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Just leave em up all year. Lots of people do it. Lol.

My wife loved this one. She's still laughing. I love to watch my Jack Russell chase the neighborhood cats. It's great fun till she actually catches one.

My tornado of a two year old Kristin dropped a "fo shizzle" on us the other day. You gotta understand that we live in a mostly white Midwestern town with almost zero urban influence. Still to this day we have no idea where she could have heard that. My wife and I were laughing histerically. I think I'll start calling her Snoop.

Thanks for the review. My wife was trying to get me to go see it and I read your review and I think it changed her mind. I can usually tell if I want to see it if the critics like it, I usually don't.

Wasn't that a spider?

My beloved Irish just lost another bowl game to the FSU Seminoles by throwing the ball to the wrong team....again. The story of the season is turnovers, way to many at crucial times in games. Again tonite, 2 interceptions in the end zone. SOMEBODY MAKE IT STOP!!! Brian Kelly said last year talking about recruiting, "I need playmakers on defense, I can manufacture offense.". I might add to that "I can manufacture offense with a quarterback who can make good decisions consistently." UGH! Congrats to the seminoles on a well played game.

Like Wayne I rarely use 800 KHz. I have sometimes used it for looking under docks, but even then it's a challenge. HB's 800 KHz isn't quite there yet. I think it still needs some tweaking. For me it's 455 KHz 99 percent of the time.

Windex vinegar. Water spots gone.

I think you might get more use out of a pond boat. Going from a BB to a boater is a huge change.

nice gesture Tom. They're going for $50-$100 online in working condition.

Yes, that is correct. I should have elaborated a bit more. I use it as a general guideline understanding the variables involved. The shallower the water, the closer the numbers are to a horizontal measurement. I just have to "imagine the triangle" to help me get a feel for where the structure is in relation to the boat. It gets me close enough for a more accurate second pass. Thanks for clarifying that.

I've suspected that all along... I just haven't been able to get on the water to test the initial minor change that I made. I'll be able to do that in March and fully attack the problem. The next step if the jumper didn't work was to install an RF filter. Do you know what needs to be done with the TM to mitigate the interference? (Terrova 101lb w/ iPilot)

Notice how Wayne is adjusting his SI Range in the different depths and circumstances. (it's the numbers in the upper left and right corners of the screen that say 60 left, and 60 right) it is telling you that the sonar is scanning out to 60 feet from the boat on each side. You MUST adjust it as you go into different depths. A good general starting point is three times the depth. Then adjust it down for a better picture of the structure as you pass closer to the structure the second time. I like to turn on the range lines. It helps me tell how far out the structure is from the side of the boat so I can make a more accurate second pass. One more thing...it is very important to keep your speed constant when scanning. It helps take a lot of the guesswork out of reading the sonar.

I have a bird 1197. Aside from the customer service issues already mentioned, I liked the plug and play features of the bird. Jut pop in the chips and they autoload. On the other side of things, I am chasing some interference issues from my mk terrova. Customer service has been very good though so far.

Wow! I've been married for 13 years and I suddenly have this feeling that I know nothing. Great post happyhappa!

2010 goal: attend Roadtrip. Check. 2011 goal: same, add one point, fish with Big O one day.

Words of the day "ohhh crrrap!" Kim Jong ILL from somewhere down below...

ooh ouch Fumble! That sux. Pats ball on about the five yard line.

I think we married the SAME woman! I knew it! Grey Wolf speaks with great wisdom.

I'll throw this out there for all of you to tear apart... For some crazy reason, I find the tantrums that I see on the golf course (most notably Tiger's) far more repulsive than anything I see Ike do. It might be because I see golf as a more uptight gentlemanly environment (anyone who has been associated with the PGA of America knows what I mean). I really think it's tacky and classless when I see Tiger throw a club. But it doesn't really bother me when I hear about Ike's meltdown. I can't explain it, it's just the way it is.

Everyone has varying level of passion and self control. Obviously Ike is FULL of passion for his trade. He pours a lot of time and energy into his livelihood. I'm not sure if I could control myself when things don't go your way after all that time of preparation, and doing everything right. It's EXTREMELY difficult to accept the outcome when you're that close to the goal. It took years for me to learn to control my emotions when I was playing golf for a living. I wasn't a tour pro, but I have been in several smaller level golf tournaments that required self control. It's embarrassing when you lose it when a lot of people are watching. But it's nearly impossible to control when you just get a bad break. Especially when you're as passionate as Ike, and playing for as much money as Ike is. I imagine if any I lived the life of Ike, paying my dues for years like he did, slaving over my trade to achieve success like Ike has, and STILL have the drive and passion that Ike has, that I wouldn't be much different when things fall apart right at the finish line. I don't condone it. But I understand it. I'm willing to let Ike be Ike.

Very interesting perspective Tom. Thanks for that. There's a good lesson in there for me. There's only one Judge, and I'm not Him.

I've used invisX on my bc gear exclusively and really liked it for it's sensitivity and suppleness. I think you need to replace it after no more than two years though. I used KVD line conditioner on it a few times and I started having knot strength problems. Knot strength went to zero. It either has a short shelf life or it doesn't get along very well with the KVD line conditioner.

Mike at Delaware Valley Tackle has tuned several of my reels. He does a very good job. I'm very pleased with his work. Whatever you buy, it's worth it to get it tuned.

It doesn't matter whose fault it is. Your rod has a 5 year warranty. If you use the gold star plan it'll cost you $50 to get it repaired or replaced. No questions asked. Call them and they'll tell you how to print out their shipping label.