ? Keep him in your bathtub?

Pflueger. At the low end, the Trion. It just doesn't act like a $40 reel. I've had one going on two years now and it's just as smooth as the day I took it out of the box. I've fished the snot out of it. One complete teardown, clean and lube this past winter. In the middle, the President. I don't own one, so I won't give an opinion. Have read a lot of positive things about it here and elsewhere. At the top, the Supreme. Only have had mine a few months now, not long enough to give an honest review. So far I'm very happy with it. About the only magnesium frame spinning reel at the $100 price point. Light and smooth, good drag. So far so good. Both the Trion and the Supreme handle line superbly. Another plus are the bails, which have been flawless for me. In my mind, a crappy bail setup can make the nicest reel a worthless POS.

"Random photo of the day" opportunity flushed away..........

Watch it again and read the scrolling headlines at the bottom of the screen

I'd say yeah, it's a gimmick. Spinning reels are by nature prone to line problems, messing with the spool geometry does not sound like a good idea in my opinion. Secondly, there are already an infinite number of ways to alter the action on any given bait, either by different rigging options or altering the retrieve.

Goes without saying - good advice. If you (or someone you know) has access to an office copy machine, you can make enlarged copies of your schematics. Some of mine are very small and can be difficult to read.

They're for the health concious people out there.

What did Spock say when he lifted the toilet seat lid on the Enterprise ? "Captain's log"......... What does the Enterprise and toilet paper have in common ? They both travel around Uranus wiping out Klingons.

Two flies land on a fresh cow pie. One lifts one of his legs and farts. The other one says "Do you mind, I'm tryin' to eat here".........

New Jersey $22.50 fishing license (adult, no trout stamp) Boat launch fee ??? any guardrail or opening I can get my jon boat in or over.

I know Jersey has a similar program, one section for adults and one for kids. I think you also get a pin and maybe a certificate. I've never seen where they had a breakdown of how many fish were caught and the weights. It would depend on everyone accurately reporting their catch. It would never happen. Not that fishermen are s er's or anything :, just too much room for error.

Wow. I'm a mechanic and it's the opposite here in South Jersey. I've been doing this for about twenty years, here's my observations on the tool game: Snap On (the corporation, not the individual dealer) is ridiculously overpriced. The dealers don't haggle anymore, most of them are corporate robots. They are only interested in selling the huge toolboxes at loanshark interest rates. We are lucky to see a Snap On guy once a month. Our shop is right around Atlantic City, NJ. Not exactly the middle of nowhere. They are good tools. Not THAT good. Mac - I miss these guys. They went to crap when they were bought out by Stanley Tools a few years back. Stanley drove most of the independent dealers under, then put salesmen in tool trucks. Service plummeted. Most are gone now. They had some decent stuff. Matco - Bringing up a distant third. Sears Craftsman - Can only speak for my area. Have several Sears stores around. I can exchange broken stuff the same day. Don't have to wait for the tool truck that never comes. Quality is good (on most, not all) of their tools. I won't pay 35% markup for convenience I don't get.

No pic, but got about a two inch bass on a # 3 Mepps inline once. Mouth wasn't big enough to get the whole treble in, just one of the hooks.

Knock Knock Who's there ? Little Boy Blue Little Boy Blue who ? Michael Jackson

What would a chair look like if your legs bent the other way ?

hm.. good thought , but wouldnt the roughed up paint/lead that is left be a problem for the line? obviously you'd smooth it up some. ill find a way. The object is to crack the paint. If you don't go nuts with the pliers, you won't booger up the eye. They also sell non - serrated pliers (smooth jaw) thanks guys.

:D :D I don't wanna know how you get a field goal.......

Probably goes something like this (way oversimplified) - A large quanity of packages all bound for different addresses arrives in Memphis. Then they must be sorted and broken down until they make it onto the individual route trucks. Would take some time. Completely a stab in the dark on my part.

Old couple walking down the beach. The old man takes one on top of the head compliments of a seagull. The wife says "Oh dear, I've got to find some toilet paper" "What &%@*^ good is that gonna do ?" says the old man "He's two miles away by now!"

I've rafted there and the Gauley River. You're insane

Before using the hook, bust the paint up with needle nose pliers. Now the hook won't skid off of the smooth paint and into your finger.

Geez Muddy, I thought you were gonna say Shimano reels....

Blind guy walks into Sears. Picks his seeing eye dog up by the tail and starts swinging it around. People are freaking out. Manager runs over and says "Can I help you, sir ?" Guy says "Nah, just lookin' around"....