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You got a photo of it?

Jig.

Wow!! Now..fishing for four hours and then driving for six with a hook in your hand...now thats what i call tough! Thats sounds like a minor nightmare tho with the doctor. My younger brother has been known to cut out his own hook

My dad would eat dinner with you... he loves "pan fish dinners"

Never heard of that, but ive also been known tell people that i caught my fish in 40 foot of water on a purple spinnerbait, when theyve badgered me with questions about how im catching them...

Im in. Good luck all.

Wow! Thats a pig! Good job BigO. Did you get a weight or a length? Thanks for the play by play too!

My thoughts too. However, it WILL WORK. It is a graphite rod with a fast tip so you just need to keep in mind to not rip the hooks out.. and give the fish a second to take the bait. I did it for a while before i actually got crankin rods with a slower taper. Love the reel you put on it. Its a tank

If you use the search feature on the forums and you will find dozens of threads on the same topic.

Good info. Of all the compartment on my boat, only 2a of the gas shocks are still good. Im going this route eventually

Ive been lucky other than poking a finger when removing a hook ive never had any crazy hook up with body parts. However, on two separate occasions, i have missed on setting the hook while flipping at least an ounce weight. One occasion i chipped the paint on my boat just below my feet and the other time, i took a tungsten weight to the face/sunglasses.

Same here. Im done with rods/reels,baits,line and basicallyy everything else except for boat fuel until I upgrade both units. I have been doing research alot of the different units, features and prices and right now the Dragonfly is on the shortlist. I am def intrigued by it. I love the price too..

Hahaha she may have made the deal, but it was my scouting report and diggin.

Walleye Crappie/ perch Striper Theres some fish listed above, that i havent had the pleasure of tasting. I do eat LM bass and catfishoften, but they dont make the top three.

I used the old Abu cardinals (30-40 dollar reel) for almost a decade and recently bought a stradic...boy oh boy ...im not ever looking back. The stradic is amazing and the difference is assounding. To the OP, the Saros and the Symetre are probably what your looking for with your budget. Check out E bay i wouldnt be surprised if you found a Saros 2500. For a little over a 100.. i found my stradic on ebay for 135

Ive already started "MY" year back in January, but typically will try to use the same line all season. I use braid mostly and will use fluoro this year on cranking rods and mono on topwater/jerk rod. Ill probably end up respooling the mono in a couple months. Not because it will necessarily need it, but i am anal about my line and knots and i do not mind changing out mono because generally it is inexpensive anyway....and its only one reel. The rods with fluoro ill keep an eye on but hopefully i wont have to reload. It does tend to last alot longer than mono. But i cut and retie often when i see knicks or good amount of abrasion in the line. The braided line will last all year. Braid - Spiderwire UltraCast in 30# and 50. Spiderwire stealth 65 on a rig/ swimbait rod. Fluoro -Sunline Sniper 12 and 16. I also have 14 and 20 that i keep around for leaders Mono- Sunline Super Natural 10#. I have alot of Exel and Big game that i keep on the boat for leaders in different diameteres.

Thats a VERY good price on that express. People around here are selling their used G3 and Express boats for a couple grand more than that one...its extremely hard to find a steal on an Express Boat down in NC. ....we have cheap trackers everywhere tho.. When i had researched and found that one for him yesterday, i had the feeling that this was a "first boat" Thats why i tried looking for a newer Aluminum boat. Theres going to be some bumps and hic cups as being a new boater and boat owner, so why not utililize a metal boat, smaller more economical engine, and less potential problems with the vessle it self while you are still learning to use it and MAINTAIN IT. And that Xpress already has a Nice trolling motor and Nice electronics Its just really hard sometimes to find a REALLY NICE fiberglass bassboat with that budget. i did it, Jbsoonerfan did it as well as several of you guys... My suggestion is hold on to your loan money, add a much to it as you can and keep looking.

Welcome

Exactly whatt i was getting at in the other thread. Good stuff

Paid cash for my toy too! I do like the goodies on that boat... very nice rig.

Or maybe the "buddy" thought the seller was going to "give it away" or give him the "buddy discount" and just didnt have his money right. Ive tried to sell stuff to friends before and have had to put it on the internet to sell it for the that same reason...or they wanted me to wait two weeks or longer so they can get their money right..in some cases ill wait in others i could not wait. Who knows what the reasons are.... But if i say i will sell you something, i generally give a timeline to pay me and if not met, ill notify and ask if they can pay me immediatly and if not, ill move on.

Lizard, senko, trick worm, baby brush hog, centipede, and a 3" tube. My go to's are the Rage Lizard and Senko

Thats a good signing. I was hoping the Panthers would move on him but we dont have alot of cap space to do much. Hes still a solid player and will help yall alot.

Rage lizard.

I wish you luck!! I hope yall catch some whoppers! Please report back after your competition, Ive been wanting to try the Oakley Big Bass Tourneys. It would be interesting to have your input on how its run, how you like the format, some of the challenges versus a reg tournament, and any other opinions or input. Not familiar with that lake, but a big jig and your favorite trailer have always been big bass catchers for me on any lake.