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This reel was a pretty bad choice for me. It would backlash on about every cast and the gears started grinding. On top of that the bayonet lock that keeps the cover to the brakes and spool broke and won't lock. >. Don't waste your money. It was basically a Quantum Accurist without any of the good reliability.

I bank fish a lot, but the gas prices and long drives don't mix well so I am stuck at my local park pond. There are virtually no fish within casting distance and the good structure is unreachable. :'(

Nice Fish

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I would downsize my presentation to something smaller. Senkos are nice and so are small tubes (at least for me).

Swimbaits work better for me in slanted joints but, to each his own.

I am looking into another casting rod to become my new "All Purpose Rod". I have narrowed it down to a medium heavy action Kistler rod but I am not sure which length to choose. I am about 5' 2" in height but have handled 8 foot rods fairly well. I was looking at either the 6'9" or the 7'. Any advice appreciated.

Looks really nice so far.

I saw a guy fishing with a cane pole and a spinnerbait. he must have been fishing in less than a foot of water but he would move the lure so that the blades would move.

A long rod definitly helps. A 7ft Medium Heavy rod with a fast tip spooled with heavy mono or braid is my choice.

That is Defineitly a green sunfish. The mouth does look thinner though than what I have seen. It has the same look as a crappie's mouth to me.

Yeah, there are more storm lures at my local target than at BPS.

Where I am, the bass fry get curious and mess with my lures

Great Fish! I am definitely going to look into those castaic swimbaits.

I change my line when I notice any irregularities.

Zoom 6" Watermellon I caught a 12 inch bass on it and as I was fighting it, a 4 lb bass knocks it off the hook and chin hooks itself very deep, taking the place of the other bass.

Whenever I try and use google earth the area around the lake comes out fine but the lake itself is blurred . I waited about 45 minutes (slow computer) but the image was still bad. I'll be sure to check out those tungsten weights.

I forgot to mention this lake is not in Georgia but in Washington state. Thank you for the suggestion on the bottom dragging lures.

In about a week I am going to be fishing a very small lake that I know little about. I don't have a depth finder and there aren't any contour maps available. Is there any way I can learn about the contour and the structure on the bottom. From my estimates the lake is 40 feet deep at the most. Any help is appreciated.

Wacky worms work well when slowly twitched past any irregularities

For me, I have the most success with small jigs with even smaller twin tail jigs.-

Texas Rigged worms are always good.

This makes me wish we had capital punishment for people under 18.

Wii sports is really fun but the boxing usually turns into a sort of slap fight. Super Smash Brothers Brawl is easily the best game out for Wii in my opinion

For about $65 you can pick up a pflueger echelon. It is a pretty solid reel for the price in my experience.