Jrob78

I like fluoro for hard cover and braid for grass. A good, cheap fluoro is Sunline Super in 16 lb. For braid, I like 50 lb Sufix, either version is good.

The bar started really, really low with Dez. Throwing a tantrum because you're upset that your team is playing poorly is different than throwing a tantrum because you're not getting the ball, the way other receivers do. I only know that because the audio is out there. When guys like Jason Witten defend him the way they do, it says something. I didn't say he was mature, I said he had matured a lot. lol At any rate, this thread is about Desean Jackson. Start a new one if you want to bash Dez.

It's bad when Jerry is interviewed and admits that "Jerry the owner would have fired Jerry the general manager a long time ago." That's another thread for another day though. I just hope he doesn't try to sign Jackson.

You are 100% right about that. Dez isn't the problem though.

Don't compare Dez with Desean Jackson. Dez has been a model citizen the last few years. He is highly regarded by the veterans on the team as well as his coaches. He's matured A LOT since his first 2 years in the league.

While a fantastic, dynamic player, Jackson always came across (to me) as a complete moron. The first time I ever saw the guy play he caught about a 40 yd pass from Donovan McNabb, against the Cowboys, and dropped it to celebrate before he crossed the goal line. My guess is the gang thing was either the straw that broke the camels back or a convenient excuse to get rid of knucklehead and bad influence on younger players. I give the Eagles props for cutting a guy who is an obvious asset on the field.

I love his cork work! Nice rod!

Heavy is the power, x-fast is the action.

I'm a big fan of the Zoom WEC crankbaits. My favorite colors for stained water are Bull Bream, Chart Classic, Citrus Shad and Chart black. I love the E1's and E2's but fish the Wobbler a lot too.

If the blank is broken at the tip, you are right. The way he worded the question, I thought maybe just the tip top itself was broken.

There's no way of knowing what the tip sizes are without measuring the blanks or getting the specific info from the manufacturer. You would need to know the exact model #'s of the rods.

Generally the lure maker will provide the tying method they recommend for a bait. If none are there, tie direct.

This is what I would recommend as well.

It depends on the lake, time of day, water color, weather, etc...

Oh ok, I see. If the knot is deep enough in the spool that it won't come out in the cast, it doesn't matter so much what knot you use. You might just try it again with fewer turns if the size bothers you.

Why do you need to join fluoro to fluoro? Most people like the Alberto or the uni to uni for joining lines.

In all seriousness, when you fish large swimbaits you're generally fishing for the largest fish in the lake. You go into it knowing you might only get one or two bites a day and you might go several trips without catching anything. The flip side of that is knowing you have a better chance of catching the largest fish of your life. Like all other fishing though, it boils down to fishing the right locations at the right times. It's still just a bait/technique, nothing special besides that.

Yeah for sure, you get to go on the swimbait forums and use pretend curse words and act like a tough guy because you fish swimbaits. That's what I've noticed anyway.

I saw that the other day. The winding checks are made of real silver. I think it's the most expensive bass rod I've seen in the US. I'm sure someone will buy it.

If you went last week it was the Curado 300e. BPS hasn't had 200e's for a couple of years now.

I like a 7'6" HF rod with 15-17 CXX for throwing those small hollow belly type swimbaits. I like a long, powerful rod for solid hook sets on long casts. I use jig heads and weighted swimbait hooks but both have stout hooks that require some force to drive home.

So you have multiple rods with ceramic guide inserts that are showing grooving from using braid? The only guides I've ever seen groove from braid are guides with no inserts, including Recoil guides. Even the cheapest aluminum oxide inserts are harder than any bare metal, insertless guides. That is the reason 98% of factory rods over about $50 use ceramic inserts. Some ceramics are harder than others but all of them should be more than adequate for braid. Stainless Steel (SS): 400 Chrome: 800-1000 Carbaloy: 1000 Aluminum Oxide: 1200-1400 Alconite : 1300-1500 NanoLite : 1800 Zirconia: 1000-1400 Zirconia PVD: 1600 SiC: 2200-2400

I nominate this for goofiest thread of the day

No woman ever deserves to be beaten and if that's what was going on, you did the right thing. However, it doesn't sound like you really saw him hit her. What you did experience first hand is that she probably gives as good as she gets. She freaking stabbed you with a nail file! Getting involved in someone else's domestic altercation is a slippery slope at best. If you didn't see exactly what was going on, you shouldn't have gotten physically involved. You might have a punched out a dude who was trying to defend himself from his crazy *** wife. I can't fault you for doing what you did, just playing devil's advocate here.

Pictures?