burleytog

Ask yourself this. Do you want to fish with a rod that was designed in 1899 and looks like something your grandfather fished with in the 60's? Or do you want a modern rod that is sexy?

Boy, an English teacher could have a field day with that post Scott.

Cherryholmes, Blue Highway, Doyle Lawson, Larry Cordle, Chris Thile

Sometimes the fish's appetite calls for something different.

The key to any knot is proper lubrication. When tying a palomar with flourocarbon, you must take special care to coat the knot with spit and slowly cinch using the tag end. Try tying a knot without spit and using the mainline to cinch. The line above the knot will look wavy like curly hair. That is due to the friction generated from cinching the knot. Now do the same thing, but get the knot good and wet and cinch by pulling the tag end. The line shouldn't be curly. Patience and lubrication is what it takes. I've never used anything but a palomar with flourocarbon and I've never had a knot break. I may have to cut & retie on occasion if I've gotten in a hurry, but that's about it.

Kistler Magnesium MGCBSAGM70 or Kistler Magnesium MgAPSMH69

A Helium LTA is quite nice. I've only handled the Zillion rods, but they aren't bad feeling or looking. Almost bought one last week.

There's ignorance all right... :

I've not seen anything like that. This place is almost the same as it was three years ago.

Anything free on the market that I can use to enter results and print a monthly standings sheet? I don't want to have to write something myself unless I have no other avenue.

Thanks, I think I'm going to put that one on the wall.

Yep, serious about making a lightweight turd.

My week is ruined. :'(

No, he puts me to sleep.

If they offered Flooger in the demo program, they would go broke replacing the reel after every demo period.

I bought dinner at Long John Silver's and the rest will pay for my gas to get to the lake next week. ;D One would think so, but I didn't even catch a fish last year.

Wife and I took the boat out Tuesday night. I needed to scout some new water for an upcoming tourney. Stayed on the water for about 7 hours, didn't get a nibble. Did get some nice photos... Wednesday night, Tom and I headed to the local reservoir for a bit. Fishing was a bit slower than it has been, but we managed to boat a few nice dinks.

I think American Rodsmiths makes a purple rod, but their website isn't working.

I've seen better 'entertainment' in my bathroom.

Have fun Lard ***.

Their program is an excellent way to test drive a reel. I've been meaning to demo a couple of the new Chronarchs and a Steez.

Yep, he should be able to hit 50-55 MPH easily. That hull is about 200 lbs. heavier than yours though.

What, no Pop Tarts?

The 2009 Dinkmasters Bark Camp Brawl was held this morning on picturesque Bark Camp Lake in SW VA. We had five boats and nine people fishing. Limit is five fish, keepers have to be outside the 11-14" slot. We 'blasted' this morning a little after six. Being a part of a five boat trolling motor blast off is quite exhilarating that early in the morning. I think a couple of the boats almost capsized due to the wake from the Minn Kota's. The fishing started off slow, but got pretty good as the day warmed. Our first couple were in the slot, but we soon came through with one keeper. Then another, then another. Tedious fishing, but those that did bite were inhaling the bait. Nice slot pig By 10 we had three keepers in the boat (would have been five had I known we were going to fan the tail rather than pinch). The pressure was on and we were running the same spot where we had had luck earlier in the morning. As the wind pushed the boat down the bank, I tossed my bait near a partially submerged log and kept an eye on the line. Less than two seconds later I saw the line start moving closer to the log. I set the hook and instantly the fish was in the tree. I horsed him out and got it in the boat for the fourth keeper. Looked like I wasn't the first thing that tried to catch him. We hit two or three more spots, but couldn't manage that elusive fifth keeper. But four good 10.5" fish were safe in the livewell. After everyone loaded their boat, it was time for the weigh-in. Based on last year's catch, I had a good feeling about our chances. 14"+ fish in this lake are hard to come by. As each team weighed their fish, the pressure began to build. 1.81 lbs. was in the hot seat. And then it was our turn to weigh. Unfortunately, the fish pictured above didn't live to see his moment of glory. That dead fish resulted in a penalty of half it's weight, or 0.24 lbs. Things weren't looking good. Then the clouds cleared and the sun started shining. With the 0.24 lb. penalty, our weight was 1.87 lbs. with one more bag to weigh. I was a ball of nerves as winning a Dinkmasters tournament is a high honor. My stomach was in knots as I saw each fish go into the other guy's bag. The first fish out of his bag almost made my heart sink. That is until it was measured and found to be about 1/8" too long. As the rest of his fish went on the scale, I knew we had enough to win. He ended up with 1.38 lbs. and fourth place. Guess my old boat is bad luck after all (he was fishing out of my old boat). Or my new boat is good luck. 8-) So with that, I give you the 2009 Dinkmasters Tournament Trail Bark Camp Brawl Champions! Receiving our trophies from last year's champs. Eat your heart out KVD! We had planned on having a cookout after the weigh-in, but some sorry SOB decided to steal our charcoal and cooler. One of the non-fishing guests placed the stuff on a picnic table to hold the site, then walked about 40 yards down to the lake to catch a few panfish. When he returned about 45 minutes later, everything was gone. So with no way to cook the burgers and dogs and with no one wanting to eat a raw burger, we parted ways, everyone dreaming of being the 2010 Dinkmaster Champion.ink