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I agree. At one time I thought I was a very good crankbait fisherman, but I've learned that I'm not even close. I missed the original draft of Chris's post so I can't comment on that. As the post appears now, it is an excellent source of information for crankbait fishing and one that I have added to my favorites. I'm not saying that it is a smart thing for a relatively unknown angler to call out a great crankbait fisherman such as Elias who has proven himself in the public eye. If Chris made an error in presentation, it appears he has corrected it, so let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater.

I pick Florida to win. Aaron stated: I would love for TCU to get a shot at the big boys but I don't think it will happen. I don't expect Nebraska to be very competitive with Texas. Nebraska was on and off every other game just like Missouri and Kansas State. I expect Texas to beat them rather easily.

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Welcome to Bass Resource! As for the email alerts, I've never used them. When I make a post in a thread I remember it the next day so I just go back and check it then. However, I've never posted an urgent question that required immediate feedback.

This has been my main emphasis this past year and will be for awhile.

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Paul, I like it when you start sonar threads. I think these can be very helpful to a number of people.

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The Verizon maps are actually very misleading. I have AT&T coverage and get 3g coverage is many areas that are not on Verizon's maps. I haven't seen anything on the ads dating the AT&T maps, but I do know for a fact that I get 3g coverage is areas that the Verizon maps say that AT&T doesn't provide it. The verizon maps are VERY VERY misleading thus the lawsuits! The Verizon maps are pretty accurate. In the white areas on the map AT&T only offers 2G which is not a great standard for transmitting data. Could they be off by a little bit. Probably, but there isn't a huge difference between what AT&T offers and what the maps show on those commercials. 2G works fine for calls. The Verizon maps state that they are comparing 3G coverage, not full coverage. I'm sure this does mislead some people but that is due to the fact that people assume this is all coverage. The moral of the story: Read the labels on the maps. The fact remains that much of AT&T's network is 2G. With all of the iphones that have been sold, and with the amount of data that the average iphone user downloads, it was just a matter of time before their network became overloaded. A network with a large percentage of 2G combined with 3G can't handle all of that data at effective speeds. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10365952-266.html If you go online and look at AT&T's own map they only provide one that displays their GSM (2G) coverage. If you click to see the 3G coverage they don't provide a map . . . . just a listing of cities. I've included the ATT 2G map image and the link to the list of 3G cities below. I've also included links to Verizon's, Sprint's and T-Mobile's maps. Much of T-Mobile's coverage is 2.5G (EDGE-GPRS) which is the purple color on their map (Funny that they don't show which is which because EDGE is better than GPRS. They also don't show their pure 2G areas. I assume these must be included in these purple areas.) The very dark purple on T-Mobile's map is their 3G coverage. Sprint's areas are all 3G. http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/popUp_3g.jsp http://vzwmap.verizonwireless.com/dotcom/coveragelocator/images/maps/3Gcomparison.pdf http://coverage.t-mobile.com/default.aspx?MapType=Data http://coverage.sprint.com/IMPACT.jsp

Since these plans are a recent development you can expect one of the other carriers to undercut T-Mobile's prices soon. Sprint's Simply Everything Plan has been available since February 29th of this year. I expected someone to eventually match or undercut it. As for clearing up misconceptions, you just created one by calling 4G a marketing gimmick. I hope T-Mobile and the other carriers do believe it's a gimmick (although another carrier in the top three knows it isn't a gimmick.) And while we're clearing up misconceptions maybe we should tell everyone that a large percentage of T-Mobile's customer base is on 2G, not 3G. T-Mobile is spending money to build out advanced 3G which could very well compete with 4G. Only time will tell. Clearwire, of which Sprint has 51 percent ownership, will be servicing 4G in approximately 25 markets as 2009 closes. So much for your statement that Sprint isn't using it yet. That's 25 markets in one year. This will only increase exponentially. (3G speeds reach 2.5 Megabits per second while 4G can reach 100 megabits per second while moving and up to 1 Gigabit per second while stationary. These figures are posted by Mobile Insight.) All of those apps everyone wants to use will truly come into their own on 4G. Don't create the misconception that 3G is where it's at. Imagine having a cellphone that downloads data as fast or faster than your home computer with a broadband link. As Glenn stated, these speeds are important for data. If you just use your phone mostly for calls, the slower speeds will be fine for you. I've been on this forum since 2005 and I've never tried to "sell" the company I work for even though I've seen a few bad things posted about Sprint based on past experience that no longer holds true. The reason I do that is because these types of threads can easily become as bad as political or religious threads. They only create tension among members with differing viewpoints and with over 25,000 members I'm sure there are others here who work for other carriers. Hopefully, all of our companies can succeed at a level that will provide jobs and security to all of us in this difficult economic climate.

According to T-Mobile's links listed below, the top section of each plan page states that free calling is only T-Mobile to T-Mobile calling. When I check the links to look at the plan details it states that it is unlimited nationwide calling. So which is it? Sprint Nextel was the only company to offer unlimited calling, texting, and data to any phone, anywhere, at anytime for 99.99 a month but maybe that has changed recently. In addition, Sprint topped PC World's 3G network comparison made in 13 metropolitan areas. http://www.pcworld.com/article/167391/a_day_in_the_life_of_3g.html. And Sprint is the only company with 4G in a number of cities and the rollout continues. Sprint has had some difficult times and this has led to some bad perceptions of their service. Fortunately, over the past couple of years Sprint has made tremendous improvement, but it takes awhile to turn around bad public perception to match reality. In the interest of full disclosure, I work for Sprint but I'm not stating anything above that you can't find and read for yourself. I work with Cisco VoIP in a group separate from the cellphone departments. By the way, you'll notice T-Mobile wasn't included in the network comparison by PC World. Their 3G coverage nationwide, according to their maps appears to be mediocre when compared to the other three carriers. T-Mobile Even More Plus Plans: http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/Cell-Phone-Plans.aspx?catgroup=EvenMorePlus&WT.z_shop_plansLP=EvenMorePlus T-Mobile Even More Plans: http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/Cell-Phone-Plans.aspx?catgroup=EvenMore&WT.z_unav=mst_shop_plans_evenmore

I would take the Powell for pitching jigs. In my opinion, the Compre isn't even in the same class as the Powell. You'll have to move up to a Crucial to compete with the Powell. For the choices you provide for the spinning rod, I would choose the Compre.

Paul, that must have been very exciting using 4 lb test! Congratulations!

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I always tell the truth about my fishing exploits . . . . good or bad. And on occasion, I'll ask someone how they did to make small talk. Sometimes it can lead to some really good information. Other times you can tell that, for whatever reason, a person doesn't want to reveal any information about his or her day. I just change the subject at that point to something that makes them more comfortable.

Those are some wicked looking Peacocks! Looks like you guys had a blast. Thanks for the report, Robert.

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Nice fish! It sounds like RW hooked you up good.

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Hello, Brian! Glad you came back.

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I can. It's 23 minutes long. I have everything produced by these guys and they have some killer music but the mainstream is looking for a quick hook, not an epic composition. Too bad. If Dream Theater had came out in the 70s I think they would be looked upon as one of the greatest progressive rock bands in existence. Unfortunately, after the last couple of albums, I'm starting to think their best work is behind them. But that's the way it generally goes for bands that have been producing music for more than two decades. Still, they have produced an incredible body of work.