burleytog

Why should I have to become an official in order to complain?

Falcon FTO 501 http://www.***.com/descpage-FTO501.html

The Tackle Warehouse videos are what convinced me to try the Sebile baits.

http://www.***.com/descpageRLCDAIWA-DEC.html

That is a very interesting design.

With all the recent talk concerning reel cleaning, I thought I'd give a quick and easy photo tutorial on doing a speedy bearing job. A clean bearing is a happy bearing. I'm using a Shimano Curado 200E5 as the test subject. Patient is about six months old. Before you do anything at all, obtain a schematic for the reel. First, if you don't have a can of this, head to Lowe's, Home Depot or your local hardware store and grab a can. It will be the best $7 you spend this winter. Second, remove the palm sideplate and spool. In the palm sideplate, you'll find the first spool support bearing. Carefully remove the retaining clip (CAREFUL!, these things can fly far away). Next you will need a tool to remove the bearing from it's housing. On the top is a small paper clip that has been expertly engineered for this task. On the bottom is a tool Jimzee gave me. Here you'll see the bearing removed from it's housing. Here I'm holding the bearing by it's hub with a pair of lab forceps. I use small glass jars to soak the bearings. Baby food jars or caper jars are perfect. Just make sure it has a tight-fitting lid so the acetone doesn't evaporate. Next you'll need to remove the other spool support bearing. In the Shimano, it is located under the spool tension knob. Carefully remove that spring... And remove the bearing in the same manner as referenced above. Place into the jar of acetone. Some reels may have bearing supported knobs. If this is the case, removal is quite easy. Using the same tool from above, remove the knob cap to reveal the knob nut. These will be reverse threaded, so make sure you don't bugger the slot when removing. Once the knob is removed, you can remove the bearing. Remove the bearing, wipe off the grease and pop into the acetone bath. Make sure you don't lose the washer under the knob nut. Soak the bearings for 8-10 hours. I generally change the acetone 2-3 times for each set of bearings, depending on how dirty they are. After an hour or so, you'll see a lot of suspended white solids in the acetone. When that happens, remove the bearings, dump the acetone, wipe the jar, refill and put the bearings back into their chemical bath. More to come later...

Lint-free laboratory wipes.

The 50 is a perfect crankbait reel. With a little work, it is simply a perfect reel. The only weak point is the drag, and if not for the obnoxious Revo insanity, that wouldn't even be an issue. I'll have some very very interesting photos to share in the coming weeks concerning the Calcutta 50B. 8-)

http://www.sebileusa.com/e_crankster.html Got a few of these in last week, the detail is amazing. I figured the actual 'blood' would be a homogeneous mixture, but the red separates from the clear carrier liquid. Can't wait to see if fishing the bait causes the 'blood' to integrate with the carrier liquid. I hope these things fish as good as they look.

I saw that earlier tonight and started to post a thread. I cannot recall ever seeing that Demo link at the top of the page before earlier tonight. And I'm probably on that site more than their webmaster. :-[ It is an interesting concept and one that I may take advantage of at some point this summer. That said, I foresee them getting some real junk shipped back to them.

I saw RHCP in Charlotte in 1/07. By the end of the show Flea was down to pretty much nothing but underwear.

Mmmmm, orange shrink wrap....

Looks like a Prince tennis racket wrap to me.

Is that shrink wrap on the foregrip?

What is 'regular thickness'? The 7/0 is perfect for the Ol' Monster and the 10" Power Worm. Before Owner introduced that hook, I would use a heavy wire Owner offset 5/0 and found it to be a little small for the big worms. With the Oversize, the longer shank allows the hook to penetrate the worm and have room to move up the shank without balling up like bigger worms tend to do on smaller hooks.

I did, but that thing probably won't see the water until our first tourney at Cherokee. If I can get up early tomorrow, I'll probably ride up to the cheerleader ponds to see if they're iced over.

Can't wait till he breaks his leg doing that flip.

Once again... :

I'm just glad Carl Edwards didn't get the win.

You should have one there with ya to check and see if it does. When I saw that you had replied, I remembered that I had one setting here on the counter next to me. Just tried it and yep, it works.

The 7/0.

http://www.***.com/descpage-OOW.html

I don't really know as the Aldebaran just hit the market. That said, it looks a great deal like the Curado/Citica E series and probably has the same frame size. Here's a comparison photo I found.

I hate it when that happens.

Hmmm, I think they make a cream for that. In a pinch, Shimano drag grease will suffice.