SirSnookalot

Without a doubt ! Regardless of any fees incurred by the vendor, the use of plastic promotes sales, people do not have to carry cash and it's a lot more convenient. Just about every retail outlet accepts major credit and debit cards, the ones that don't are an anomaly. Those fees are just the price a company pays to do business, no different than other business expense. Rootbeer being an accounting student will know better than me, but those fees may be tax deductable as a business expense. Additionally major retailers pay less of a percentage fee than stores doing less volume. From a personal standpoint, I like like recourse offered by cc companies, especially for larger ticket items. I'll pay cash for a mid ticket item if the vendor is willing to give me a discount for cash. Totally understandably many smaller stores have a credit card minimum, say $10.00. I think most would agree that a good portion of the population does not walk around with 4-500 bucks in their pocket

50 yards is a long way. I'd be throwing whatever I had on my rod because as fast as you see them that's how fast they can disappear. If i had a choice it would be a topwater lure, have yet to meet busting fish of any species that didn't hit topwater.

Only as needed, 3x for fresh and 4x for salt, not fussy on brand.

@ Rootbeer, I think you are doing the right thing. Whether you pay off a cc right away or wait until the due date, it's interest free money until it's due. Credit is a wonderful thing, as long as it isn't abused. At emergency time that card may be your best or only friend. There will be times in your life when that bill can't be paid in full, that's understandable, but always do your best to make at least the minimum payment, your credit won't suffer.

Unwritten rule, if you touch the leader it's a catch. What you see on TV is not reality, those fishermen are experts in handling some of those larger fish. It is also frowned upon by certain state's governing bodies to remove an fish from the water, even for a photo op, tarpon quickly comes to mind, not that people don't do it. I can understand someone thinking not putting the fish in the boat is cop out, bear in mind they are not flipping 5# fish, the small ones are just hoisted in just like what you would do with a bass. I'm sure you don't lip a pike or muskie, cudas and kingfish are pretty mean hombres, a lot of guys are walking around with scars on their legs from those guys, they'll go after you even after being gaffed. A pretty large majority of saltwater fishermen take home their catch for the dinner table, many of those fish are gaffed or netted, unless already limited out, not in season or under sized. Don't think it's unusual while fishing for a some species, a 7' shark hits you instead, happens all the time, unless one is real expert best course of action is to cut the line once you get it alongside (if you do, lol). I caught this 7 footer last year, care to pull into the boat? http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/gallery/album/273-reef-shark/

True, Fico scores are based how much available credit, the more cards the better, and payment history. The actual balance of the credit cards counts but less weight is given if the history of payment is satisfactory. In some cases investments have no weight at all, for example buy or lease a car and just credit is checked not your Fidelity account.

One reason I never ask, If say it's 10# so be it.........lol. Would I have had more fun if it were 9.9 or 10.1, probably the same. A great fish, all that matters is that you had a good time.

My wife and me are soulmates, we see eye to eye on just about everything with very few exceptions, luckily she doesn't fish or play golf, I like my downtime.

I almost always use a credit card for purchases, I like having recourse. Additionally some of the reward programs amass extra cash or purchasing power, we get free airline tickets from one of them for example. I treat a credit card the same as cash, I pay then off so there never is any interest charged, I do not have cards with an annual membership. Being in a cash business I always walked around with a large sum of cash, but I'm always in total control of what I'm doing with my money. I may have enough cash on me to buy a stella and loomis, that doesn't mean I allow myself to be out of control.

I quite often use a 2/0 siwash hook, that's just a single hook, instead of trebles on my spoons.

They must kill off the bass in the golf course ponds around me, lol.

The hardest thing about landing a larger bass is pulling it out of heavy cover. Some good tips have been given, but the bottom line is keeping that fish buttoned and you shouldn't lose too many. As I mentioned and Fish Chris reiterated, staying calm and not getting excited will increase your success, you can yank and crank or play them, but being cool is the key. Bass fishing is fun and enjoyable but I don't see much problem in landing them.

Very nice fish.........btw the gps on that phone/cam puts you about 1/2 mile offshore @ Hollywood Blvd...lol

I buy them off Ebay in lots of 50 or 100, duolock style and never had a failure. I put them on the lure exactly how the lure came out of the package, split ring or not. I use 3/4" for my bass and light saltwater, also 1" and 1 1/4" sizes for some of my other species. The larger size just may help in not getting cut off from a toothy critter, can't swear to it, but it has never curtailed the bite.

The best time is..........right now! You just never know when that great fish comes along. I have caught some my very best fish when every single fishing odd was against me, just happen to have that one rogue swimming around. Just do it, that lone fish of the day could just be that 10 pounder.

Not that one would use a lever drag b/c for bass fishing, but it really is very simply to operate, I use nothing but for my offshore fishing. One of the best ways to control a fish is having your hand up on the shaft of the rod, you gain a lot of leverage this way. If one is bank fishing, this may not always be possible in tight quarters, is to tighten your drag down and just walk backwards pulling the fish out. This is a saltwater beach ploy that I use all the time in freshwater. Just make sure you have strong leader and good knots. One of the main reasons people lose fish is over excitement, stay cool calm and relaxed, don't horse it and let your equipment work for you and not against.

I bought a Tierra 6'6 6/14 spinning on closeout for my grandson a few years ago. Never really cared for it until this past week or 2, been using nearly daily and catching some very nice bass on it, I like it now. The backbone has impressed me, actually when I first bought it I took it snook fishing a few times.

Once again I think WRB is ahead of the pack. Just have to find a manufacturer that makes what you like, I do not give specific brand recommendations. I personally would be looking for a rod that fishes best in the waters I mostly frequent, I'd be leaning to a weak med, or strong ml, depending on how the manufacturer made it.

When I think of bank fishing 3 things come to mind, vegetation, distance from the water (high banked canal or pond) and current. I'm going to try to use the appropriate rod size for these variables, it becomes a matter of experimentation on your own bodies of water.

I'm a pack rat and I like to keep things around for "loaners", but if I'm letting some use my gear I want them to use something that won't give them trouble. With some of my lesser quality gear, if it's in good order, I'll just give it to someone needier than me.

The interview would have happened whether it was by Oprah on her network or someone else, I don't think the interviewer should be tried in the court of public opinion, it's business. Lance Armstrong's confession is not an apology but a tactic to get back into various competetive events, he displayed little or no remorse. IMO his interview did more to tarnish his image than help. People Like Tiger Woods, Michael Vick and even O.J. Simpson did nothing to tarnish their sports, it was what they did in their personal lives that got them in trouble and each has paid their own price.

Totally a personal choice. There are some on this site that hardly if ever use spinning and yet there are others like myself that never use b/c gear. I try and keep things nice and simple, 10 and 15# braid in freshwater and 15 and 20# for inshore saltwater. Only exceptions are using 30# braid offshore in the ocean on 8000 series reels. I use 14# mono on my barracuda outfit, the tubes I make spin constantly twisting the line up, mono is much easier to deal with.

Slowly swimming a jig and a craw trailer. Been using a little outfit I bought for my grandson, 6'6 med 6/14 Daiwa tierra rod and a Shakespere agily 30 reel, surprisingly how well the reel works and the backbone in this rod. The pics come nowhere near showing the fish off in it's best pose, I could have used a photographer but no neighbors around. I didn't measure or weigh, but just by picking up the fish I know it had some nice heft to it.

The canal behind my home was dredged out 2 years ago, it used to be full of nice bass and peacocks. It's taken 2 years for fish to show up again, this is the best one I've had there in 2 years. Had to shimmy down the canal, couldn't lift it out.

A layer of electrical or masking tape, which I use, around the arbor then tie or tape over that and you will not have any slippage at all. I have no backing on about spinning reels, all straight braid. Newer braid ready spining reels have a strip of rubbber on which to tie on, or a elastic ring to put the line underneath and hold it in place.