*Hootie

Thanks, no I just found them in a local tackle shop. I don't do anything to have sponsor for. I work at the Cincinnati BPS and we don't carry them. Woops, I hope no one at BPS finds out I've been playing in someone else's backyard....lol Hootie

I don't if I am allowed to mention this brand, but here goes. Does anyone here use Warrior baits plastics. I bought a pack called Quiver Bug, a beaver bait. They really look well made. Hootie

The reels I learned bass fishing with. Heck, back in the 70's, that's all the pros used. Hootie

I knew it!!....I knew it!!...... I was just waiting...lol Hootie

Now that is NO fun at all!! Hootie

Thats the answer, the REAL answer. Hootie

Went out in my backyard this morning to make a few practice casts with my new G Loomis rod. About the third cast, I was winding in my bright yellow practice plug, when suddenly from out of the bushes, came a black and gray striped cat. He nailed it. I am not kidding!! When I finally got him to let go, a few casts later, same thing, different cat. I want to tell you, I had a great morning. 3 Calicoes, an applehead Siamese, and 1 yellow tom, plus the gray striper, get it, striper. And, NO, before anybody says it, I wasn't cat fishing. It just happened.....lol Hootie

X2....That gets me through the winter......lol Hootie

Sorry, that doesn't even make sense....but then.. Hootie

Couldn't have said it better myself LMG. Some people are just mean and critical. Hootie

Lighten up, he's 15 yrs. old. Hootie

Glad you are happy I just got a new G Loomis rod, so I am happy...lol Hootie

You need at least 1hr. and 6 min. to get accurate results. Hootie

I am just sitting here right now watching Major League Fishing, and I just started checking out the pro's jerseys, and I don't see any with Shimano on them. Hootie

Lol..... I bet you're right. Hootie

Does anyone know what pros Shimano sponsors for sure? Hootie

Thank you. Hootie

Ya think Mike at DVT ever opened up his first reel? If you want to do it, there has to be a first time. I remember when I built my first computer. I was nervous, but I did it. Since then, I have built over 100 units. Gotta start somewhere. By the way, I am posting this from a computer I built myself. Go for it guy!! Hootie

I rarely throw anything heavier than 5/16 on my baitcasters. "Can you say practice" ? Hootie

Try BPS's Crack Craw. It's big bulky and heavy. Hootie

Can't,....he's been deceased for 9 yrs. Hootie

YOU GOT AN STX!!!!!! Now I am totally disillusioned. Hootie

Gotta be Bill Dance. Bill caught a 3# bass once and had to take it to a fisheries biologist to confirm that it was really a bass. He had never caught one that small before......lol Hootie

That would be a recipe for heart failure for an old guy like me....lol Hootie

Lews reels are great, plus, they look real good with retirement.....lol Lews, retired, and loving it.... oh, Shimano too LMG. What the heck, everything goes better with retirement....lol Hootie