*Hootie

My first baitcaster. Made in 1909. 107 yrs. old. Got it brand new for my birthday when I was 12..... Hootie

On the recommendations of a lot of guys here I bought a bulk spool of "Izorline". Can't remember the price off hand, but it was very inexpensive. Hootie

I have the NRX and GLX's, and prefer the GLX's all over the NRX. But if I needed or wanted another high end rod, I would grab the NRX at that price. Hootie

I believe you could state a budget of one million dollars, and there will always be someone tell you that you need $10.00 more...lol. Hootie

Use the Lews for jigs, the PQ for everything else. Hootie

If you're still calling them "poles" I would just hold off for a while. Hootie

I don't get the ugly part. They look like any other reel to me. At 50% discount, go for it Hootie

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Yes, starting Monday. I don't know how long the sale is on though. Hootie

Yes. Hootie

Never has a visability of more than 10 inches. Bottom is everything from muck, to clay, gravel and flat rocks. One particular clay point that I fish frequently has produced several four and five pounders. A lot of crawfish on that point. Hootie

I have a lot of old arkie jigs.I also use all terrain rattling jigs and Seibert brush jigs. Hootie It's a corp of engineers flood control lake. 155 acres, lots and I mean LOTS of laydowns. Lots of points and coves. Deepest part of the lake is 13 ft. It has a fifty foot diameter island near the dam. Shallow sloping on one side, drops off quickly on the other side. I have caught lots of 3 and 4 pound bass on the steep side. Hootie

This is where my first jig or tube is going to land. Three weeks to opening...... Hootie

On sale, starting Monday, $79.97. Hootie

Probably because we're paying for it with our own money. Not Mommy and Daddy's money....lol. Hootie

I guess I'm thinking more along the line of "pay through the nose"....lol. Hootie

Thanks for the info. That's my color 90% of the time. Now, if only my Walmart has them. I will definitely have a look. Hootie

Your bones, not mine....lol. Hootie

I bought Arkie jigs in 1982 for $0.69. Using a rate of inflation calculator, today's price should be $1.98. Hootie

I can't believe how they have gone through the roof in the past couple of years. Some I've seen $5.00 to $8.00. In my case, that's a lure that stands about a 75% chance of not even making it back to the boat. But I fish them because they are extremely effective. Fortunately for me, I already have plenty that I have accumulated over the years, so I don't have to pay those exorbitant prices. Just a personal gripe. Hootie

First NRX?.....I think the title says it all.....lol. Hootie

That pretty well sums it up....lol. Hootie

In the 1978 catalog, the only "non" BPS rods were the Fenwick Lunkerstik @ $28.99 and the Lews Speed Stick. Fenwick being the most expensive. In the 1982 catalog, the only rods at all, were all house brand, BPS rods. The most expensive being their Boron rod @ $59.99. Hootie

$33.00 1985 calculates to $74.12 in today's money. Hootie

I was looking at it online just this morning. Hootie