The Dude

I was using a lucky craft cb-200 in white.

It has been a tough fishing year with all the rain we have had. Me and Laine finally got back out to the pond after missing almost a month of fishing. (Place was flooded! >) I was having a really slow morning with only about 2 bites after almost 3 hours. I was getting pretty frustrated to say the least! Laine was doing okay with a crankbait, so I decide to tie on one also. After about 10 casts, the big boy hit. She weighed 7.12 on the digital scale, which tied my personal best. I was definitely pumped! I think the biggest crankbait fish I have ever caugth before this one was about 2 1/2 pounds...

I let you pose for a pic with my 7 pounder, and now you go posting it as your own! Just kiddin, man! ;D That was a nice fish, and I was happy to net her for ya!

Chatterbaits seem to get a bad rap. I have had days when I can't buy a hit on one of them, then other days, the fish just tear them up. I do know that at the pond we fish at, my buddy and I have both caught our PB's on chatterbaits

Daiwa for collecting, and Shimano for fishing...

Very cool! 8-) Gotta love those ito's, man they look good on just about any rod!

Thanks Matt! Here is a better pic of the spool

Hey guys I added some new bling to one of my TD-Z's, so i thought I would share some pics.. I added a ZPI Mg spool, Bassart handle with cork knobs, and a set of ABEC 5 spool bearings. 8-)

The last reel is an old Shakespeare reel. I think it was made sometime in the 40's. It is still in great shape! I did have a revo for awhile. I just didn't like the reel. Don't really know why, it just didn't feel like a very good reel. I mainly fish with Shimano and Daiwa, so I am probably just used to those...

here's a real old one...

one more..

and another...

next one...

Here are some of my old Abu's..

No, the new reels are safely tucked away in the display cabinet.. I used the old tried and true Mg50 and Curados... Daiwa's are the coolest reels, but I really like fishing with Shimano's

Here's a pic of the 7 pounder. Kinda strange, she had a nice belly on her, and her tail was messed up like she was on a nest or something. Surely she still wasn't spawning???

We had an awesome day at the pond today. Fishing was slow for about the first 20 minutes, then Laine hooked into a nice bass. He fought it for awhile, but it ended up spitting his jig out on the first big jump. (kinda sucked for Laine, but it worked out good for me later! ) We noticed a bunch of fish hitting the surface out in the middle of the pond, so we decide to go out there and throw some topwaters at them. We ended up catching over 30 each in about 3 hours! Caught almost all of them on Zara Spooks, and Rebel Pop-R's. I ended up catching my very first double. Two fish on the same lure at one time! We decided before we left to go back and fish the same spot that Laine hooked the big one earlier in the morning. Well it only took about two cast before I hooked into a nice 7 pounder. The old girl put up an awesome fight! Thanks for leaving her for me Laine! ;D

I definitely agree with ya about the I'ze light. I have been looking at them for quite awhile, and I finally decided to pull the trigger on one. I am glad I did, they are a beautiful reel. The type R+ was hard to find. I could find several that were used and scratched, but the NIB one was tough! It is an awesome reel though...

It would be really expensive! ;D

Here's a pic of the TD-Z type R+.

Hey guys, I just picked up a few reels that I have been trying to find for quite awhile. They are getting harder and harder to find NIB. I am just excited to finally get them, so I thought I would share some pics. First reel is a Daiwa Millionaire I'ze Light, and the second is a Daiwa TD-Z Type R+.

It has both. The grip you hold is cork, and the rear grip is foam. Did you also notice the jade reel seat? Very cool.. 8-)

I already have the rod picked out for the Ito, I just need to pull the trigger.. 8-) http://www.plat.co.jp/english/bass/megabass/rod/destroyer/F6-69X.jpg

This more like what i usually catch... man, how did we get so far off topic! Lets see some sweet rods and reels!

Maybe someday I will be able to catch big fish like laine does! ;D