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My favorite is the best. Basically that is always the answer to that question. Hootie

Back down to $2.14 here in Cincinnati. Hootie

Let's see, Step on a carp, break your mo....no, that's not it. Hootie

Sounds like the ones I bought today. Blue handle 8" mini bolt cutters. From Lowe's. Lowe's brand, Kobalt. Hootie

I know you're absolutely right A-Jay. I tried these out on several hooks including the largest ones I use. Just tried with both hands and I can operate them just fine. Until you mentioned it I hadn't thought of the dominant hand thing. Glad you brought that up. Hootie

I just this morning purchased a pair of Kobalt 8" bolt cutters from Lowe's. They look just like the Knipex. I'm sure the Knipex are much better, but these cost $12.98. Knipex are $40.00+. I'm sure once I get the hook out of the fish, he'll be just as impressed with my thirteen dollar cutters as your forty dollar cutters. ...lol. Hootie

The first fluorocarbon I fished was Vanish. I have since moved on to Seaguar, but I never ever had a problem with Vanish. Hootie

I have never been able to catch anything on a swimbait. I guess you really have to commit to those baits. I just give up too quickly. Hootie

River to sea hardbaits, bling spinnerbaits. Dean Rojas is a frog man. Hootie

I hope you win it, then you won't have to worry too much over that broken Crucial. Hootie

Can't quit laughing! Hootie

$2.27 in Cincinnati. Hootie

Japantackle is the only one I've used. Had my package four days after shipping. Hootie

Yes, I did notice this yesterday. Went looking on TW and saw that. Cheaper than where I got them. I have been putting together an order for some more just this morning. Hootie

I hope not so you can tell him what to buy....lol. Hootie

Same here, I always tell family, don't buy me clothes, or fishing gear. Last year my wife succeeded in buying me fishing gear. She did this by going to one of my favorite websites an looking at my wish list. The result: I was happy. Hootie

Choporoz, I'm glad you didn't take offense to my post. I was always the class clown. Oh, those were the good ole days. Hootie

Okay the score is: Good Guys Lazy People 6 8 Hootie

This time last year, I never owned a heavy rod. I now have three of them. Hootie

Exactly what I was thinking. Loomis rod shock. Hootie

Hey Goose, you're slipping, there's no line on those reels. Hootie

Scaleface, how about a photo. I have never even heard of that bait. Would be interesting to see it. Hootie

SL, you wouldn't want to see that. No, you really wouldn't...lol. That's what Archie Bunker calls "Hard Pore Cornography". Hootie

Will do. I've been wanting to get one of these retrievers for a couple of years now. I want to snag a crankbait just to see how well it works...lol. Hootie

Yeah, I'm the guy who only last year, griped about the cost of tungsten worm weights. So what did I do? I went and purchased several Eco Pro tungsten jigs. They looked great and in a moment of weakness....well, you know. But I also invested in a telescoping lure retriever. And with the cost of them, if these jigs snag, they ARE coming back to the boat, even if I have to go in after them. Hootie