Nibbles

Dan and Bird Dog, do you guys mean something along the lines of this?

So my university bass club has been debating whether we should create a new logo. I threw this together over the weekend with some of my free time, and would like some critique on how I can maybe make it better. All constructive criticism is welcome! Also, I created the bass from scratch in Photoshop with a stock image of a bass as the guide/comparison. Based on my limited knowledge of copyright laws, there shouldn't be any copyright issues as far as this one goes. Lawyers are welcome to speak up though!

Hence the stigma. 44% of the traffic fatalities in SC involve alcohol. With your logic we should ban the sale of alcohol in SC? That wouldn't go over too well with residents I think by this logic, we should ban certain types of alcohol that are responsible for a statistically inordinate amount of problems. And we did pretty much did... remember 4 Loko? The gubmint made the manufacturers take out the caffeine, so they're no longer true 4 Loko.

Did you catch Bosh in the Heat vs. Bulls game? Same deal there. ;D

I don't think it's really that pit bulls are inherently killers, but that they have more potential to cause lethal amounts of harm towards people than many other breeds of dogs. Sure, German Shepherds and Rottweilers might have more pounds per square inch in terms of bite pressure, but a pit bull's jaw/mouth, when paired with their short powerful necks, appears to almost be specifically built to rip, tear and maim, unlike the sharpened snout of a Shepherd or stubby but small mouth of a rottweiler. I suppose an imperfect analogy that gets the point across would be comparing a slow velocity hollow point with a 7.62 FMJ. The FMJ has far more penetrating power and overall kinetic energy, but the slow moving hollow point is likely to cause far more damage to an unarmored individual than the FMJ.

You can also do it with ctrl + scroll wheel on your mouse. Scroll up to make things bigger, down to make things smaller.

1)Don't flip, but I do pitch jigs and plastics a lot with my jig setup and weightless plastics setup 2)Daiwa Cielo 7' Heavy Fast, Shimano Calcutta 200 TE DC, P-Line CXX Copolymer 12# Test 3)Falcon 6'8" Med. Heavy XFast, Shimano Curado 100D, YoZuri Hybrid Ultrasoft Copolymer 12# Test 4)Kistler Magnesium TS 7' Heavy Fast, Daiwa Zillion 100SHA, Cortland Master Braid 50# Test 5)Daiwa Cielo 6'3" Medium Light XXF(proprietary titanium tip) Dropshot Spinning Rod, Daiwa Fuego 2000 Spinning, YoZuri Hybrid Copolymer 6# Test 6)G.Loomis BCR Mossyback 7' Medium Fast, Shimano Conquest 50S, YoZuri Hybrid Copolymer 8# Test 7)None yet, hoping to get something soon 8)Dobyns Champion 705CB 7' Medium Moderate Fast, Daiwa Alphas Ito 103-Ai, P-Line Halo Fluorocarbon 10# Test 9)Berkley Bionix 6'6" Medium Heavy Fast, Daiwa Alphas Ito 103-Ai, YoZuri Hybrid Copolymer 10# Test 10)Daiwa Cielo 6'6" Medium Heavy Fast, Daiwa Alphas Ito 103-Ai, P-Line CXX Copolymer 10# Test 11)Same as #10 - I typically have a jig and a weightless plastic setup and switch between the two, and use my jig setup to throw weighted texposed rigs when jigs aren't working well

I was hoping for an answer like that. That's what I was thinking too, which is why I didn't send it right back. The guy I bought it from didn't know too much about it so he wasn't much help. What got me worried was when Cal from TackleTour told me that he never noticed any "clicking" sounds from his Varius F200. I sent Jun an email yesterday morning. Hopefully I get a reply soon. Thanks guys!

Kind of a long shot, but I was just wondering if anyone here has ever worked with Ryobi baitcasters? I've recently acquired a Ryobi Varius F200 Spectra, and it's got this cool braking system called the "flying arm". Problem is, the "brake shoes" on the spool seem to be loose and kind of clack against the spool, creating a "clickety-clack" sound when I shake the spool. My question is, is it supposed to do that, or do I just have a defective spool? I've attached a picture illustrating what I mean.

As much a Daiwa fan as I am, I would still never, ever, ever, ever pay full price for a Zillion. As much as I hate to admit it, if you're looking for a good cranking reel, Daiwa's USDM currently has diddly squat. If you're willing to go after an aftermarket Sol or Alphas though, they're pretty nice for most cranking applications.

I found both lines very manageable, matched rated strength and Has no issues with abrasion. When I think I need fluorocarbon, these are the two I will fish. Back to Yo-Zuri again...A fundamental advantage of the line is it's actual breaking strength. Generally I think this feature outweighs other factors, especially in the smaller diameters. In gin clear water I can't see #4 original Hybrid and #12 is still stealthy! 8-) The Hybrid is not as strong as CXX, nor as abrasion resistant. But Hybrid is also quite a bit easier to manage than CXX at similar pound tests.

I typically get mine from Northstar. One because they're a sponsor and two because with the BR discount, I can get the Owner cutting point jigheads for about the same cost as the gamakatsu jigheads sold by your source.

After sounding out the syllables out in a couple different ways, I think I figured out what "raitorigusupesharu" stands for. "Light Rig Special".

I'm assuming "raitorigu" is just Engrish for "light rig".

Alcohol is a diuretic, which is probably not the best thing to take if you have a cold. Cough syrups may help with the cough, but they can also make you drowsy or more depending on the active ingredients. Dextromethorphan, a typical ingredient in cough syrups, is a cough suppressant, but you gotta watch how much you take 'cause it can and will alter your mental state and spatial awareness if you accidentally take too much. Some syrups contain Guaifenesin, which is an expectorant - it basically helps you expel mucus by thinning it out and causing it to drip everywhere. You probably don't want to take anything with Guaifenesin in it if you're looking for a short term fix since it's one of those things that will make you feel better in the long run but hell of a lot worse in the short run. If I may ask, which symptoms are bothering you the most?

The guy should fire his trainer IMO. His opponent was taller AND more fit than he was, and yet he was dumb enough to not keep his guard up and go in swinging wildly. Only morons do that, and his trainer should be held responsible for allowing him to act like that.

Some more food for the thought: Why exactly do we need more sensitive rods? To notice a bite? Why not just learn to watch your line? Granted, sometimes your line doesn't move much when you're fishing jigs and a bass swallows it, but there are ways to compensate for that as well. It's called keeping a finger on the fishing line. Pretty easy to sense differences in pressure that way. I've also come across assertions that more sensitive rods can help you get a better feel for the bottom contour of the water you are fishing. Sure, that's probably true. But anyone that owns and knows how to use a decent fish finder can probably figure out what the bottom contour is like by reading the data on the screen. Granted, this isn't quite feasible if you're shore fishing.

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If you do decide to try and fix the reel yourself, make sure to be extra careful when taking out and handling the bearings. They're fragile. Sometimes bearings can be damaged by something as minor as dropping them on a hard surface. Once damaged, they won't work as well as they're supposed to.

Summer isn't always so bad in the south. When I visited California for a month a few years back, I remember the summer evenings to be very mild, and sometimes downright chilly.

If she has the opportunity to take any organic chemistry classes in that school, make sure she takes advantage of it. Even if she doesn't receive college credit for orgo, it will help her be infinitely more prepared once she goes to college for pre-med. Orgo courses in most colleges are absolute hell in terms of how much information people have to memorize, so her having a head start will make things a lot easier. Also, congratulations!

Thanks for the prompt reply! All my worries have been assuaged! Great customer service IMO. Will be doing business with you in the future for sure!

Wow, even more stuff I overlooked. Case and point - this data from the research is really cool, and will be extremely useful to future research. How useful the data at this point is to the everyday fisherman though, I'm not sure.

Aftermarket carbon fiber handles typically run around $100-$120. If I buy a $180 reel and cannibalize the carbon fiber handle, I can add a regular handle (I have some spare metal handles that should fit most reels) to it and use it as a backup non-enthusiast workhorse reel. Basically, I am paying $80 for a slightly heavier version of a $180 reel, because I would've dropped $100 on an aftermarket CF handle anyway for upgrading my JDM enthusiast reels.

With that take on everything, then we essentially know nothing about anything. Of course there are still questions out there. How else are they supposed to find out if catchable verses not catchable is heritable with out a FULLY CONTROLLED TEST? Any other way would be impossible. And no where in the study did it say "Hey nibbles, use this info to your advantage for you fishing hobby." They collected data and presented it. Thats it. You decide to dismiss it because not every fact is answered. I decide to use what they give me to make educated assumptions, or to add to what they have already presented. It's called progress. I never said anything about the researchers in this study claiming that this data could be used to my advantage for my fishing hobby. I was pointing out that this study might not be all that useful to most bass fishermen. I am saying that we should be wary of drawing too many conclusions from this study. You can make all the assumptions you want based on the data if you so choose. I would caution others to do so conservatively or to not jump to conclusions at all, taking into account some of the unknowns I have pointed out. I do, to some extent, understand where you're coming from. It's just that my brain is wired in a way that makes me particularly anal when it comes to research. Perhaps this will give you an idea of where I'm coming from: Take for example, the disease Pellagra, which is caused by a niacin deficiency. During the 1900's, it was a fairly big problem in the United States, notably in the south. Part of the reason was due to the rise in popularity of finely bolted, degerminated, cornmeal, which lacked the sufficient niacin that the coarse ground meal had. Medical professionals and researchers eventually took notice of the relationship between diets heavy in cornmeal and the incidence of Pellagra. However, many of them mistakenly attributed the cause of Pellagra to cornmeal being contaminated with something that caused Pellagra. Now picture this: A researcher in those times conducts a controlled experiment to study Pellagra. He has two groups of volunteers. One group is fed a diet of predominantly cornmeal, and develops Pellagra. The experimental group is fed a diet of predominantly bread and potatoes, and stays healthy. When the control group's diet is altered to match the experimental group's, they recover from the disease. Now, what has the researcher truly proven? He has proven that a diet consisting predominantly of cornmeal is linked with Pellagra. He has not proven, however, that a diet consisting predominantly cornmeal necessarily CAUSES Pellagra - it is actually the niacin deficiency that causes it. After all, if he gave his control group niacin supplements, they would not develop Pellagra. Also, the general consensus at the time was that Pellagra was caused either by poisons in the cornmeal, microscopic organisms, or mold. Going along with that, it would be very easy to use this research data to make an "educated" assumption that it is indeed some form of contaminant in the corn that causes Pellagra. This assumption, however, would be absolutely wrong.