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I use an Ardent C600, 50 pound Spider Wire, 7.5 foot heavy fast taper flipping stick for both. I fish a bunch of grass so timing is everything with the hookset. If you can't turn that head in the grass once you set the hook you're going to get yer heart broke.

Goose, If you have an Essex near you in TN keep an eye out in that store for Cabela's inflatable PFD's. You have to catch them in there and if you do you can get SCREAMING deals (like 40 bucks). Ardent Reels has a national 1st quarter sales promotion going on. If a consumer purchases an F500, F700 or C400 they will get a Professional Parts Cleaner free. There should be point of purchase in the stores and tear pads that they must complete and send in with proof of purchase to Ardent. They will then ship a free Parts Cleaner. Great reels and products made in the USA with a three year warranty. They are trying to staff the BPS Spring Flings where possible for folks who are interested in reel cleaning info or specific Ardent Reels.

I have a sister in law that graduated Summa Cum Laude from Vanderbilt with a Chemical Engineering degree two years ago. She is currently worried about the job she HATES at Eastman because she cannot get an interview for another job and just bought a house. I am currently working with a certified Civil Engineer from Clemson, graduated Magna Cum Laude and is working as a bank teller because of the job market. We just hired an Admin Assistant that is working on a Doctorate Degree, they could have found a better paying job but was tired of getting laid off and went for something that would allow them to finish their current degree with some stability. My brother in law owned an Outback two years ago with a degree from a highly rated school. He is selling insurance today. There is a thread on another page tonight from a young pilot looking to switch careers because he is making 21,000 a year in a pay range that tops out at 25,500. On the other end of the spectrum the CEO of Lockheed Martin Robert Stevens ranked 17th in pay from Forbes has an undergrad from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, he majored in Psychology. I am hoping my son will finish his GIS degree. He attends a smaller school. The degree and certification will be all that matters as he enters the workforce. If he is smart he will use his Kappa Sig network to it's fullest to get some inside traction. Indeed there is a need for technical skills in the aeronautical field, though a math major, electrical engineer, and many science fields will be competing for those jobs as well. Cuts in NASA and our government buying Air Force planes from Airbus are not going to do the field much good in the near future. Should I go on??? The degree is like a resume. It opens a door that someone else may not have opened. That's ALL it does. Once again, best of luck at VPI. I know it's a good school. I actually had a couple of their engineers qualify to apply to be Air Force Officers on our Air Force Officers Qualifying Test when I gave it on that campus.

How many of your peers do you figure have ever heard of Hampden Sydney College a few hours from VPI? I assure you their graduates are not concerned about the degree they earn "meaning as much" as any other undergrad degree in the state of VA. There are tons of smaller schools out there that are VERY highly ranked in education instead of football!!! I put this up for those that are interested in help with money, love fishing, and want a good future (IE education). There seems to be a bunch of young folks on this page that fit that description. Maybe I just stumbled on the wrong forum? I wish you all the best at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, they have some great programs.

http://www.bethelu.edu/news/home/2010/2/4/new-bass-fishing-team-featured-in-bass-master-magazine If you do well in high school this college offers a scholarship to join their fishing team. Now that's sponsorship at it's finest!

How hard did you look for their contact information??? You may want to send your info to Fish Harder Companies , it appears that either Tim Norman or the man himself Dan Vesuvio are the decsion makers from the five minutes it took me to look up the information. If someone has some inside information that will be even better. Just don't send your cover letter and resume "To whom it may concern" Good Luck

Give me a face to face and I'll leave my resume behind as I thank them for their valuable time.

Reese rod is HEAVY. Check out the Cat rods on their website. Limited actions but great rods for the budget. Of course Basscat doesn't make rods, the people that make them are in the USA. HMMMM who could that be??? Falcon, Avid, St Croix would be other choices if you are buying off the rack.

Suffix and Vicious both are cost effective. I can use backing and change my line every other trip if I like and not break the bank. KVD Line Treatment is one I've found really works for stiffer lines. Put some on a rag and hold it in-between your fingers as you hold tension on the line when spooling. That way you'll coat the new line with conditioner as it goes on the reel.

I hear ya. ;D Ike is a great guy in person, and has done alot for the sport. I was working a show recently and a person walked up to me and asked doesn't _______ use that brand of reel. I answered "I use them what would you like to know"? Once again the person asked, does ______ use that brand of reel? So I finally told him yes and once again asked him what he was looking for in a reel. Basically he was looking to buy the reel ________used.

I do light cleaning and lubes on mine. When it comes time for the big tear down and cleaning it goes to a pro. Ardents little reel cleaning kit has most everything you'll need for general cleaning.

You keep the work ethic strong Tommy. I am currently helping my spouse with her DBA and the paper will be something along the lines of the differences of management styles when dealing with the ME Generation. There is little published on this subject right now, but its coming. In reality with America's aging population it has to come. Lead by example, your peers will listen to you WAY before us old farts.

When talking Shimano It's tough to beat the old green Curado's. I see you are in Clarksville. We can't live more than 30min's apart and I have two of the old five bearing Citica DSV's. One is NIB, and my wife used one last summer. I have switched almost all my reels over to Ardent. The five bearing Citica DSV's were supposed to be the same as the old green Curado's but I don't think they quite hit the mark. I'll take 120.00 for both of them if you are interested. Both are 6.2 gear ratio.

I've thrown my favorite soft body frog a small Scum Frog popper on an old Falcon flipping stick for so many years I've lost count. It's not like it needs to be sensitive for frog fishing. If throwing smaller frogs get a fast taper so you can use the tip to get it out there. If you want a good rod for a great price keep an eye out on the auction sites for the David Vance Lake Fork rods. They are not the best on the water but I got five of them last year shipped to the door for less than 100.00 each bidding wisely. My wife has a Dobyns, it's OK. Once again I don't go all out on a frog rod.

I started typing advice on sponsor resumes when I realized someone has a 13 page deal going on that already. I didn't make it through all the pages. I saw one 17 year old that is good in sales. Here is an idea SALE and buy your own stuff if you are that good. I saw another who's dad was an Operations Exec, here is an idea. Dad do you have some extra chores I can do to earn some money for my first boat? I'm new to this board but suspect there are several here from other forums that like me started with one or two cheap rods, a used 14' tin boat with a little tiller steer motor on it. Now before you go off on me about "I can't compete out of that......The FOM Regional on the Red River several years ago was won out of a boat just like that and that team had won the points championship for the state of Texas. I have a 23 year old. He had a fishing rod the day he was born, still has a ton of them in the garage. If he ever graduates college I hope to help him with a used small tin rig to get him started. I could afford to get him a new boat today, he has the know how, I have the connections to help him with some team deals. I want him concentrating on school. I like those odds better than the odds of becoming a pro angler. If he gets through school and wants to pursue being a pro angler I'll support that 110% percent because he has something to fall back on. Working a job and going to college is no fun but it's teaching him life lessons. I don't mind helping out with resume's. Before you ask you should put yourself in the company's shoes you are sending this document too. They are not raking in the cash as you might imagine. They MUST make a profit to stay in business, your winning a local tournament doesn't help them turn a profit. I like it that so many young folks here have goals! If still want help with a resume have it targeted to a certain company and try to have what you can do for them in your draft. Good Luck!!!