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;D, well there ya go. I think I'll reverse them and see what happens. On lighter cranks my stx outperforms my winch quite a bit. Now, I seem to like the retrieve rate better for cranks on the winch. I may look and see if they make an stx that is lower geared than 7-1. The STX comes in a 6.4:1 and 7.1:1 ratios.

X2 I fish these in the grass and slop and they seem to come out cleaner than a conventional spinner.

Thrust and horsepower are not directly related and therefore not easily converted. Here is a link that explains how to convert them. http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0195.shtml

The Rolling Stones and ZZ Top were my favorites.

Do they make it in a finish nailer or is it just framing.

I have been wearing the bass out with the trick worms. My last two trips we have caught no less than 30 fish per trip all on trick worms.

746 watts equals 1 horsepower.

Water and beer (not necessarily in that order)

You have a great set up there. The Avid rods are some of the best rods out there.

X2 these things are great.

Prayers sent for you and your mother.

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I have an Avid AVC66MF, IMO they are not a step up from the Mojos but are in a different class. This will not be my last Avid.

Yes, Nevis played like an animal. As good as Dorsey maybe only time will tell.

I have fished with Ugly Sticks for years and have caught plenty of fish on them. I have just recently began to upgrade my rods. My dad still uses Ugly Sticks and won't give them up, he can't see spending the money. For a newbie they are fine, you can always upgrade later if you want. I still use Abu Garci reels that I have had for years, one of them was my dad's it is about 30 years old if I remember right and still catches fish. Only one of my reels was over $100 and that is my Revo STX.

I am not so quik to blame LSU's defense, if the offense had at least scored a field goal in the second half it would not have come down to the final play like it did. Miles and Crowton need to go!

This would be a valid observation. I was not trying to argue, but I didn't want anybody to be confused about a close tolerance meening a bearing has an increase in resistance. As you said a high rated bearing may not spin a freely as a lower rated one due to design, materials, quality control, or any number of other variables. I was a little skeptical about the bearings I bought but figured I would try a set due to the fact I needed a new set anyway, and the cost difference was not that much. I have been very satisfied with them, and will be upgrading all my reels but only when they need a new set.

Nobody is arguing that materials and design don't affect bearings, but the statement that the tighter tolerance means there is more resistance in the bearing which is not true. As I stated I upgraded one of my reels with Boca Bearings and had a noticeable improvement. What I did not state is that I replaced worn stock bearings with Boca ABEC 5 ceramic hybrid bearings in the spool for a few dollars more than a new set of stock bearings. The first time I tried to cast with them I found them very uncontrolable and had to add a drop of oil to them to slow them down a bit and now I can cast the same distance that I used to with less effort wich when fishing all day can make a big difference. I go by what I experiance rather than what others say, and I figure it's worth the few extra bucks per reel.

A tighter tolerance dosen't mean that the rolling resistance is higher. Tolerance is the amount of variation from an absolute exact measurement that is permitted during the manufacturing process. The higher the ABEC rating, the tighter the tolerance, the more precise and smooth the bearing. The smoother the bearing the less friction is generated during operation. How much difference will this make in a reel? That would depend on a number of factors such as quality of the bearings being replaced, condition of the reel, etc.

I upgraded one of my reels with Boca Bearings and it made a noticeable difference. They have a search on the site that finds bearings according to your reel model.

In the original post you said you have a 3 year old Tohatsu 25 then you said you have a 2-stroke. I don't recall Tohatsu making a 2-stroke carbed 25 in 2007. I have a 2007 Tohatsu 25 that is a 4-stroke EFI, I may be wrong about yours but as I said I don't recall. Please look on the data tag on your motor and get the year and model number so that the members here can better help you.

Choupique is what we call bowfin here in SW Louisiana. I tend to catch a few from time to time when bass fishing.

I am assuming this is an EFI 4 stroke motor please correct me if I am wrong. Did you have an alarm and the red LED light illuminating. If so were they on steady or pulsating. If your motor was overheating or had low oil pressure one of these alarms should warn you and the computer should cut the RPM of the motor until the problem is corrected.

I use them and find I have a much better hook up rate then a single hook.