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Yea, it was strange. They had only 2 on clearance. I asked the guy if he knew why those two were on clearance and he said they were probably being discontinued(?). I pointed out that they had a slew of other Veritas' on the shelf as new, only different sizes (the 2 on clearance were 6'6" MH. Yea I settled. But it's hardly "settling" when it's a freakin Veritas lol). He then said maybe they were just not stocking that particular rod anymore. I THEN asked if the other sizes would be clearanced, but he didn't know. Oh well. I stop every night almost so I'll see if they do go on sale. I didn't actually "get" it yet: I had him hold it because I didn't have my $10 off $50 coupon which will actually make this rod, along with something else that costs $5, only cost $40. I think I scored.

Never mind both of those. I just got a clearance Veritas at Dicks for $45!

HAHA! Not sure if you are being sarcastic, but I bought like 6 jigs from my neighbor and she said "so now you have enough lures for a while, right?". I have 3 combos and she thinks THAT is enough. Never mind that my spinning reel is shot. Usable, but shot (no drag and the handle constantly locks up). I have a better chance of winning the lottery than of convincing her that there is a "need" for more fishing stuff.

That's kinda what I like most about it, aside from the name. It feels really well built and solid. I wish I could. I've done my share of "window shopping" with the lightning at Walmart (pretend casting it in the aisle with no reel lol), just waiting to have the need/money to pick it up. friday I have both. They feel really good and look superb.

He offered them to me before he put them up, but I have nowhere to get packages delivered in stealth and I would prefer 7' or longer.

My mind is not set at all. Quite the contrary: I can't decide between the two (Berkley/St. Croix). I'm sure I'd be even more confuzzled if there was a 3rd/4th/5th option at this price point. I just want to make sure I get 1) the best quality for the money and 2) something I will like to look at.

SHHHH. I need an excuse. But seriously, it's a $15 Shakespere and I just can't justify spending money to fix it unless it's going to be less than a dollar. I'll hang on to it and maybe down the road, after I have purchased a rod tip repair kit for a future higher quality rod that I buy, I'll fix it.

Get a map if available.

So you would recommend this over the other two I mentioned? Admittedly, I do like the aesthetics of split grips and both the Berkley and St. Croix have one. I know that doesn't make a lick of difference, but I learned long ago that confidence is key and anything to help boost that is a good thing even if it's just liking the way your rod looks in your hand. I'm shallow like that, I guess. Plus, the Berkley and St. Croix are at least $10 cheaper. However, if the Gander rod is far better, I will go that route.

Thanks Mark. The little guy didn't have much fight in him. He splashed when I hooked him, then went into a thick weed patch and I kinda just dragged him the rest of the way to where my gear was about 50 yards away so I could get my pliers. Half the time I thought it was a carp or a bunch of weeds lol. Not sure if that's because I hooked him in the back of his mouth or if he was just a lazy fish.

No, it is a Lakeside bait and tackle shop. The gander mountain is somewhat out of my way and I would have to go there with something in mind.

I've been hearing this a lot. Are one piece rods generally a lot more sensitive?

I've lived in Delavan for maybe 6 years and today is only the second time I've fished it and today I only got out for maybe an hour and a half. I was fishing one of the few (very few) places in the entirety of Southern Wisconsin that has decent shore fishing access. It is extremely weedy; my 3/8oz jig barely got a foot down in 5 fow and was merely riding atop the weeds (Siebert or Northstar will be hearing from me soon so i can get some 3/4-1 oz!). Once again, as with the last time I fished this lake, green pumpkin is the color to use. I can see why pappajoe22 likes this lake so much. I will also say: holy crap! Fall is here already. It was darn cold this morning.

Friend??? What's that? I work too much to have these elusive "friends" you speak of.

Hmm. I actually do (sorta). I forgot about that. What do they have in this price range?

PLEASE PLEASE don't let this turn flame fest! I am looking to get a new rod as I just broke the front tip insert on my el-cheapo and it wouldn't pay to fix it. I stopped by my local tackle shop and they have St.Croix Mojo rods that are refurb (branding removed) due to minor flaws or repairs (new rod tips or something) and Walmart has Lightning rods, but usually not in the size/action combo I want (~7' MH/F preferably). The tackle shop has two ~7' for $40, which is the same price as the Berkly's. No, I can't order online because I don't want to hear it from my wife. I would like an Abu Vengeance, what with only being $50, but nowhere around me sells them. So it boils down to: which of these two rods is the better deal, all things being equal? What should I look for in the St.Croix to determine if it was "refurbed" to quality? Granted, I would get somewhat of a "warranty" with the lightning rod, but I hear a lot about St. Croix being the bees knees. Secondly, I doubt I will ANYTIME soon be buying a rod that costs more than $50, so these two rods appear to be my best options right now.

I quite literally "lol'd" on that one. Love it.

Ahh, then you seem to be afflicted with the aforementioned memory leak. This is the first I have heard of it.

Sometimes you need to manually download it from the site because, well, Flash Player is a POS that is hoisted upon us and it's death will be welcomed by ALL. ALL HAIL HTML5! (or whatever else wholly replaces Flash)

Under the assumption that it is the memory leak I referenced with the last link, here is a "fix" (band-aid is more like it): http://forum.playdom.com/showthread.php?39805-How-to-Force-Exit-Flash-Player-without-Restarting-your-PC

Try this page: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/video-doesnt-display-internet-explorer.html Also, make sure Flash Player is up to date: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ If none of that helps, it seems that it is a problem many users are facing: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4500900#4500900

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