s13john

http://www.***.com/Shimano_Clarus_Spinning_Rods/descpage-SHCLSR.html little over budget but has a lifetime over the counter warranty.

black marker, and leaders do wonders.

was raining sideways here too new said they confirmed a tornado in mechanicsville.

plus he was putting his hand way up the blank lifting the fish. thats a good way to break a rod.

one day, quality stuff man

id say e7 for a new reel in that price range but if you wait you could get a zillion on TW black friday sale for around that too. just make sure you do a search in google shopping make sure you get the best deal TW will match most prices out their so you can get some pretty good deals sometimes. good luck, hard to chose zillion is defiantly more substantial feeling, but compared to the e7 performance is about the same. bolth good choices though.

hey welcome to the forum lots of people from rva and the areas near by.

keep and eye on fatwallet they will find deals for you. and it just so happens ps3 is on their now. http://www.fatwallet.com/best-deals/

shimano and diawa here with a revo s as an odd ball

id say yes .. if you can find were they let them go it might be really good.

keel weight anni and ole monster are killer.

some that me and the gf have taken

ive handled the excel a few time its a very nice rod, the veraitas is awsome, i got mine when it cam out and have fished with it for 3 trips (7.3mh) and the sensitivity and the action is right on the money. but i dont think you could go wrong with either. or just get both ;D

Casting dropshots letting it pause in current breaks and eddies, small cranks, poppers and Zara puppies. And don't forget the ole roostertail

alot of us have been asking that for a while

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_20867_100010004_100000000_100010000?channel=froogle&mr:trackingCode=A2CE10AF-03A7-DF11-904F-002219319097&mr:referralID=NA should fix the problem slightly

^ i know that one will get you in trouble with the game warden. go for it's legal, let the live one go for a swim and follow it up with that large peace of plastic you have.

http://www.***.com/Owner_Wacky_Hook/descpage-OWNWHH.html and the gami octopus too

its a great reel defiantly pick one up at around 100 bux but its no zillion diffrent frame, heavier spool ect its based to the td-z i believe. ive been using mine to fish everything from toads to jigs and its done great.

yah i watched the video's on mudhole they were very helpful. next question is does any one know a good type of electric motor to part up a rod dryer rack. i was thinking a cheep drill with a speed adjustment. and will probably make the rack part of it myself. any pics of drying racks other than the expensive ones i fuguerd i could make on quite easy with some lumber and small casters ...etc.. thanks guys john

i want to start to get into rod building but dont want to spend the money on a new blank so i figuerd i would take some of my junk old rods laying around and re do the guides on them just to get some practice.i want to make sure i do it right so i wont have problems when i get a good blank. so do you just use heat to melt the epoxy on the old guides. what do you use to clean up the area that the guide was previously on ... other than epoxy, and wrap what else do i need to practice putting guides on . also what kind of rest do you need to use to put the rod on when wraping. thanks john

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=citica+e&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari&cid=1801455434915647002&ei=0WGATPvwG5aEywX34KHuDg&sa=title&ved=0CBAQ8wIwAzgA#p Call tw get a price match ... In the long run you will be much happier, also keep in mind that you can get diawa fuego's for near 100 in the flea market. Buy a reel from a reel maker not a NASCAR naton wal-mart.

Ugh that's early... But I'll be their are their any pads or any thing their I'd like to throw a frog for a while

Just do straight braid, and in gin clear water use I floro leader. The sensitivity well makes up for the visibility issues. Plus it's super managable.

braid for topwater, only way to set the hook on those long cast's with spooks.