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Muddy... Oh yeah... the northeast corner of the garage. : But I thought you had the rod tube. FBL... I'll post some pics as soon as I figure out how to upload pics off my wifes digital camera.

This is a car advertisement from Great Britain. When they finished filming the ad, the film editor noticed something moving along the side of the car, like a ghostly white mist. They found out that a person had been killed a year earlier in that exact same spot. The ad was never put on TV because of the unexplained ghostly phenomenon. Watch the front end of the car as it clears the trees in the middle of the screen and you'll see the white mist crossing in front of the car then following it along the road......Spooky! Is it a ghost, or is it simply mist? You decide. If you listen to the ad closely, you'll even hear the cameraman whispering in the background about it near the end of the commercial. A little creepy but pretty cool! http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i282/zelmonster/?action=view&current=GhostlyCarAd.flv

I have a brown fiberglass 6' 2 Silaflex Magnum PT-110 from the 1960's that once belonged to a well known doctor in the area. It's prior to Browning. When I got it, it had the most unique handle I've ever seen. The handle was cork, and it had an stage adjustment to make it go from straight to pistol style (I believe 3 settings). Although unique, the handle was not comfortable, and the tip was replaced. I gave the rod to a rod builder friend and asked him to replace the metal guides and replace the handle with a slight bend pistol style semi straight handle. He was shocked by what I wanted done. He told me the rod had some real value the way it was in its original form, and didnt want to do it. I said I would rather be catching than collecting and wanted it done (yeah I know stupid). Well he made the changes and did a great quality job. After he finished the conversion, he asked me if he could fish with it in a couple of BASS (co-angler) events down in Florida as he was a big time cranking guy. He said it was the best cranking rod he ever used, and had to get one for himself. I just don't use it much anymore, and would like to see it go to someone who appreciates something that nice and classic. I have the original handle in a box somewhere, just have to find it. FBL... Any interest?

LOL... that's like asking if anybody here has ever won the big prize in the Powerball lottery.

LOL I said the same thing at 40 ;D ;D ;D ;D LOL-NOT I'm paying the price at 50 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( And its not a ZEN thing, it's more like a Jimmy Durante thing I got a million of em, Hotch-cha-cha-cha-cha!

Over 40 years old moguls you better check out those knees first man! Want to talk about ski withdrawals I was once a part-time ski instructor (beginners only). Five years ago I bought my house at the base of Blue Mountain Ski Area thinking a quick trip every night would be a lot of fun (hate weekends at the resorts). While moving into the house I got rear ended by a van. Going to the doctor for the pain, they discovered I had a nasty childhood accident which reared its ugly head (a large bone spur in the neck which extends 3/4 into my spinal cord), They told me I need to get a nasty operation, or give up just about everything that could cause a potential neck injury. Chose the sedentary lifestyle instead of surgery, which also meant giving up skiing. Now I sigh as I watch the hundreds of cars pass my house in the cold months. (And now I've started hating the skiers LOL I have my mailbox taken out and lawn damaged an average of twice a winter on icy nights by those swooshers. Not a single one has ever stopped. Try putting in a mailbox post in frozen ground not fun!) :-[

Wonder why all of a sudden several countries have become so interested in the moon lately? Why do you think Bush wants a permanent base there? If you think it's for the sake of science think again Helium-3 baby! The surface of the moon is covered in it. It just has to be heated out of the rock. Japan is already investing around $40 million a year into the technology of developing a reactor system compatible with Helium-3 (and there very little of it here on earth hmmmmm). One space shuttle load would supply the entire United States energy needs for a year. Can you say inventments! http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0397/0397gaz2.html

Good timber does not grow with ease, the stronger the wind the stronger the trees. J. Williard Marriott

With the prices of oil going through the roof, looks like I may build me a greasecar soon. With the price of bulk vegetable oil so cheap, or even free from restaurants, it might be something to consider. http://www.greasecar.com/

I use the poor man's Bisonix when I start out in an area a Rat-L-Trap with Liv-N-Sound.

Some things for you to think about: You know you're from Georgia if..... 1. You measure distance in hours. 2. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. 3. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks. 4. Stores don't have shopping carts; they have buggies. 5. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of the year. 6. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store. 7. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal. 8. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. 9. You carry jumper cables in your car...for your OWN car. 10. You get tears in your eyes when Lee Greenwood sings "proud to be an American", no matter how often you hear it. 11. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco. 12. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. 13. You think lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts. 14. The local paper covers national and international news on one page but requires 6 pages for sports. 15. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday. 16. You attend every high school reunion, and chaired the committee twice. 17. You find 90 degrees "a little warm." 18. You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, Still summer, and Christmas. 19. You know whether another Georgian is from southern, middle, or northern Georgia soon as they open their mouth. 20. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more. 21. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin wal-martin" or off to "Wally World. 22. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili weather. 23. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop ... it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. 24. You know what a "spicket" is. 25. You still call the refrigerator the "icebox." 26. You call it a cold Christmas if you don't break out in a sweat in your new sweater. 27. Your whole town completely shuts down for 1 inch of snow or just the threat of snow.

I think Atlanta is BYOW right now (bring your own water). I traveled a bit to Atlanta in my past career working with the major airlines. Atlanta was my favorite city to visit and spend some time in it's where I learned the culinary delight of soppin'

Man LBH I refrain from commenting on your first post in respect to Glenn's rules so I'll tackle the second. I'm pretty sure you're right in that matter that UPS buys gas futures. So in a couple of months from now when UPS starts charging our company, and everybody else, a fuel surcharge again, they're actually just gouging us (just like the claims against the big oil companies). So technically, we shouldn't see a UPS fuel surcharge for another 2-3 years. And if we do see a surcharge, should we be storming UPS with pitchforks and torches?

If a man says something and no woman hears him, is he still wrong? If superman is so smart why does he wear his underpants over his trousers? If quitters never win, and winners never quit, what fool came up with, "Quit while you're ahead"? Where are we going, and why am I in this handbasket?

just heard about this club recently... check it out, it might fit your needs. http://www.delcobass.com/

My, and here I was afraid of a Vigrinia wolf now we've got to worry about lions too.

Keep after them you NJ guys!!!!!!! It looks like they are going to try and push it through again after the November election. I've been recently listening to some of the individuals who are pushing and supporting these changes. I've heard them on the Mark Levin SIRIUS radio program 144, and it's scary. No matter what talking points are we hear from the politico's, it's clear that their ultimate goal is to eventually outlaw hunting and fishing in NJ. They want to remove all the sportsmen and farmers from the Fish and Game Council, the first step in accomplishing their ultimate goals. http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/singer/dems-plan-post-election-ban-on-hunting-and-fishing/144

Thanks for the update. For many here the war is basically something you read about in the newspapers or see snippets of on TV. Your letters makes it more real and personal. It helps us to better realize the dedication and sacrifices our soldiers and their families make, so others like me can remain safe and sound, and enjoy our freedoms here at home. Glad you enjoyed getting the Mook shirt. Hurry home The fish are biting!

Don't know what all the hubbub is all about. Heard they were just on a little bender.

Robby you're welcome, glad to help... any time. Are you going to be part of the white-out tomorrow evening? Sure would like to see a repeat of the game against Ohio State in 2005. GO PENN STATE!

Your welcome. I was a club tournament director for about 10 years. If you have any questions as you proceed in the process, just PM me. Good luck with the tournament. Let the headaches begin.

I was debating between my favorite pair of blue handled pliers and my triangle shaped hook sharpening stone then it hit me my reading glasses! Ever since I turned 45, they've become absolutely essential, as it's near impossible for me to tie a knot without them. :-/

Ya gotta try Jagermeister and Red Bull..... JagerBomb! My father-in-law mixes Jagermeister and Moxie... we call it "Shock and Awe"... after you take a drink of it you go into shock and say "Ahhhhhhhhh thats Bad!"

If memory serves me correctly, my first new fishing combo was something I had never heard of a Shimano, that I got back in the early 70's. My father smoked Phillies cigars, and they had a label gimmick where you received merchandise in exchange for specific quantities of their cigar labels. Don't know if its correct or not, but it seemed to me that the cigar label offer seemed to have something to do with Japanese products trying to enter the US market. Although it wasn't a Zebco like all my other friends had, that weird looking metallic green spincast combo casted like a charm and lasted me many years, as did that odd phonograph I got the same way something called Sony and I still use the speakers from it. (by the way if anybody needs one of the first generation portable IBM personal computer, let me know. Its about 24 long by 20 wide, 8 deep, and seems to weigh about 50 pounds... yeah I know Muddy, its time to clean out that garage)

That's simple. First of all, it wouldn't matter if it were a jon boat, a bass rig, a pontoon boat or belly boat sitting on the spot that person was there first, and it's their spot. They have as much right to be on the water as I do, and I'm absolutely no better than them. Now for what I would do in the situation you mentioned, is first explain to the person what was going on and ask permission to take over the spot. If that didn't work I'd offer them $20 to take it over. If that still didn't work I'd ask them if I could fish the spot along with them. And if nothing at all worked, I would leave and come back a little later. I would never overtake the spot or crowd out the other boat that was there first, no matter what! Decency carries a higher price tag for me than an ill-gotten check from FLW or BASS.