KU_Bassmaster.

LOL ...... point and click ........ Yeah I've got skills. ;D

I took this pic yesterday while out fishing. This picture doesn't even do it justice. Hands down the prettiest sunset I have ever seen. Every night a local news station uses a pic that a viewer sent in to display that day's weather specs. Mine is being considered for this week. http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/weather/9930349/detail.html?qs=1;s=1;p=weather&dm=ig&tn=b Ohhhhhhh ...... the fishing ............ not so hot. All I caught was bait.

That's the bad thing about Cabela's and BPS coming to your area ...... Those types of places are long gone.

I am technically voting because I feel pretty strongly about one issue and I am going to vote against a candidate I have met before. So I am punching two votes out a total of 30 or so. And I agree with huskertko ..... Those Talent/McCaskill commercials have been ridiculous. Seems like neither of them deserve to win ..... maybe jail.

Also want to bring up this: Watch how LBH reels up his slack line as he dropping the rod before the hook set. If you just drop your rod and set .... you are really aren't packing much of a punch.

That's something I ALWAYS ask myself when buying something. When you start putting that $50 in perspective .... it's really nothing when you think about how many times and how many years you will use that reel. I just got my Scorpion 1000 Mg in the mail no longer than an hour ago. I've played around with the 50 Mg at Cabelas and always thought it was one SWEEEEETTTTT reel, but it's nothing compared to the feeling you have when you actually own one. I haven't even fished with it yet, but I have pretty much made up my mind that I will probably convert all my reels to the 50 Mg over the next few years. I'm sticking with the domestic only so I can send them into ReelMech for service and cleaning. The only down side I see with the MG is you have to be a little more careful with it because of the finish.

In Windows Media Player ........ Go into "Tools" and then "Options" ....... then click on the "performance" tab. Make sure the video acceleration is all the way to full. Seems like that has happened to me a few times.

I think that baby has been hitting the bottle. Kind has that raspy smokers laugh too like he smokes a pack a day. ;D ;D Pretty funny.

I LOVE braid, but no way would I put it on all my reels. I have it on one set up. I use that for C-rigging, topwater frogs, fishing in the THICK THICK THICK stuff, and bed fishing. I don't have the confidence to fish it exclusively. Notice these are just my opinions. Other people swear by braid and use it for everything. They have confidence in it for everything ..... I don't. Confidence in your presentation means a lot.

That's incredible man!!!!! Can't beat that price either. A little elbow grease here and there and that will be a fine fishing machine.

I'm not nor was I, but one of my best friends was. The hell you guys go through.... just don't get it, but whatever. All I really remember him doing was REALLY watching his salt intake.

Raul... Any reasons why NO TAPE???

That's what i was going to suggest.

I was digging through some of my photos and I could swear I caught one like that last year. I remember taking a pic of it because I thought it was odd. Kind of with an oval mean looking eye.

Well there goes my idea for going to day. I just went out and ran a few errands. On my way home I was like .... "ya know, the wind still isn't blowing yet." I went home and was just about to hook up the boat and it started blowing pretty good ....... Game off!!!! I think I might be sick on Wed. I am pretty sure the only cure is a day on the lake. ;D I can feel the sickness coming on now. 8-)

:-? : :-? : That's been the ongoing theme theme for me the past few weeks. I have been trying to get out and do some fall fishing, but the stupid wind won't cooperate. 15 mph is my limit with these falling water temps. As I look out my window right now I barely see a leaf moving, but I GAURANTEE it would start blowing the minute I get out there. Forecast for today says 15 mph winds with gusts over 20. And of course tomorrow is suppose to be a nice calm day .... but I don't fish on Chief's game days. 8-) Did you see the forecast for mid-week ...... highs near 80.

1, Try not to go crazy 2. Catch up on sleep. During the warmer months it's hard for me to sleep. I always feel like I am missing out on something. Very rarely do I get over 5 hours of sleep. In the winter that all changes. 8+ a night ..... 3. Before school started this semester I was converting all of my parent's and grand parent's home videos to DVD. Once school started i had to stop. It was a VERY time consuming task, but I liked doing it. I probably try to finish that. The only things fishing wise I will try to do are: 4. Build a rod rack 5. I might dabble with puring some soft plastics.

As for when to start it up ....... maybe at Spring Training to start the "trash talk" on off season moves ..... Then REALLY get it going again around the All-Star break.

No problem ...... I just hope I can participate in it next year. Word has it the Royals will have a payroll of over $50 million The rest of the league has been warned. ;D

I've just realized that I have accumulated a pretty good collection of cologne. I look at some of the older bottles that I never wore much and all I can see is all the fishing stuff I could have bought. ;D Anyways, what's your favorite cologne??? Mine seems to change from year to year and season to season. I've been wearing quite a bit of Polo Black the past year (I get tons of compliments when I wear this .... especially from ) And then it seems like I have been wearing Abercrombie Woods as my "summer" scent since I was a freshman in high school. :

This was the year of the jig for me ...... and fishing it deep. At the end of last year I was really starting to catch onto it, but then winter came. In the spring (prespawn) it seems like I can't put a crankbait down. From early summer on though, it's what I threw probably 80% of the time. It is now my go-to bait as far as # of quality bites.

IMO, 10 ft is the cut off where you should probably start thinking about slower ratio reel. It just makes life soooooooo much easier. There are those that will say it's unnecessary ..... "To just reel slower" ..... well it's not about that and I honestly don't think those people have ever fished a deep crank and if they have it probably didn't last long because of fatigue. For instance .... reeling in a DD22 with a 6+:1 reel almost feels like you are reeling in a bucket. If you are going fishing for the workout :, have at it. ;D Now reel that DD22 in with a 5:1 reel and it feels more like a big spinnerbait. In this off season I think I am going to add a 3.8:1 for deep cranks and my 5:1 will be used for shallow and medium divers.

Reel: http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=74127&hvarDept=100&hvarEvent=&hvarClassCode=1&hvarSubCode=1&hvarTarget=browse Rod: http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=74388&hvarDept=100&hvarEvent=&hvarClassCode=2&hvarSubCode=6&hvarTarget=browse I'm only going to put you $20-$30 over budget. ;D ;D This is my set-up except I have the older Curado. I have used a bunch of different rods in the $100 range and IMO the Premier is by far the best. The Shimano Compre ain't bad either plus the warranty is unbeatable. Also, if you don't mind buying stuff off Ebay you can usually knock off AT LEAST 10% what you would pay retail ..... often times MUCH more.

The same Steelers who lost to the Raiders? Just because you beat my team doesn't mean that you're the "Super Bowl Champs." Just a friendly reminder. I agree ... the whole this team beat that team who beat this team who beat this team, etc, etc, etc ....... just does not work in the NFL.

I got the 1000 last night for $185. Not as good of a deal, but still a lot cheaper than I have seen anywhere else. My plans to add the one he had left are gone. He now has none left.