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You don't need a leader. I never use one and I still catch fish.

It looks cool, but I wouldn't go to theaters to see it. I would watch it on tv though.

Really? That amazes me. How long does it usually take to get one to the boat?

bass are nothing for that size line lol, ive seen guys catch sail fish of of 2lb line. I find that hard to believe.

I'm Mason, but I'm not really sure what exactly you're talking about. The only place I know to fish is Pine Hill and that place absolutely stinks.

The golfing at Armco is pretty good too if you suck like I do. ;D It's a pretty small course. Caesar's Creek is a great place to fish. I think I caught my first bass there. If you get a chance, Cowan Lake is good as well. They got a bunch of fish in there and a huge section covered by pads that's a blast. If you don't wanna drive far, I would go to the Shaker Run golf course. It's pretty easy to get kicked out, but they have some monster fish in there.

I know where that is, live about 15 minutes from it. My experiences at Armco are not the best. The fishing is decent, but don't expect any size. It may have changed though. I haven't been there for awhile. I stopped going when they started charging to fish.

Nice! That's where I live too. Well about 20 minutes outside. Did you move to a suburb or what?

Are you talking about already rigged swimbaits or swimbaits you rig yourself such as a money minnow? I skin hook my money minnows, but I don't really know how you would make a swimbait weedless if it's like a Hudd.

Abu Garcia Vendetta or Veritas. I have a couple of the Vendettas and I like them a lot, but I have only handled a Veritas. It felt really nice, but I had to return it because three of the guides were broken when I got it and BPS didn't have mroe in stock. I would take the Veritas over the Vendetta if I had another chance.

Man, that must be a record.

I would say the best rod for under $80 is the Abu Garcia Vendetta. I have a couple and I use one for spinnerbaits. It works great.

I agree with what your saying. I was surprised to see so much variety in his lures after reading what he catches most of his fish on.

I like 30 pound Power Pro for spinnerbaits and 6 pound Yo-Zuri Hybrid for my worm rod. I think most people prefer mono or fluoro for spinnerbaits though.

Most of my neighbors suck with the exception of a few. They are really stuck up and didn't put up with much of my crap when I lived at home. When I was younger, me and my friends would do what young kids do, ding dong ditch and tp houses. Nothing too big. All the neighbors would freak out and phone calls and emails would be made saying that there were suspicious people walking around at night terrorizing houses. They over reacted like nothing else. You couldn't even walk on the wrong side of the street without getting yelled at be some people. It probably didn't help that my next door neighbor was the head of the Home Owner's Association, or the fact that my parents weren't involved in the meetings.

I get what your saying. I'm kind of the same way except I don't have near as much stuff as you guys have. I was surprised to not see more grubs though. You were killin em on those last year.

Looks like it could be fun. I'm in Ohio, so it's probably not too far from me. Those vendors look promising and I saw your name up there. Good Luck!

Goose, You sure do have a lot of stuff for someone who seems to be a minimalist fisherman.

I'm pretty sure you're kidding, or at least I hope so.

Maybe, but I can't be sure. It wasn't actually the rod that broke, it was the just the guide. They are probably still the strongest rods out there.

I usually do it with the pepperoni from the deli. It's delicious.

Thanks for posting. That was pretty cool.

I have one of these rods. Got it last year and used it for treble hook baits. Worked fine for those, but I don't use it anymore. I hit the top guide on my ceiling and the thing broke. Unbreakable? Don't think so.

Probably is something better, but my Pro Qualifiers work just fine for me.

That's a little vague... What's your idea of high end?