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Sheesh, a whole thread devoted to the name of a reel. I won't make fun of women shoppers anymore Roger

I know just what you mean, that happened to a friend of mine. After tearing his tendon, his bicep sagged down his humerus bone, it looked like a big soft ball under his skin Roger

Yes, that might be a different story.

A 1/16oz to 3/16oz lead-head jig are plenty small enough for bluegills, redears, crappies, perch ~ ~ Roger

My tackle box is sorted in top-down hierarchy based on 'Running Depth' (topwater to bottom-bumping) Roger

Yah me too, but now in my 70s, I finally got it right Roger

Gorgeous! Roger

8-lb mono line is heavy enough for the vast majority of fish caught in freshwater. On the other hand, 50-lb braid is mainly used to bolster abrasion-resistance when fishing in heavy cover (frogging, toading, punching ~) By no means an exact science, but a nice combo for smallies is 20-lb braid with an 8-lb nylon leader. Roger

Spare Your Joints Between saltwater, freshwater, casting and spinning, I’m sure I’ve made well over a million casts during the past 65 years. Right around the new millennium, I retrained myself to cast different than your average bear. It's something I call a “catapult cast”, to spare my joints during hours of repetitive casting. I’m right-handed, and to make a catapult cast, my left hand simply yanks the rod butt briskly backward, while my right hand serves as a directive fulcrum. I’ve been doing this for so many years, that my accuracy with a catapult cast is similar to my pitching and flipping (close enough). Next month I’ll be 78, but I firmly believe this single adaptation is a big reason why my shoulders, elbows & wrists still have lots of mileage left. Elbow Injury (Fishing was not to blame) The title of this thread caught my eye. Just 3 days ago (Wednesday), my neighbor and I moved a 200-lb freezer from my garage into our kitchen. Problem is, there’s a 5” masonry step at the threshold of my front door. I was on the inside with the dolly, and my neighbor was outside the doorway, and really in no position to offer much help. I had to hoist the freezer by myself, and it took everything I had to deadlift the hand truck up to the foyer. THEN, as I was straightening up to a standing position, I realized that the freezer got away from my neighbor and was falling on top of me. I scrambled just fast enough to avoid getting hit, and it crashed onto the foyer floor (This dented the freezer but didn’t crack any tiles). My neighbor repeatedly asked: “Are you okay? Each time I answered: “Yes, I’m just fine”. However, I could feel that my elbow was strained from the deadlift. After we were done, I discovered that I wasn’t able to comb my hair, because my elbow would lock in pain about a foot away from the right shoulder. Later on, I realized that I couldn’t raise my coffee cup to my mouth, Hmph, I thought, that’s my casting arm. I did an internet search for acute elbow injury, and soon learned that I sprained my 'lateral epicondyle'. The article stated that resolution can take up to 6 months, and at my age, it may never resolve. I'd hoped that was worst-case scenario (web drama). After about 1/2 hour of bidirectional stretching exercise, my elbow mobility improved quickly and significantly. Today, 3 days after injury, I can touch my shoulder, drink my coffee and comb my hair. Anyone need a freezer moved? Roger

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They should be looking for the forklift driver. He's probably in the bed of the truck Roger

Though cloud cover knocks down luminosity, apparently ultraviolet rays penetrate clouds quite well. (Skin cancer rates are higher in the north than the south). To admit enough light during low-light conditions, any light-color is preferred, such as light amber, yellow, light gray ~. Roger

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Definitely a redeye rocky ? How do you pronounce that?

Coming from a river in Georgia, and based on its vertical blotching, I'd also go with shoal bass. Other than the Flint River, those guys are becoming increasing uncommon. Kudos! I never targeted them, but I lived in Georgia for 6 years and never caught one shoal bass. Roger

Mike took the words out of my mouth Roger

I doubt that anyone’s looking for a line where line-twist is nonexistent, that would be unrealistic. On the other hand, line-twist becomes a problem when it becomes noticeable. PowerPro wasn’t introduced until 1997. Before the turn of the century, virtually every spinning reel was spooled with nylon monofilament line. I spent the majority of my spinning life casting monofilament line, but that all changed in 2005. For me at least, braided line and spinning tackle play extremely well together. Roger

Rising water increases the area of the lake, which increases the fish's choice of locations. Oppositely, falling water crowds the fish population, which reduces their options. Remember though, changing water levels do 'not' alter the fish's distance from the water surface. That is to say, rising or falling may change the fish's scenery, but the depth of fish remains the same. In general, fish depth and bottom depth correspond, but there are always some fish in suspension. Roger

Flats are best where they're interrupted, and where they end. Roger

I'm envious ? We came very close to going there the end of July, but the pandemic skewed our plans (temporarily). Good advise, for that matter, even a passing ocean liner ? Roger

Same story with Super Flukes, I'll rig'em belly-up and belly-down to extend the life of the bait. Trust me, most bass aren't paying attention ? Roger

That's a good point, but I rarely see it offered. Granted, reels used to be heavy, but all reels today are lightweights by comparison. The angler who's willing to spend extra money to reduce reel weight by 2 oz, leaves himself no room to complain about top-heavy balance. Roger

Pretty much what I use, but rather than a split-screen, I'll toggle between '3D' down-imaging (terrain & cover) and '2D' down-scanning (game fish & baitfish) Roger

It seems to me that the "tail-down" convention began with ribbon-tail worms and ribbon-tail grubs. During the drop, a pliable ribbon-tail bait would sometimes foul on the hook, hence the "tail-down" mode. Although boot-tails and paddle-tails do not run this risk, the tail-down mode has become the norm. To extend the life of a swimbait, I won't hesitate to rig the bait "tail-up". Roger

I'm sure those lures are happy in their new home, and not planning on moving. Do you own a snorkel? Roger