Darren.

$60!

Hey, it's great protein! (the roach-infested egg roll, that is)

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I always liked the looks of the Quantum spinning reels. On occasion I pick them up at BPS to "play" with them. They've got a solid feel to my hands. But what I end up buying are Shimano and Daiwa reels....

No doubt. Invasive species with just about every mammal on its food radar.

Indeed. Could hardly believe it the first time I read about it.

Probably enough to open a cowboy boot store!

Doesn't bother me at all.

I hear ya. But the problem is real, and awful in parts of the world. It is a way to bring attention/awareness to the awful, inhumane act.

Interesting study in The Seminole Newspaper mentions this result of a study:

I have a couple times, but more out of sheer relief I got the bass in. Normally when I have done that only a kayak fishing buddy is near me, I don't do it when others are nearby.

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No "ed", eh?! LOL. Gotta love it. Or not...

Congrats on the reel. I felt the same way when I got my first Shimano bait caster last summer, the Chronarch 50e. Love my Daiwas, too, though

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Good point, and I forgot to mention that we use them in salt water mostly (for live bait presentations).

Yeah, that'd be a reason to carry in Florida. Not many would be able to fend off a python like this if it latched hold of a leg. Recurved teeth on a beast like that would be rather...painful. Love snakes myself, as I said above, I'm a hunter/collector, but non-venomous varieties.

Yeah, they're new, no they're not a whole lot different other than being lighter than the originals, and maybe a little lighter than the Ugly Stik Lites. I don't like 'em for bass fishing, live baiting is fine, and even cranking would be fine if you don't need anything but a flexible rod. So many better rods (IMO) for bass fishing. But for someone looking for a stick they can beat up and not worry about losing a cool wad of cash on, it's fine...for live baiting...

I'd imagine even I, a snake collector, would have lost control of my facilities if this crept up on me while I was bank fishing... Actually, if it crept up on me, I'd not be writing this, but more likely be in the story as "The Fisherman Who Didn't Get Away". http://www.cbsnews.com/news/engineers-in-florida-find-near-record-breaking-18-foot-burmese-python/ So SirSnook!, this one's for you! Stay safe!

Welcome to the forums! I will echo the sentiment(s) encouraging you to hit the "library" on the forum. So much can be learned there, and in articles, books, etc. I'm not discouraging you from asking, though! That's what a forum is for!

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Salute! And welcome to the forums, Nolan!

No such condition. You're delusional...

Wow. My Chronarch 50e was less than that on ebay!