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This was a monumental boneheaded move by Larussa that was only compounded by the brass with the Cardinals. Did they not see this train wreck coming? This is not going over well in St Louis at all. The Mcguire section of I-70 is probably going to cease to exist (it should've happened after that congressional hearing) He may have been named the future batting coach but whether he actually ever gets to fulfill the role is very up in the air.

If you know anything about St Louis Cardinals baseball, this was a big deal...... though not that anyone in this town thought for a moment he wasn't using them. As the new hitting coach it was imperative he come clean on this for no reason other than to avoid his presence becoming a media circus and becoming a negative to the team. He HAD to come clean. Honestly, what difference does it make whether he was using performance enhancement drugs or a corked bat? He was still cheating. Baseballs records have been eternally marred by this mess.

Same rule applies in Missouri, exception being if you're in a tournament. In your scenario you've caught 5 bass and then wish to fish for crappie or catfish, that is perfectly legal to do. If you catch a bass accidently while fishing for those other species it's on you to release it.

I don't own one nor have I fished in one. I've seen a couple guys fishing from them while on the lake. They're underpowered but that's not a big deal given what the boats are, a low cost, entry level opportunity for an angler to buy a new boat for use on smaller waters that provides a really good fishing platform. That was the thing that impressed me the most about that boat, that 2 guys can fish from that boat and it remains a very stable, flat fishing platform.

Those came on a floating Rat L Trap I bought last year. First cast in a tourney this past year I hooked up with about a 3lber. It came off. > Couple more casts, another keeper..... you guessed it.. > I don't use them anymore.

I've got a few, very hard to find All Star Titaniums in a LH version I need to part with. I just couldn't get used to them. $300 apiece. Let me know.

From what I'm reading, Platinum Equity buys companies, turns them into profitable ones and then resells them. This is probably just Part 1 in the saga of these 3 companies. Actually, correction, Ranger, Part 3 in it's saga. Champion and Stratos, part 4.

Sounds like a borrow pit. Those things are not perfectly flat on the bottom. Somewhere along the bottom will be some ridges left over from where the buckets were digging out the dirt. That's what you'll have to find with careful exploration. I'd suggest doing a lot of dragging with a C-rig if you can't put a boat on it with a depthfinder.

Just pointing out that, there's really no limits on what a person can market. Curious, how do Know all profits went to charity.? If you're not aware of Paul Newmans history of giving to charitable causes I suggest you look it up. Mr. Newman has a long history of selfless giving that goes beyond his salad dressing, popcorn or any of the other products that bore his name.

Did the guy have decent prices on any Rolex's?

Demanding? Exactly what is our leverage that allows us to demand anything?

anxiously awaiting that global warming thingie.....

As someone who is a fan of Indycar racing and has followed Danica's career before she even broke into the major leagues of racing a few things must be realized when making comparisons. 1. Danica is competing in a mens sport against a field of primarily men. She's certainly not the first but has easily been the most recognizable female race driver to have competed. 2. Danica drew a lot of attention to herself (she admitted to this) early in her racing career (before she got the Indycar drive) by posing for some rather risque photo's in the mens magazine FHM. She has since followed this up by posing in the SI swimsuit editions. 3. While Indycar racing received attention, which resulted in higher ratings due to her participation along with a 4th place finish in the 2005 Indy 500, ratings have lagged since that first year to the point the Indycar racing series has been delegated to accepting a TV deal on the rather obscure Versus network. The Danica effect is no longer working. 4. Danica has largely dimissed the negative press she's received due to her lack of winning performance and instead, focuses on selling her "Branding". Danica has transcended the sport itself, largely because she hasn't produced winning results and is now cashing in on the celebrity status she's achieved due to her being a female in a male dominated sport. I think the key here is one word. SEX Whether you're talking about how Danica has changed opinions and viewership towards racing or how Jan Stephenson did the same in the 80's in womens golf or even Anna Khornakova in womens tennis, all those women used their bodies to sell interest in their career in a sport they were participating in that normally didn't draw a lot of attention before I'm afraid unless somebody shows up and pushes the envelope as far as using the sexual aspect of their personality, aka an Anna Khornakova of bass fishing, nothing will change as far as perceptions towards womens bass fishing or women in bass fishing.

Besides the threadfin. Tablerock is well known for it's healthy population of these fella's this is the long pincered crawfish. These guys can get quite big, some up to 12" long tip of tail to tip of claws. These guys are on the diet as well as other crawfish species.

I'm telling you... snow in early May in Southern Tennessee. It's gonna happen.

Oh boo hoo hoo. : .

It was not unusual for many of the ladies to hold off paying for the tournament until the last possible moment. I mean, why give away money that could be sitting and earning interest if you don't need to? But then there was the group of ladies who put their deposits down for each tournament at the beginning of the season and then pay the balance for each tournament just prior to the event. Now in the past, when they would see a low number of registered anglers for a tournament, they would send out email blasts reminding everyone to register and pointing out the fact that the entry's were low. But this time, there were no reminder emails... nothing about low numbers. As the matter of fact, I just went back to read some of the emails that I received regarding registration for 2010. Here is a portion of it..... "2010 WBT REGISTRATION: Early priority registration for the top 50 pros and co-anglers from the 2009 AOY points series ended Sunday, November 8, at 11:59pm. Thirty-four percent of those eligible took advantage of their opportunity. Registration for any WBT angler who wants to register for all four regular 2010 season tournaments opened at 9:00am today, Monday, November 9th. Within the first thirty minutes nine people registered. Although we know everyone is not able to register early, we encourage those that can to do so. Early registration dramatically improves an anglers chance of being guaranteed to fish." And here is something interesting they included at the end of that email.... "WBT DATA TIDBIT: Beginning with the very first WBT preview tournament at Lake Lewisville, Lewisville, TX, October 2005, through the 2009 Academy Sports + Outdoors WBT Championship, October 2009 (19 regular season and 4 post season Championships), there have been 495 women who have participated in a WBT Tournament. Of those 495, fifty-two have participated as a pro or a co-angler at one time or another. I wanted to share this tidbit so people would realize how small of a population of anglers participate on the WBT Tour. Approximately 14.7 million people bass fish in the United States. Women account for 12%, or 1.7 million, yet only 495 have become part of the WBT Family. " The ladies of the WBT are fierce promoters. We promoted the tour in every way imaginable... but we, as individuals can only reach so many people.... Alright... so tell me.... how many fishing shows does ESPN broadcast where there is a female host or co-host? How many commercials do you see with females promoting fishing products, or products targeted to the middle aged male demographic? What about magazine ads in fishing or hunting magazines... How many women do you see in those advertisements? I'm a little women, and I drive a big truck and pull a big boat across the country all by myself. Those elements combined could be the basis for a great ad campaign that would be non-gender specific. Why would that work? Because guys love big trucks and are eager to learn about new technology that will make their driving experience more convenient or enjoyable. At the same time these men are learning all about the latest gadgets and gizmos on this new beefy truck, the women readers take note of a little woman driving a big (safe) truck across the country, all alone with a boat in tow. They think... gosh, if SHE could do it, well then so can I! Same thing with a boat. How many ads have you seen with a woman driving the boat... big motor or trolling motor... So please tell me.... if women don't see other woman owning and operating these (big scary) boats, that THEY own, then how are they to know that women boat owners even exist???? If ladies made their decisions simply based on the ads that they saw on television or in magazines, they would never purchase a truck, and certainly would never dream of owning a boat! Ladies... if you can drive a car... you can drive a truck.. If you can drive a truck... you can operate a boat. It is truly that simple. Yes, there is a learning curve, but nothing different then learning how to ride a bike or learning how to drive. The WBT ladies were absolutely incredible when it came to the promotion of the sport. These ladies are not a shy group of ladies. These ladies are adventurous, fiercely motivated, and completely dedicated to the sport. But we couldn't do it alone, and from the stats that were mentioned in that email that I had received, it almost seems like "we" are to blame for the low number of women that have competed in the WBT. We needed exposure from the big boys if they wanted to grow this sport into its full potential. Television exposure, Feature articles, females used to advertise products in outdoor related magazines. Basically, we needed what BassResource did for the WBT on a much bigger scale if we were to succeed. Glenn... I cannot thank you enough for being such an incredible supporter and promoter of the WBT. Your site was a key player in our growth, as you kept everyone up to date with everything WBT. You helped your subscribers to get to know us. This is exactly what we needed. Thank you... thank you.... thank you. It sounds more like this was an issue of the corporate sponsors of the WBT, those companies sponsoring the women Pro's like a Ranger or Ford, not utilizing the the participation of the very women they were sponsoring in their own ads. It's up to the sponsors like rod and reel manufacturers, boat manufacturers, etc. to utilize the women pro's in their everyday advertising that builds brand awareness among women. I've rarely seen it happen. ESPN can only promote the sport so much, much the same way the PGA can only promote watching golf. It's the sponsors of the pro's that do the vast majority of the promoting of the sport through ad's utilizing the very pro's they have deals with that gets the word out about a sport or series. What difference does it make in the long run if Triton or Ranger sponsors a women pro by giving her a boat if they fail to follow up with additional advertising that tells the nation that this particular woman is using said product. Seems the entire industry is as responsible as ESPN/BASS. IMO.

The only advantage I can see over a standard Patriarch is weight but an LP Patriarch is only 8oz to begin with so I'm not sure how much lighter you need to get. You lose a bearing in the XT's vs the Patriarch but you gain a standard handle nut style attached crank handle ... if that's really important. Not sure I see the added value of the XT over a standard Patriarch which is one outstanding reel.

Glad to see you back Marcia. That situation sounds familiar to the issues within NASCAR racing and the participation of Cup regulars in the Nationwide series races (the next lower rung on the NASCAR racing series ladder). Nationwide drivers tend to get the shaft, so to speak, when better funded Cup drivers come down to their series and pick off many of the top paying spots in each race leaving the regulars with the skimmings. What must be galling for them is to realize those drivers are participating for the opportunity for extra practice time so they can learn a little more about the race track for their primary interest, their cup race the next day. The Nationwide series points to the fact that without those Cup regulars filling the field, the typical Nationwide race w/o them their would have fewer cars. The ratings on TV increase with their participation as well as at track attendance that increases because of those "names" being in the race. I guess the point is, there's too many wanting to participate at a professional level in bass fishing and not enough slots in each tournament to satisfy the demand. Yet, create spinoff series like the WBT and the interest in the series, which equates to $$ to support the series just isn't there. Not sure there is an answer.

My experience with any manufacturer that extends warranties beyond the original specified time frame for a specific part on a manufactured unit is usually doing it because of a high failure rate of said part(s), high cost to replace said part(s) and the probable filing of a class action suit (which they'll probably lose). They're merely cutting the lawyers off at the pass.

A DD I had on at Washington County Il. lake in the late 90's. Caught it very shallow in the late fall on a Rat L Trap. I was stupidly using line and a rod way too light (at least for that lake). The fish came up and swam along boat side, Jaws style. I could see only the back treble barely skin hooked. It swam right past the boat and then headed for deep water. Despite loosening the drag nearly all the way the line finally went limp. Hook must have finally pulled through. Tuff feeling.

Have a great one Ryan

Another downfall is a complete lack of slow speed torque. Idling and manuevering at slow speeds is a pain. And Reverse? Forget a bout it.

They're a must when fishing really shallow rivers or rivers that have shoal type areas dividing the deeper holes. Think carefully though, a Jet drive OB is way less efficient at pushing a boat around. You lose at least 40% of your HP going with a jet. With trim, it's fun to shoot a tail at folks standing on the bank.

Those fish and ski style boats have been around for well over 20 years and I've yet to see anyone come up with anything that solved the issue along with being practical and not hideous looking at the same time. I'd say continue doing what you've been doing and live with it.