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Sorry about the bad luck. I bought Citica about a year and eight months ago, and after I owned it for over a year the reel started getting noisy and rough like a bearing was going out or something. I e-mailed Shimano service dept. and the next day was told to send it back for repair at their cost. I did and within a week I received a brand new Citica free of charge and the guy told me if I ever had trouble with one of my Shimano reels, just to let them know. That is what I call good service, and the warranty was even out. It wouldn't hurt to contact them. Jim

That was a great thing you did. Just looking at the smiles on their faces made me smile too. Thanks for sharing that with us. Jim

Congratulations on a great day. You will get your "sea legs" and be able to keep your balance after a couple of trips. Jim

Very nice work and you should be proud of your craftsmanship. It is top notch. Boy, I love the lights. Jim

Lee, You have no problem what so ever. Just fish fish fish! I love it. Jim

Christmas doesn't get much better than that. Where did you get the Curados for that price? really great deal. Jim

I bought a new Crestliner last year. It is a 14 footer with a 36 inch bottom and rivited. The guy at the boat shop said if it was rated for 20 horse power. He also said if I put a 40 horse or something like that on it that the extra torque would have the rivits worked loose and leaking in about six months. Jim

All I can say is WOW!!!!!! Very nice fish. Ill bet no one on this board ever says "Girls can't fish". Jim

Very nice fish. I think I'll take up golfing as a hobby also. Jim

All I can say is "Awesome". Very nice fish and thanks for sharing all of them with us. Jim

Beautiful fish Chris. Anyone can see by the smile of confidence on your face there will be more. We all enjoy the pictures and posts. Your web site is nice too. Jim

Very nice. Jim

I read on a fishihg board that the male was a smallmouth and the female was a LARGEMOUTH. Ha! Just kidding. I like Raul's example. Jim

Really nice fish. From now on everything will probably seem a little small. Congratulations. Jim

I like the show myself as well. It reminds me a little of the layed back style of Bill Dance. Jim

Thanks guys for the ideas. Two good days in a row in the same spot is probably pretty good. I guess the wind was the biggest factor. It's not hard to be humble when you fish is it? Ha! Jim

Welcome to the most complete bass forum I have ever seen. Also the people here have a passion to fish and also to help when needed. Jim

I live next to a 13 acre lake here in Western NC and I fish it a lot. Most of the time I fish from the bank due to time limitations. Since the weather has moderated a bit late the bite has picked up. Friday evening after work I went up to fish one of two coves on the lake. I took a spinner bait and an x-rap. I caught 5 fish mostly on the spinner bait. One was about 4 pounds. Yesterday I went to the same spot and did about the same thing. 1 bass and one nice bream on spinnerbait. Well today I thought I would try to have a repeat performance. Not a bite on anything anywhere, I mean nothing. The temperature was about the same, but the wind had died down a bit, but was intermittely breezy. I know that is just fishing but would like to hear some ideas why such a change. Thanks, Jim

Hey, That is absolutely great. I'll bet you will be smiling for a month after a day like that. I'll bet it didn't even feel cold either. Jim

A person usually gets the product he pays for. I saw a Shimano commercial on TV this morning and a fisherman cast a bait with the Calais DC and handed it to another guy while the camera was on the reel. It cast till all the line spooled off without backlashing at all. That was awsome. If I had a lot of extra money to spend in this manner I probably would buy one or more, but the fishing I do which is for fun and relaxation do not feel I should spend this kind of money for my tackle. I have a couple of green Curados and a new Citica and a few others and I am tickled to have these. I am glad that those products are made and people buy them. The more that are produced and sold the more the technology trickles down to my level of fishing. Bass Resource Forums are great. Thanks to Glenn and all that are responsible for it. Jim

Welcome. This is an extremely informative board and everyone is very helpful. Jim

I am for it. Thanks for letting us know. Jim

Hey, Just before Christmas I bought a BPS combo with a Citica and a BPS extreme Woo Daves crankbait rod for $139. I have two of the old Curados that I like very much, but the more I use the Citica the better I like it. The quality seems to be equal. Good luck making a choice. Jim

I recently bought a new Crestliner 14 footer with live well. Jim

I am new to this board. I am pretty new to bass fishing. Best of all I bought a new Crestliner 14 ft. jon boat yesterday and a new Minn Kota 40lb. thrust motor today. I live on a thirteen acre lake here in NC and am really looking forward to a new experience. I have been enjoying reading the bass forums for few months now and have learned a lot from you guys and gals. I noticed that some of the posts have pictures of their children included. My wife and I think that is really important. What a great hobby to pass on to the next generation. Thanks to all. Jim