KU_Bassmaster.

I have an XTools too and highly recommend it. I check about every other week during the season. Dead on in the three years I have had. Plus it has some really "fun" features.

Just happned :

Something that helped me when I first started at baitcasting .... The casting part came pretty easy to me ( as far as birds nests go). My problem was I had no clue where it was going .... well that's not entirely true, I knew it wasn't going at my target ;D I became frustrated and basically decided to use my baitcasters for pitching only and use my spinning rigs when an actual "cast" was needed. At the time I wasn't real great at pitching either, but in my mind that was the one thing I couldn't do with a spinning rig. Make short stealth casts IN heavy cover with pin point accuracy. So I practiced and practiced pitching ... the front yard, back yard, in the house, and occasionally at the lake :. I found that the time that I spent learning to pitch actually helped me understand baitcasting as a whole better. IMO while pitching it's easier for a newbie to learn tip/rod control, release points, and accuracy. As soon as I got pitching down, all other casts became easier. That's my $.02

If you are going to wipe your dirty hands off on a towel, it's good to do it on one that is already ruined. ;D My first choice would have to be a black and gold one though. 8-) I am still WOWed by your day

SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!!! Are you sure you weren't in Texas? What a day wherever you are, but that is an UNBELIEVABLE KANSAS day. Congrats!!!! I also can't believe you have temps into the 50's already too

Weather reports suck

I have tried #2 with at least 10 phones on 4 or 5 different cars and have never been able to get it work. That would definitely be cool though.

I would say you are having a pretty good couple of days

Some form of amber. My personal favorite is Costo Del Mar's Vermillion. It's a tad darker shade of amber.

Rod: St Croix TBC68MXF Reel: Shimano Scoprion 1000Mg Line: 6lbs. Gamma Copoly ;D

WOW!!!! Seller is from my home town as well

Congrats

Fishability is my #1 factor I will not fish a line that is a PITA is manage just because it's extra strong, invisible, tough, etc. It has to have some of those qualities though. Right now I have Gamma Copolymer on all of my reels (various line sizes for various applications) except one. That one has braid and I use it for c-rigging and fishing in heavy cover.

Looks like the makings of a classic at the 8:00 mark

I think Dicky V is a little too excited. He is going to need a shirt change at half.....

Right now it's a Shimano Scorpion 1000Mg on a St. Croix Legend Tourney (TBC68MXF)

My other addiction. Used to play just about everyday in the summer when I worked at a golf course through late high school and early college. Then I moved away to college and didn't pick up a club for 3 years. Last year I slowly started picking it up again, and by the end of the year it was a full blown addiction again. Why are all these hobbies so expensive!!! :-[

The main lake I fish is about 50 miles from my front door. Last year I put a hitch on my 4cyl Honda Accord to combat the rising gas prices. Before I would just borrow my dad's 8 cyl Trailblazer. So before with my dad's SUV it would cost me about $20 a trip. Now with my car I am down under $10 a trip. Putting the hitch on my car paid for itself with in the first couple months. I fish out of a pond hopper type boat so my only means of propulsion is a trolling motor. = no $$ spent on gas I am liking that more and more everyday. The more and more I think about it, a big fiberglass gas powered bass boat just might not be for me. I just don't need it for 99% of the fishing I do. Most of the lakes I fish or either no wake or electric only and all of them are less than 1000 acres. I thought that with in the year I would be in the market for a bass boat. Now I think if I get anything I will look for an older bass boat with no outboard, gut it, and make my own all electric boat.

Here is the list by the way ... http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3230172

Danny Manning not in the top 25 is a crime

IMO ...... 48-50 is when things start to wake up 55 is PRIME TIME

If they have a store in your state, you have to pay sales tax.

Not bad at all considering the circumstances

Did you try on multiple models of Costa's? All the different models are designed to fit different size heads. You can find the size face it different model is suppose to fit (frame size) on their website. According to their website the Filaments you have are Medium-Large http://www.costadelmar.com/store/Departments/Sunglasses.aspx

Polo