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Hey you could fish with me again. Just better hope their not hitting that jig again and your fishing against me. ;D We use to have something on a different forum that went by region. Its was an honesty policy with a pic of the fish and a tape. We judged by length not weight. Never had any prizes just good ol competition. If we were talking about Missouri I'd probably suggest a day tourny at Little Dixie lake just east of Columbia. 200 acres, you can launch any size boat but the lake is a no-waker and there are boats available on the honor system for those who want to bring a trolling motor.

Great for C-rigs, I haven't used them for much else.

OK, what's with the guy with no pants?

I love lots of different foods but if there's one thing I just can't say no to or stop at just one it's a good old fashioned BLT sandwich. I love those things.

Your best bet will probably be at the boat shows or else a BPS spring fling deal at your nearest BPS outlet.

Hmmm... I'm spooling every d**n reel I've got with 12lb test this season.

Very good reply Matt. I'm sure that's what you were initially trying to say but it just didn't come out that way. I agree. No manufacturer gives anyone anything, from a boat all the way down to a slip sinker unless they have some assurance that somewhere along the line they'll see some return on their investment, regardless of the size of that investment.

I think what would be most at issue would be in warranty service should the need arise. Just how many Tohatsu repair stations are there out there anyway?

Isn't that the bottomline of any salesmans job? My point was this, Matt lives in a part of the country where the bass grow to freakish proportions. If you're an angler fishing specifically for those fish and you're catching fish in the 12-15lb range I'm not surprised there are companies wanting to attach their products to those fish catches. OTOH, fish of that size in the rest of the country are rare so you're going to have to use something else as a selling point if you want sponsors anywhere east of southern California. Whether it's tournament results or success as a guide or some other benchmark, you have to have something to prove your mettle in order to get manufacturers to give you something. In the case of this very board, your contact and first impression is usually via a resume. While it's always a good idea to do something different on your resume to catch a potential sponsors eye, I have a feeling a mis-spelled resume is the wrong kind of different.

If you think he's passionate about braided line, don't even get him started on LCD TV's vs. Plasma's. ;D

BTW Matt, just so you don't take my post too offensively, I'd suggest you're getting sponsorships is more due to where you live and what you're doing than anything else. It's no secret that the next world record bass will probably come from CA waters. If I'm a lure, rod, reel, etc. manufacturer I'd certainly seek out anyone in that area that was fishing for large bass exclusively and pitch an offer to them. It doesn't cost them much out of pocket and there's always the chance they could cash in BIG if you happen to stumble on and catch the next world record. In the meantime enjoy what you're getting. It's a lot different in the rest of the country and a lot harder sell.

So you didn't have the gumption to learn how to spell and now, in the computer age, you don't even bother to use a point and click program that does the work for you? Why would I ever consider someone like you in the first place when I've got a desk full of resumes? So what you're saying is, you can be a non-speller AND who isn't even successful at fishing, at least in a competitive way and still get companies willing to give away free merchandise or even, gasp,,,, put money in your pocket? What you've basically described is a salesmans job. And Just so I don't insult the salesman out there, I have a feeling most salesman have a better grasp of the English language than you do. I have no idea what you're credentials are. I've never heard of you and frankly, I wouldn't buy any lure, reel or rod because you suggested it. I might pay attention if you were in a competitive enviroment and winning tournaments consistantly against other anglers that are highly skilled but you're merely an internet poster who sounds like you've sold yourself as a rod n reel salesman. Companies hire those guys all the time, they're called sales reps and they get free stuff just like you. It's a job but I'd hardly describe what you're doing as getting real sponsors in the sense that most anglers on this board consider. BTW, there are a lot of young people on this board. The last thing I would ever try and preach to any of them is that correct spelling isn't important. Geezus, just because you don't want to put any effort into communicating clearly with others is no reason to encourage the younger anglers around here to do the same. Have some respect for those of us who take the language a little more seriously.

The pouch types are nice for jig and pigs to keep the pork from drying out. Keeps ya from having to hang the jig over the side into the water. Other than that they tend to be a nuisance.

I'm no fan of Ike, I'm another in the annoyed camp but that said, the guy can fish. Speaking of longevitiy though, earthworm brought up Hank Parker, during the greatest angler ever debate there was some mention of the fact that Parker quit right in his prime. His overall career earnings weren't that great nor did he amass the kind of numbers that a Roland Martin or Bill Dance or Rick Clunn did. Yet in that short career, 11 years, he was impressive none the less: Hank Parkers Career at a glance Timeline: 1975: Entered South Carolina Invitational on Santee Cooper (and bombed) 1975-77: Fished regional NBA and ABA tournaments 1978: Joins BASS trail at the age of 27 1978: Fishes first BMC 1979: Wins BMC 1983: Wins AOY 1983: Wins BASS "Grand Slam" 1985: "Hank Parker Outdoors Magazine" debuts (syndicated) 1986: Show moves to TNN and stays until 2003 1989: Wins BMC 1990: Retires from BASS competition He won 2 classics, an Angler of the Year award but only had 5 total BASS wins. I don't have Ikes numbers in front of me but I'd say he's already halfway to Parkers overall record in less than half the time. Pretty impressive.

That be dem! Dried up, rotten rubber skirts and all!

Another vote for an Extreme. At $70 on sale you can't beat the price and you'll have a few extra bucks for a lure or two.

I haven't seen a single person on this thread who approves of hoist and slam. I bet if you polled the majority of fishermen that watch the BASS or FLW tournaments they'd probably disapprove as well. Since that's probably the case, how would using a net, or lipping a fish or plain old hoisting but lipping the fish in the air before allowing it to slam into the deck make the show less worthy of watching? It's a black eye on the sport IMO.

Zara Spook Some Rebel prop bait I got out of a bargain bin Lunker Lure

I used to have a couple of the older versions. They came with the old rubber skirts which usually melted after a few years. I no longer have the baits and honestly I don't even know what happened to them. Good shallow running bait.

Well, that depends. You're ultimate goal in picking a correct prop (there's more to this than just the correct pitch) is maximum performance, both in holeshot, mid speed and top end. A lower pitch prop will improve your holeshot but you'll lose top end performance. A higher pitched prop will increase top end speed but at the sacrifice of that holeshot. First, you have to answer the first question which is, what RPM's are you turning at WOT with your current prop? The correct prop will have your engine turning around 5500-5800 RPM's at WOT with a roostertail just at or slightly below the top of the engine cowl height. A general rule of thumb is this, for every inch of prop pitch change you gain or lose about 200 or so RPM's in engine performance. In other words, if you're current 17 pitch prop is turning 5800 RPM's at WOT, trimmed out and you go to a 19 pitch you can expect you're RPM's to drop to around 5400-5500 RPM's. You'll see a speed increase of a few MPH but of course, your holeshot will probably take you longer to get up onto plane. Trimming an engine out for max performance can take some time because it's more than just prop pitch. The reason there are so many different prop companies out there is that there are different props that are designed to do different things even though the prop pitch between these different brands is the same. Since boat hull designs are different, there's no one prop or pitch that's right for every boat. First though, you need to get us the RPM's you're turning before we can advise you any further.

I've been having a similar type problem. Installed a new motherboard due to a different reason. I started having problems immediately afterwards. Intermittant, Complete freeze up which forces me to hit reset since the mouse and keyboard is frozen. It was almost gauranteed to happen watching you tube or any other Online streaming video. It happens just surfing the net as well but I have noticed that just watching video's off my hard drive seems just a little choppier than before. I'm running a 128meg GForce 5700 card. I had to drop my memory on the new board to just 1g but that should be plenty enough. I'm wondering if I don't have a power supply issue.

Since BASS initiated the "Don't Kill Your Catch" motto years ago they should practice what they're preaching and set an example. It's completely contradictory to allow the anglers in your tournament to so blantantly mishandle fish by allowing them to flip them onto the floor of the boat, bouncing around which knocks the slime coat off not to mention the stress endured. What message are you sending anyway? I'd give the Pros a choice. Net the fish in an approved rubberized landing net, lip the fish or hoist the fish into the boat. If the fish hits the deck the angler is penalized. Intentional flippin of fish into the bottom of the boat should be banned.

It is an interesting mix. The Pierce family is one of the remaining family owned Bassboat builders out there. They build one helluva boat. Not exactly my style but the craftsmanship is second to none.

Older style Quantum. Don't know about the bearing count or the longevity though I know Quantum made those 1310 style reels for quite some time. These guys have got them new for $50. http://cgi.ebay.com/QUANTUM-1310-CP-BAITCAST-REEL-3-8-1GEAR-RATIO_W0QQitemZ170059551034QQihZ007QQcategoryZ36146QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Agree. Hoisting a fish into a boat so it can flop around on the carpet, slamming into things until the Pro pounces on it is ridiculous. It's a black eye on the sport IMO and does more harm than good coming from an organization that supposedly is so concerned about not killing it's catch.