SharkHat

Just throwing some speculation out there, but could it also be that you're setting the hook too hard, which caused the line to snap from the impact? The fraying sounds like what you would see if you an overrun locks your spool mid-cast, which

People still buy nylon mono, so uh ....

I'm allergic to most dish soaps, toilet cleansers, and Windex.

What Bud Light has to say about this

Huey Lewis & The News - "Sports"

Brad Pitt - Mickey O'Neill - ****** "It turned out that the sweet-talking, tattoo-sporting pikey was a gypsy bare-knuckle boxing champion. Which makes him harder than a coffin nail."

Because change is bad. People are often afraid of what seems strange and unusual, and mass produced straight guides are proven sellers.

I got one as a gift, 6.3:1 ratio, paired with a 2 piece 5'6" Exceler rod. I've thought about pairing it with a different rod, but so far I haven't decided yet what I want to do with it. I've had it out a couple times, and it seems like a decent reel, but it's definitely not my "I gotta get another one of these" combo. I've tried it with both spinners and a Texas rig. Casting is pretty decent at around 1/2 oz, but the retrieves felt a little strained with big bladed spinners. All in all, I think the combo is destined to live in my car. It'll probably work well if I just want to get an hour in after work or as a loaner for a friend. I don't think I would buy another one for myself though.

Clint Eastwood "The Preacher" in Pale Rider

The only thing I get there is my license.

I loved the VW Vader commercial, but hated that they cut out so much. Reply ALL was pretty funny too.

At least it wasn't Ke$ha. I liked the Black Eyed Peas halftime more than Springsteen two years ago or The Who last year - and Classic Rock is usually my first choice on the tuner. Black Eyed Peas just happen to be a group that I really like. You can bash popular music all you like, but at the end of the day, it's popular for a reason. A lot of people like it. The performers may not be playing instruments, they might be using Autotune to correct for poor singing, but their shows bring in money. There needs to be a mix of half time performers from year to year to draw different audiences. 50 year old white guys aren't the only ones that watch football.

The free prelims on Spike were better than the Pay Per View fights. Cerrone's choke was awesome.

Learned some much better knots than what I was tying previously, which has saved me from a lot of "break offs". General rigging tips

You're exactly one day older than me!