bassin_man

My personal favorite is Terminator but are usually a little more than your looking to spend. For that price range I would get the Booyah.

Yup I have a couple M/M and a couple MH/Fast that I figured I could put to more than one use.

I live by the Mead area. You bet this is a great forum. There are more Nebraskan's on here that I thought there would be thats for sure.

I would have to go with a topwater bait of some sort. I just love seeing an explosion on top really gets the blood pumping.

As I am not ready nor do I have enough money to have only one techinque specific rods. I was wondering what rod power/tip doubles for multiple techniques? I was always kind of confused on this and I have seen conflicting information. I have at least one rod of every power starting at medium. Thanks

Is there anyplace that a guy can buy an aftermarket handle for a Scorpion 1001. I would like to get a little bit bigger one as the one on there right now seems a little small for my liking. Thanks

I have a friend thats a mechanic that can do tranny rebuilds and I know he is honest and would do it for little to maybe nothin. hakksaw, You wouldn't be talking about Omaha,Ne would you? I live close to there, about 20 miles away.

Yes its the 350 V8. I was thinking if I could use it for at least four more years it might open up a little more money for a boat. There is some great information here that I will have to keep in mind. If I were have to replace transmission I am assuming that a factory built one instead of a rebuilt one would be best? HPBB, Thats the first time I heard about not towing in Overdrive and towing in 3rd with an automatic. What about regular Drive can it be towed that way? Thanks

Generally speaking how much does a bass boat in their respective length(18', 19' etc.) class weigh after gas, equipment, etc. I am looking at towing weight. Just seeing(which I hope it should) if my 1991 Chevy 1500 can pull a boat of that size. But it is getting up there in mile around 130,000.

Great suggestions so far. Keep them coming!

I am looking into buying more Lucky Craft but at $15-$20 a pop I can't afford to buy every single kind. So I was wondering what is everyones top four favorite Lucky Craft lures to use? I have heard and seen good things about the Lucky Craft RC series. What else seems to work for everyone?

Zoom horny toads can be ran as a topwater to. I have seen people do so.

The high prices just make me want to buy from the custom makers anymore. I can go out and buy almost three jigs for the price of that one eakin jig. Everything seems to be jumping up in price these days.

For those who have or had websites, which route did you go did you use a free provider or a pay for provider? Which provider did you use? Is there a benefit of one over the other? Also when I am fishing by myself and want to take a picture to put on the website whats the best way to take the picture but keeping it good/professional looking? Thanks

Which way do you pitch/flip up until now I usually hold the rod in my right hand. Thinking about giving it a shot the other way around.

Doesn't sound unfair at all. Btw-I like the looks of your grass jigs and muscle crawls might have to try them sometime.

Now that I have a strictly pitch/flip combo I am going to put some PowerPro on it and back it with regular line. How much backing should on put on the spool? Just enough to cover the spool at the bottom, etc. etc.? Also what knot does everyone use to connect the two lines? Thanks

In all seriousness what do you think of the game? Some seem to leave it but a bunch seem to hate it. Thanks

Its not a must. But I was hoping to switch all my rods over to Loomis over time.

For people that have used or knows someone who has used a array of Loomis rods. Is there anything better than the Crankbait and Spinnerbait series to use for Crankbaits/Spinnerbaits(minus the GLX, they are just to dang expensive at this time.) Thanks

That was my main wondering. For blank it just says "Crankbait" or "Spinnerbait" and was kind of wondering how they compare to other Loomis blanks.

I haven't seen much mention of these rods. I noticed when looking in their catalog that he doesn't really mention what kind of blank they use, unless I missed it. Are these good rods for the techniques they are listed for? Thanks

So your kind of saying to maybe take out the...What I can offer my sponsors...section and maybe put in a on the water experience of some kind? But whats the best on the water experience if I haven't fished in any offical tournaments(I have fished in tournaments before but nothin offical or with a entry fee) P.S. I have read many times to keep the resume to one page or shorter? Its at exactly one page right now.

Here is a rough draft of my resume. Let me know if you have any positive or negative comments or suggestions or if I need to add, take off, or switch anything. Thanks P.S. I will put my address and phone numbers along with a website address when I send this out to real potential sponsors. P.S.S. All main titles would be in bold and underlined on the final copy. Derek Divis (Address goes here) Home: ###-#### Cell: ###-#### Email: dd3165@hotmail.com Website: Currently not up Biography: -Born in Fremont, Nebraska, and raised on a farm near Omaha, Nebraska. For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to become a Professional tournament angler. Now with the support of my family I am ready to pursue this dream of mine. Goal: -To establish a relationship with select companies based around trust, honesty, and hard work. To promote all potential sponsors to the best of my ability. Objective: -To become a successful Professional Tournament Bass angler What I can offer My Sponsors: -Appearances at Tournaments, sports shows, and other related events -Sponsors logos on my Tournament shirt, Vehicle, and Website -Sponsors website links in my signature on online message I frequent -Distribution of promotional materials at events -Demonstration of products to potential customers Tournament Experience: -Future planned Experience for 2007 -NBAA, ABA, and Small Boat Bass Club Tournament Trails -Past Experience -No past tournament experience Education: -Metropolitan Community College, 2005-Present -Major in Business Management -One of only 15% of students on the Scholars List (3.5 or higher GPA) -Bishop Neumann High school, 2001-2005 Present and Past Employers: -Cabelas, Fall 2006- Present -Sales Associate -Farm Hand, 2002-2006 -Animal/Farm care, Basic farm duties -Golden Harvest Seed Company, Summer of 2003, 2004, and 2005 -Field Inspector and Machine operator/maintenance

My top two are: 1. Mike Iaconelli 2. Denny Brauer ( Have to root for the Nebraska native.) with Kevin VanDam a very close third.