Nitrofreak

Absolutely without a doubt the jig, there is not one place that I can think of that a jig is not one of the first, if not the first, baits in the water for me. It has become the absolute most versitile bait I have ever used, there is nothing in my arsenal that gets more attention than that of a jig, the T-rigged plastics are now a close second.

I have to say I am more and more impressed with Pflueger, I bought a bait caster a cheap one from a friend for 20 bucks, I don't even remember the name of the darn thing but it's orange LOL !! I got to use it once this year and I absolutely love the way it felt and performed. I am very curious now about the reels and have been looking into their products more and more, the added web-site will be awesome to visit.

I could not agree with this post more, I do not get why they are still so high though, it seems these guy's are riding the wave of profits and won't do anything about these prices until we do have another collapse in the economy, do they not understand that they are one of the issues leading us into this economical issue at all? As long as the prices are so high, so goes everything else, it cost more for food chains to deliver produce to their market places, Diesel fuel cost's more at the pump than gasoline does, almost 80 cents to a dollar more per gallon, yet it takes half the effort to produce, hence food prices go up, rubber, a petrolium based product has caused a big increase in tire prices, now it costs more to service these trucks to get food to the market so prices go up again, 200 dollars used to get you a full cart of groceries, now your lucky if it fills half. With all the rising prices around us, companies struggle to afford pay increases for cost of living, families struggle to make payments, the extra 20 to 40 bucks a week on top of what we were used to paying has to be trimmed from some place within the family budget, now this is all after we figure out the rising cost of health care, now we have to trim out even more from somewhere else in the family budget, I almost forgot, winter time is here, by the way fuel companies have almost doubled the cost of heating fuels for your house so don't forget to make room in your budget for that as well, honey the car needs an oil change and the tires are almost out of tread and need to be replaced as well, PHEW !!! Us working guys and gals are having a pressure on us that is difficult enough, second and third jobs stress families to their very limits, I can only imagine what the fixed income folks are feeling and the pressures they face, God bless you guys and gals, I sure as crap don't know how you all manage todays economy, I thought I was looking forward to retirement, I don't think the way things are going retirement is going to be an option. I would like to see a little role reversal here and let the people in Washington feel the effects of this economy and effects of their decisions on people like us, we work hard as he## for the things we need, I for one do not mind working to pay for the well being of my family, but DAGGUMMIT , give us a little room to breathe and have a little fun when we want would ya !!!!

C-rig is my go to rig when I am exploring a new area I have never fished before, I love feeling out structure with this rig and getting a really good feel for whats down there, if I catch one or two on it I will start to pick that area apart with a jig, imo it's one of the absolute best structure rigs. T-rig, it's so versitile you can use it anywhere for anything under almost any circumstance and it will perform very well. IMO, I feel a lot of guys and gals have let the C-rig slip through their fingers when they first start out, the key to locating bass is structure, the key to locating and understanding structure is knowlage and using rigs like the C-rig.

I have been fishing for 40 years trying to get me a smallie, One day I will have that chance...I hope, but I dream of that double digit LMB almost every night, I keep knocking on that door and I hope to someday answer it, so if I had a really good shot at that 12lb'er then thats where you would find me. Big-O, Im comin to see ya LOL !!!

Im'a gonna call you out on that one, I remember a certain fishing trip you were involved in LOL !!!

Correction Traveler it's spelled "Modstigator"

You know how much I like making people laugh don't ya !!! That one will stick with you a while LOL !!!

Long Mike, I think you may have inadvertently found me a new drinking buddy, although I am not sure if you did something good or something.....shall we say..... quite....whats the word I am looking for here....Dastardly? You did this to him on purpose didn't you, have you been talking to Traveler about me? lol !!!

LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED THEN !!!!!!!!!!! WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOO HHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you I don't know wether to s##t or go blind.....I just closed one eye and farted since i couldn't make up my mind LOL !!!

Green eyed munshter

No...No...No...thats what you want on hot dogs RW LOL !!!

Far to sad in my opinion that we only recognise our Military on a calander date. For all serving, who have served, and their families, I for one and my family shall forever be in your debt, far too often some take advantages of our freedoms without knowing the price we have paid in blood to live the lives we lead, some try to keep us from remembering the horrendous acts of violence pressed upon innocent people from the past and those of current times. For ALL Military and families past and presant, We love you and keep you in our thoughts and prayers, not just on this day, but every day. God bless you all who have served and for those who are serving, God bless and come home safe !!!

I don't get it LOL !!

Wow, that deserves a medal for that act !!!!!...or a heck of a pay raise !!!

I would have to agree on that one, that is the reason why I would much rather see them hold out, put some of that money aside and try to keep Laroche, as far as the O's are concerned, either Hamilton or Laroche is going to be a big help to them, I just hope we keep Laroche and you are able to aquire Hamilton. Casilla I have not been familure with, I get a few local channels and the only time I get any news of other teams is when I get the chance to get on the net, which is not very often, so if I seem behind on everything please forgive me, but what I have read seems to be positive for the O's !!! Since I got into this conversation late, I would also like to congradulate the Giant's and their fans for a really great season and wish them the best of luck for a repete next season, AWESOME ball club !!!

By placing various targets around me in the yard, just targets are good help, but by using different weights and line sizes helps a lot too!! Stay sharp and stay focused, reading up on your maps and things like understanding structure too is just as important as your casting, imo, take the spare time you have and make everything count. Good luck and be safe !!!

I wanted to comment on how good the pic of you two were holding the trout, but I think the last photo you posted is priceless !!! The smile on her face just says it all !!!

:cry4: :cry4: I feel for ya buddy !!!

Yea I heard that too but I don't know, he is the key to our defence and one element I would like to see remain in place, honestly if not for him I don't know that we made it as far as we did. Lannan, well? I think we could do without, Detweiler yes were good, as long as Stasburg stays healthy and Gio stays healthy it should be a good start but we will see, 20 wins I think he is able to pull that off as long as he has a good off season and finishes recouping. NO !!!! IF YOU GIVE US REYNOLDS I WILL PERSONALLY COME TO FLA. AND WACK YOU IN THE HEAD !!!!!! LMAO !!!! O's pull in Hamilton....hhhhmmmm, what a great addition though if you could pull that one off, good luck with that one though. How much is Sanchez asking anyway I have not heard yet? By the way talk O's all you want to man, I watched and showed some love over the years for the birds, as I told you before big guy, they were all I had lol !!!

Jeff, If I may ask, is that your wife in the photos ?

Lookin at all these trout is makin me hungry !!!! Open seat huh J? that is kind of you to offer sir !!! I may just give you a shout next time I am up in N.Y. for training, How far are you from Ardsley N.Y.?

Why is it that their jaw features look so much different if they are the same fish ? Not a trout guy at all, just wondering. By the way really nice fish guy's thanks for the pics !!!!!!

LMAO !!!

Man I really hate to see him go too !!!! MCS, No, I am ready to see him go, he gives up as much as he puts in, before we go shelling out huge bucks there may be some other options in the wings, there are also a few in the minors this past season that have impressed, but we will see, our at bat numbers are not where we need to be either, we need one or maybe two more good bats to help get us there as well, I feel we are good but still need a little more improvement to keep moving forward. A Sanchez would be a definate improvement but, not enough IMO, if we are going to shell huge $ then lets do something for the team as a whole.