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Thats the thing, they're not little. It's a small fish about the size of a child's pinkie finger. It has barbs on it so it can't come out backwards. It must be surgically removed. Yeeaahhh.

MAYBE...the Colts released him only to re-sign him for a lower salary! I still haven't given up hope.

My good buddy has a Skeeter. I've fished out of it several times and it is a great boat. Dry, fast, stable, lots of storage, etc, etc. I would not hesitate to buy one if the price is right. Find one with a V Max SHO on the back and WOW, LOOKOUT. My next boat will probably be either a Legend or a Skeeter.

When it comes to swim baits, I'm a total noob. I want to pick up a few over the spring/ summer and I want you swimbait guys to make me a grocery list. I want to know what your top five swimbaits are please. Remember that I'm in Indiana and fishing for NORTHERN strain LMB. State record is from southern Indiana...14-12. I'd guess there's nothing that large north of Indianapolis.

This brings up another question... I'll start another thread...ill call it your top five swimbaits for a swimbait noob...swim bait guys please check it out in the tackle forum.

I'm in Dwight. Now I need to go look up the state records! Indiana state records: LMB 14-12 SMB 7-4 (I might have a chance at this one!)

You can do it Waterboy!

Right RW. Incentive-laden contract renegotiation.

You were part of this morning's prayers. Let us know how it turned out.

Even if it was an uglystik! That's gonna make some guys cringe I know!

I imagine these have been some of those "this is what it's all about" moments. Makes me wonder what it will be like when "all things will be made new". AWESOME!

The shoes to fill just got a little bigger for Luck. I wouldn't want to be him right now. He will be coming into a situation where there will be virtually NO room for error. He better have some Tebow sized shoulders! Can you say "pressure"?

I'll be casting off in 43 days!!

Wow it's been awhile since I've heard that phrase...too legit to quit! Was that MC Hammer?? LOL

Oh yeah, defiinitely the Mike Long rod. I have the DX 795 FLIP and I never considered it for SB's. It's my favorite flippin rod. I never thought about shock resistance. Looking at it in that light, which is best? Big Game, CXX, Maxima? Is there enough of a difference to even talk about? I don't think I'll be tossing any SB's 8 inches long. I envision throwing things like Hudds and things under 6 inches. I really don't know yet. I'm just getting into swimbaits. I just made up my mind to try it because of Guntersville. I wanted to throw a few a-rigs at the Roadtrip after I saw the pros like Elias killin em at that lake. I figured that rod could double for SB's too.

I see. I guess I wouldn't have given you a hard time if you had said it was painted GREEN and GOLD! Can you tell me more about that blank? Why do you like it so much?

The longer the cord, the larger the wire size needs to be to eliminate voltage drop. You can use a 100 foot cord, but it needs to be at least 12 gauge wire.

The input current listed for a Minn Kota MK345 onboard charger (3 banks, 15 amp per bank) is 7 amps. Other MK models use up to 10 amps of input current. Pro Mariner 3 bank chargers can draw up to 14 amps of input current, depending on the model. Check your manual for the input current listed for your model charger.

I bought a KVD model and got 3 casts out of it before it locked up. Took it back for a refund and never looked back since. There are too many proven reels out there for me to experiment for myself. I now listen to the guys that have been doing this for longer than I've been alive. They have never been wrong yet!

I'm putting together a swimbait/a-rig combo for the 2012 Roadtrip. It will be a Curado 300 on a Dobyn's DX795 swimbait rod. My question is why do I need to use 65# braid? Most of the guys I've read about suggest it but I can't understand why you need that heavy of line for mostly open water presentations. Lighter line would add some casting distance. I seem to think that 30# braid would be plenty. Your thoughts...

That setup sounds cool but, MY ultimate isn't YOUR ultimate. I can't list a tricked out custom rod for my ultimate because I've never fished with one and know little about them. What does aftermarket paint have to with making an ultimate setup? You can paint an Uglystick and a zebco 33 in 'Noles colors and it is still an ugly stick! I'll take my Dobyn's DX line any day and twice on Tuesday. (GO IRISH!).

Tom, Very glad to hear you're ok. You're all in our prayers. I have a bad feeling about this tornado season. I think it will be another bad one.

Well titled post....Wow!

Great stuff. Life is good!

this is me if I COULD tie it in a knot!