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I went to a local Gander mountain and foundseveral Gander mountain rods that I was interested in. When looking at these rods they list the rod action (i.e. Med, med-hvy and etc.) but they dont list the tip action. Would it be safe to assume they are all "fast" action tips? I was looking at the Titanium series rods to be exact.

Is there any significance of weight color? I'm getting ready to order some tungsten weights that either come in black or green pumpkin color. I never gave much thought to weight color as I previously only used lead (grey) color weights but since I can only order these weights in these specific colors I wanted to get opinions on which I should order. I fish waters ranging from clear, green to stained waters btw... Thanks for any input!

Al Davis needs to sell this team to Amy Trask or any other owner that will let the coaches coach and let people do their job without interferance from a controlling stubborn owner like Al. It's sad to see this orginization become what it has because of ONE person. Kiffen himself was quoted as saying that he has washed his hands of the defense since only Al and Rob Ryan (the D coordinater that Kiffen wanted fired) discuss defense strategy. We Raider fans can expect more heartache and pain so long as Al has control. I can't even beleive I'm saying this but reality is a B***h and I was once a proud season ticket holder before I moved out of state. I'll always support the silver and black and the players that play for this team but I have to remind myself that everytime I purchase something of the Raiders I'm giving my money to a man (who is a legend and an NFL pioneer) who is to stubborn to realize that he alone is a huge part of the demise of what was and hopefully will be again a proud, dominating force in the NFL. >

I've tried a search but didn't come up with an answer I was looking for so here's my question. I was wondering what color swim bait I should use in the lake that I fish. I've been looking at swim baits by SPRO, MattLures and etc and some of them have the soft swim baits while others have the hard swim baits. As far as the hard swim baits go dos it really matter if I go with a female bluegil or a male bluegil series hard bait or anytype of sunfish bait? I'm really at odds with the soft swim bait colors. I fish stained green to fairly clear waters so which colors would work best in that situation? Thanks in advance.

Depends on the size of the worm or what ever bait your using. As an example for texas rigging a 5 inch worm a popular size hook is a 4/0 EWG off set hook. At least that's what I use and I have great results.

Can anyone recomend a good BASS magazine? Once upon a time I joined B.A.S.S. but I let the subscription run out. Would it be worth it to join up again? I'm looking for a couple of good publications on the subject. Especially one with less ad's and more content. Thanks.

Please don't take offense but I find that amazing. No offense taken! Everytime I bought line I just had the place where I go to spool the line do it for me as I bought more fishing gear. It's never too late to learn!

Do you guys still use lead weights? I'm tempted to use Tungsten weights but is the cost worth it to replace my old lead weights? Are there any pros and/or Cons to using the Tungsten weights? Thanks.

So my next question is when spooling a reel do you use tape to hold the line onto the reel then spool it up? Since I've never spooled my own reels I'm unsure on how to start the process.

WOW, the medium feels that stiff? I was thinking about getting the MHXF to add to my arsenal. After reading your post I'm starting to second guess buying the Cumara. Do you know if the crucial feels that way as well?

Since I'm a complete newb to reel spooling I was wondering if someone can recommend a good home spooling system? Are they difficult to use?

I got to check out the cumara line of rods by shimano as was intrigued by them. I'm wondering how they stack up against the St. Croix Avids and if the price jump is worth it to go from the crucial to the cumara. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Particularly on the baitcating models.

Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely be going with the ultra soft green then.

can anyone give me a good rundown on which color line to use in different types of water? I was on the Yo-Zuri web site in which I intend to use on my reels and since the water I tend to fish is a stained greenish color I was thinking the camo green would be the optimal choice but I'm not sure. From previous posts the smoke color (smoke purple?) would seem like a good choice as well. Any recommendations?

I must be bad at bait casting cuz I set my curado to use 4 brakes!! I think it has a total of 6 in there.