NewAngler

For the same reason my four year old wound up, punched and said "is this your fragiles?" Heh, kids.

Get a vendetta. Check out the flea market here. Aquasuperstore.com has some cheap vendettas. Check them out at cabelas and pick one up for cheaper there. Then you can have more for a better reel and tackle. I'd get a mh/f, though.

I think mcclain was a good pick for the Raiders. They have 100 needs, and only so many picks. As far as the Campbell thing, Oakland got the better deal, IMO. His stats aren't bad at all, top ten in yards I bet. He's been treated like crap the past year and a half, and has kept his head high. He's got great talent, and a great attitude. Take into consideration the 'Brad Johnson scenario', Oakland should be winning a super bowl shortly.

I'd also love to get out. Won't be able to help much, but we may be able swap some info. Let me know the next time you get out.

the plano 4470 holds 3 3700 size, and the chill box hold 2 3600 size. I suggest you spend the extra $13 on the Stalker bag.

my suggestion is get the largest one you can afford. I bought a Browning 360 backpack. It's great, but pretty small. Then I bought another little bag to hold another 2 or 3 360 size boxes. They both filled up. I finally got a Cabelas 3700 tackle bag that can hold enough for a trip. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0060415123799a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntt=tackle+bag&Ntk=Products&sort=all&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form1 Works pretty well, but I enjoy the comfort of the smaller backpack. I have heard that the BPS XPS Stalker bag is amazing. It has straps to be carried as a bag, or as a backpack. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10200524____SearchResults yea, I wish I grabbed that Stalker bag. Its on sale now, too!!

A worm or stick bait. Senko usually works. Although, I still get the goose egg on occasion.

they're everywhere. Right next to accurate scales.. First thing that came up when I googled it..

I'm also down. Kind of tough to get out sometimes, but I can let you know immediately if I'm available or not. You can PM me before that lousy Cowboys fan, too.

I use snaps on all swimbaits. No swivel/snaps, though. Theoretically, snaps will give you lure more action. A simple test is to put a snap on a swimbait, hold the snap in one hand, and the swimbait in the other. Now, move the swimbait from side to side. Now do the exact thing without the snap.

Ben, can the top coat be purchased at a arts & craft store, or just through an online lure specialist?

Was drunk. Manslaughter. Slowed reaction time...? What do you think would happen if you or I killed someone while driving drunk? Fired from your job, probably a lot more time than 30 days, and a lot harder time to find a job making a lot less money than he was. Say you were in Plaxico's postition. Probably get more than 2 years. Atheletes get special treatment. Look at Gilbert Arenas; no jail time.

White priveledge? Or superstardom? Take a look at some other receent suspensions and punishments for players in the league and pair them to their public perception. (this is all off opinion, and memory. I believe all stats are correct) Michael Vick- long time offender, Ron Mexico, drugs, party life, college STAR. Punishment- CONVICTED of MULTIPLE felonies- 18 months in jail, suspended for a full year (and then some, right?), and 5 (or 7, or 10?) years probation. While the suspension was a lot greater, he had a conviction of felonies. Dante Stallworth- character issues on a smaller scale, not superstar status of Vick. Crime and punishment- DUI manslaughter. He KILLED a man, and served 30 days in jail, and suspended for one season. While the NFL punishment was large, the punishment by our crooked justice system was a little off. Even if the pedestrian was jay-walking Plaxico Burress- Diva wide out, semi- superstar status. Crime and punishment- Weapons charges, crossing state lines with a firearm, and shooting in public place or something. 2 years in prison. NFL punishment unknown. pretty steep for a weapons charge in which he only hurt himself. I believe the larger issue was crossing state lines. Now Big Ben. Ben Rothelisberger- small town kid, small town college star in the MAC confrence. Hit HUGE superstardom with 2 superbowls in his first 5 years in NFL. Crime and punishment- sexual misconduct in 08- civil suit was charged, charges dropped. He probably took a huge hit in his wallet. (wasnt this before Goddell laid out HIS law?) Nothing happened to him in terms of jail, nothing happend in the NFL. His late offense- disobeying the misconduct moral clause in his contract. suspension; 6 regular season games. 38% of his season for something that hasn't been pursued by the victim, or the law... yet. In the other cases above it seems like the NFL punishments are in direct correlation to the CONVICTED CHARGE. Vick had 125% of one season, Stallworth 100% of the season, Plax is unknown, and Ben gets 38% of the season. To me it doesn't look like white priveledge at all. In some sorts, its kind of unfair and unjustly to Ben for he has NOT been convicted of any crime. I don't think its white priveldge at all, I think it has to do with the players prominence in the NFL. I'm sure I was all over the place with that, but hope it helps. Bottom line is that I don't think color has to do with anything. I think its more of a criminal/ fame thing in the NFL. Now if you want to have a discussion on whether or not I think the justice system have white priveldge or not, I'm open to that as well, but that's not the case here.

My plan is wake baits, bigger spinners, and that bigass green custom crank.

WOW. Bold statement. I'm not sure exactly why he was suspending this time. Breaking the moral conduct part of his contract? So you can't whip your Big Ben out in a bar? Got it... Tin, I'm not sure that you can do an accumulating suspension for all of his "mistakes". I think that his (or any players) suspensions should be on a case-by-case basis. Granted, this is his second sexual misconduct offense in just as many years, but there's more than that. There is his inability to follow instructions, as per the motorcycle accident when his coach, a HOF coach, asked him to wear his helmet while riding. He didn't. Almost died, too. He's called out his best wide (another HOF probably) receiver in the media. He has no respect for anyone or his surroundings. Is his six game punishment fair? We can't tell right now. We will be able to tell during those six games with what he's doing. Is he going out to bars, or is he trying to rehabilitate himself? There's something not right in this dudes fat head, maybe he needs to pick up the phone and talk to Tiger about how to handle it from here.

Hey guys. I'm looking to make some lures, and don't want to purchase an air brush setup quite yet. What's the best spray paint I can use go accomplish the glossy finish? Thanks.

A few buddies and I are headed to WV for a day of musky huntin'. What tips or advice can you guys give me? Lures? Structure? Depth?

Digging up dirt!

i took a 7.2lb "excretion" about an hour ago. Thanks Kashi GoLean Crunch! ;D Ahhhhh.... fiber overload.

Fishing for bass? I've heard an 8/9 wt will suffice. I bought mine (5wt) in hopes of it being enough, but that doesn't seem to be the case. I will definitley need something more when I finally get the basics of fly fishing down.

I saw http://www.aolnews.com/philanthropy/nc/article/philanthropy-on-10-a-day/991224?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fphilanthropy%2Fnc%2Farticle%2Fphilanthropy-on-10-a-day%2F991224 this story on AOLs homepage. Normally driven off by front page stories, this one intrigued me. I refuse to watch the local news due to a violence and crime ridden hour of tv. Its depressing that the in order for a TV market to get rating is to show the murders, and the theivery and rapes, etc. etc. etc. I feel it should be an equally balanced between good and bad, or at least more good than there is now. This is an article about a man who lost his job in December from a non-profit company. Probably wasn't making anything to begin with, and then went to nothing. He started a project to give $10 to a new person everyday for a year. Some of the stories are amazing, and it's great to hear its close to home. He knows that giving someone $10 isnt going to change the life of something, but in turn he is hoping that it will make others help people a little more, something we should all do a little bit more. Great story. Here is the guys blog about his entire project. http://www.aolnews.com/philanthropy/nc/article/philanthropy-on-10-a-day/991224?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl1|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fphilanthropy%2Fnc%2Farticle%2Fphilanthropy-on-10-a-day%2F991224

Yes. It was more like we lost the game than them winning it. I forget, I got hammered.

Nice. Thanks, Mike.

Ya know, in France, they use kittens and cats for live shark bait... Not sayin', jus sayin''

Is anyone else impressed with their off season? WOW. I bet they draft Okung to protect Fancy Hair, too. Sheesh... Look out!