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I always keep mine on. I do occasionally swap out to an oval one, though.

These are my favorite. I have 2 rods for them, both loomis CBR847c. One has a 5:1 reel for when I keep the boat moving and another with a Curado 3.8:1 for when I am parking the boat and pcking an area apart. That 3.8:1 reels them in like BUTTER, but is too slow for when I want to move quickly along a shoreline. I am currently looking to swap out rods. I was experimenting throwing them on a swimbait rod with a long handle that I can tuck under my armpit and it really helped out a lot with wear and tear on my body. i want to get a rod make for crankbaits with a long handle like this.

dang man, if you had 2 more that would have made a great limit. Nice job on the 4 and 5, it's not too often you get 2 fish that size in a day.

That's awesome man! We just had our first baby...a girl...2 months ago. I pray that she will enjoy some fishing, just like that! Thank you for sharing, that lit up my day!

HOly cow, nice day! If that was average size allll day, that would be my best day ever. That was a nice fish!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D haha funny!

Sculpy clay. You can get it at craft stores. I just bought some from Michael's. It was on sale...2 oz for $.99. You make what you want out of this and bake it in the oven as the directions on teh package call for. It's very easy.

I love this rod, but the but section is too short. For deep cranking all day it wears me out. I wish I could have this exact rod with another 6-8 inches added to the butt section. Reason being, I want to tuck the rod under my arm pit while I deep crank. I'm throwing LC D-20s, Norman DD-22s, etc.... Does anybody have a crankbait rod with a 20-24" butt section they would recommend? I like the action of my Loomis and how light it is compared to glass rods, but need to find something with a longer butt section.

Dang that sucks. Those were some nice bass.

I use my Loomis dropshot rod for it so am probably biased to a lighter action set up. I'd get a ML X-Fast action 7' I'd really look for x-fast. I think this will help you get further cats if you are fishing finesse baits.

My philosophy with high end rods (I use Kistler Helium 2 and GLX) is that you pay alot more for a little better. IMHO these are not the best "value" rods. I think you get a lot more bang for your buck in the $100-$150 price range. I use 'em, and love 'em...but only because I have slowly built up a collection of them one rod at a time...over a loooong time. if I had a lump sum of cash and started over, I'd probably start with rods in teh $100-$150 range and get that value and them upgrade from there as I could afford it.

That's the tool I wass refering to.

Thanks for the tip. Spooning is one part of my game that is a little weak.

You probably already know...but if the water levels go up, fish the newly flooded brush/timber. A lot of fish will move up into this area.

Very nice job.

I don't do it, so not familiar with the tool or the name....but I know there is one that they use.

While it is best to not let them swallow it...sometimes it just happens. I have not found a tool or method for getting deeply hooked/swallowed hooks out. A fish biologist told me to just cut the line as close to the hook as possible and let the fish go. He said that hook would work it's way out or the fish would pass it with no or very minimal damage. He said it is worst to rip it out of there. If you can get the hook out without causing damage or ripping out it's throat, that is better.

There are some lakes I fish (i.e. Lake Powell) that get this problem. The fish will eat up all the shad for a few years, then starve for a couple years after that as the shad populations make a come back. It works in cycles. They ask us to harvest those starving fish. Mostly it is due to the striper in this lake, but happens to the other species as well.

He'll probably be fine. Next tiem all you have to do to make sure is gently put it in the water and let it swim off.

Question for you guys...I've never had problems with backlashes or memory or anything like that... would you still recommend this for me? What exactly does it do? ...making a trip to BPS tomorrow.

i was just cleaning out my garage and came across an old toaster oven. It got me thinking... Has anybody tried to use a toaster oven to keep plastic warm for muticolored worm pours? It seems like you could keep it on a low setting and just keep your pyrex cups in there.

17137 piqued my curiousity. : Welcome aboard!

I prefer to match up the reel to the rod, what rod are you using with it? Personally, a 4000 is waaaaaaay to big for me. 2500 is as big as I like to go on spinning.

If you want a deal, and considering the way the economy is....there are some steals in the used market. It would be great if the owner would take you out in the boat, but if it is a small jon boat, for cheap, it might not be worth his time. if he won't take you out, then: I wouldn't buy a boat unless the owner would put it on water (at least in their swimming pool if they have one and we are just talking about a jon boat) to ensure there are no leaks. Look for rust/corrosion. Don't buy it if it has leaks or rust/corrosion and it is your first boat. You can buy some ear muff looking thinks that you attach to a hose and clamp on to the motor. I forget the actual name of them, but you can get them at any shop like BPS that sells boat stuff. Then you can make sure it starts up good and runs good. Ask the owner to not start it or run it until you get there so you can see how it does cranking when it is cold. throttle up the forward and reverse to make sure it engages gears. Make sure there is water shooting out the little "pee hole". Granted, if it is leaking a little or the motor is a little rough, it can be fixed...but since it is your first boat and you don't know too much about them....don't get over your head.

Take a look at the Shimano Crucials...they are less than that price range.