burleytog

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In a heartbeat.

A welcome development. Look what an ownership change did in Boston.

That isn't really saying a great deal since the original Chatterbaits feature components worthy of a $0.50 bait. The hook is horrible, the blade is comparable to the tin roof on my shop and the skirts are so-so. If you're interested in fishing a bladed swim jig, take a look at the Strike King Pure Poison.

Unless you have a large spool on the spinning reel, you're going to probably end up hating that 10 lb. on the spinning reel. In the future, CXX 4 or 6 lb. is plenty on spinning tackle.

Two weak points on the bait. The clip on the head and the leverage hook.

Holy resurrected thread Batman! :

I don't know why not. The Tennessee River is carved through "The Rocks From Hell". I have no issues with Hybrid and consider the line highly abrasion resistant, as advertised: http://www.yo-zuri.com/Products/Prodline/Hybrid.htm 8-) I guess the rocks in the Holston and Watauga Rivers must be from double hell. Hybrid is good open water line. I used the 12 lb. for a couple of months deep cranking rock. Re-tying every fourth or fifth cast is not my idea of abrasion resistant line. A move back to CXX 8 lb. cured those problems. When it comes to abrasion resistance, CXX is up here -> And Hybrid is down here ->

Call Kurt Angle and see if he can spare some HGH.

Don't fish it in rocks.

Pal's

Hmmm, that's not a bad idea.

Sales vary by store location. If they are red-tagging them for $1/pack, then they simply haven't sold in that store.

Is your name John Kerry?

It's a tale of excess, gluttony, debauchery and exhaustion. Jimzee showed up Friday afternoon. Had dinner, then headed to the lake for a 8PM-8AM wildcat tourney at Boone. Stopped on the way for the midnight snack. Hit my usual spots up the Watauga side, got a few bites but didn't put anything in the boat. Hit a couple of spots three or four times over the course of the night. Jimzee finally put a keeper in the boat around 4AM. Picked up a couple of shorts here and there, then headed back to my favorite creek to give it one last shot at daylight. Threw a jig in around a dock, saw the hit as the jig fell, just didn't get a good hookset. Fish was on for just a couple of seconds, solid 2-3 lb. keeper. Picked up a keeper spot on the other side of the dock. By that time, we had about 45 minutes left in the morning, I was out of gas (not the boat) and we only had about 3.5-4 lbs. So we tossed the fish and ran back to the ramp to beat the tourney traffic. Heard from a friend on Saturday that it took 12 lbs. to win, so we didn't miss much. That's Boone! Got up Saturday afternoon, picked up Tom and headed back to Boone. Stopped by The Purple Cow on the way to intimidate Jimzee with the 1 lb. Mike's Intimidator burger. Needless to say, after about 3/4 of the burger he was hurting. Headed down to the dam to start the night. Picked up a quick one. Worked down the bank, then my gut started barking. Not many public facilities on the lake, so I've got a couple of little spots for those times that privacy is needed. We were there, so we fished for a bit. Someone fell off the boat, but I'll let that story go for another day. Moved across the creek, pulled the jig over a rock, then it got hammered. Jimzee almost lost the net in the lake when getting it out of the locker, then burned his knees on the carpet. Couldn't tell what I had, but it was big. Saw a brown back and thought I had a huge smallmouth, but it just ended up being 6 lbs. of this... After that we moved here and there, just couldn't get into any fish. Decided to hit one or two more spots and then head home. Hit Airport Holler, picked up this monstrosity... Ran back down to TVA Holler, then Jimzee decided to get the skunk off. Put the boat on the trailer, something didn't seem right. Pulled out, checked the back, I'm missing a bunk board. Lag bolts fell out. We managed to get the board secured with electrical tape. Made for a crappy end to the night. After a long sleep, everyone was still exhausted. Decided to hit Bark Camp for a few hours to finish the weekend. Lake was pretty crappy as the coontail was floating everywhere. We did pick up a few Bark Camp bruisers, but it was a short night. All in all not as exhausting as the 2009 Central WV Fishing Marathon, but it still kicked my butt. I would just like to know where Jimzee puts it all.

I wonder why those aren't routed from under the rear deck?

They started biting the jig after you guys left. We got into them on the spinnerbait early (we blasted off at 5AM), then once it got light, the jig was king. I've noticed on Boone that they seem to bite a little better leading up to the full moon. Two weeks ago they were on. This weekend, couldn't buy a keeper in any of my spots. You fishing with Bloomingdale?

Do tell.

Jimzee is in town for a weekend marathon! We're fishing a 12 hour tourney tonight.

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I can't stop playing this d**n game. >

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Using the loop method would have saved you a lot of time and money.

Do me a big favor while you're out there. Find fourbizz and kick him in the knee for me.