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They put on a clinic on how Team basketball is/ should be played , and of course Great Coaching! Their Energy just never quit, great bench, proper breaks for guys.... Sweet!

Welcome to the forums.. Welcome back to the Great Outdoors!!

Yay ! Enjoy !

Spurs are and have always been a classy basketball Team.... They've shown that very clearly with this series..... The heat didn't even make it interesting.... Well done San Antonio !!

Yep... Had all those reels... Plus zillions , Fuego, sol, I still have one TDS .... Great reel

I gave it a try... Right after their introduction, I think a tournament at Toho... Anyway, I bombed and no confidence .. So many other great baits, so little fishing time.

Which model?

Which reel / reels are you trying? I know Diawa and the Magforce Z is very good with distance, I have not used their Magforce 3D yet .... Magforce V and regular Magforce really are over breaking systems.... I have had a couple of Magforce V reels that were exceptional but mostly no... After I got almost all my fishing rods/ reels jacked... I replaced many with shimano... They were just cheaper for me to do.

Lost a big striper (saltwater ) because of snap swivel failure.... I don't use them... I used a small snap for crankbaits years ago.... Caught hoards of fish.... I just tie direct mostly.... When Carolina rigging I use Spro hardware... It is good stuff!

I will take a smaller missle type bait for that work any day over big worms or big craws

Ok, fellas didn't mean to get everyone riled up! Lol..... Look I love St. Croix rod co. Have for over a decade and a half... I just wish the handle was without the hump.... Love the avid blank... I use a rage 7'11" I like it ok... But I have to use other rods ... Maybe I will have one built with the handle I like.... But let's get it straight... Iam a St. Croix fan!!!

You just have put the 1 to 11/2 bullit sinker or a punch rig... I use a 7'6" heavy and a 7'11" heavy once you get thru the top layer on hydrilla it opens up real good... Use small baits designed to be punched thru ... Smaller more aerodynamic for getting thru thick stuff.... Try 3/4 then go up... Gotta have strong gear to go in and get em out though! Good luck....

The shimano reel in question in baitcasting was the curado g model....no other shimano b.c. Reels have been so accused of poor Quailty up to the G model.... Many folks liked the g many more did not. The Curado I is a new platform, completely,it's more Akin to A 279$ reel than a 179$ dollar reel. It's proving itself easily right now.. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone... I think it's a great buy. Some folks like lews... You choose and hope you enjoy it!

It completely destroys 2 cycle, 4 cycle it's shameful how Goverments allow this crap to happen

Oh I wouldn't want to not have a multiples of spinning setups.... These days I am liking them real well. Very good tools to have.

^^^^^^^ Classy! Just like the Heat!

Exactly why I don't use the Avids in baitcasting.. That hump.... In 1999 I bought a 7'11" straight handled fipping pitching stix.... Diameter was huge... I called St. Croix... They said if I altered the handle I would void the warranty.... So many people over the years talk about that handle.... You would think they could make a better handle but they are the most hard headed rod company around... They don't change unless its cheaper labour..... I still like the spinning version real well, I use mostly loomis cause their handles are very nice. ( Baitcast ).

Pics or it didn't happen!!

They changed rules for Shaquille too because his overwhelming strength was a normal basketball move.... Rule changes happen a lot... Sometime for the better and not so better

Mono going away? Nooooo... To many good and great fisherman still use it. Think about all the fisherman that fish a few times a year, or a lot, always buying mono... They couldn't care less about FC or Braid... I use copolys and mono way more than FC or braid... I do like having other line types avail to fish with as I may choose.

Jordan said it in that Video..^^^^^ the league was at its best from 81 to 2000, it was very physical, all over the floor... Great players never lay down.. And James can't ever say he hasn't, I have seen it too many times... He is a potential great Athlete.. But ???

Well I got a bunch of Daiichi x point in 2/0 awesome hooks.... But they did not have the hitchhikers on them..... I got them cheap.... .75$ So that's the deal! Bought the hitchhikers and hooks were great on 3" senkos!

Yes, if you already have the proper hook style for the wire keepers... I have a few hitchhikers but mostly owners Cps twistlocks, I find the cost of owners cps are about the same as with hooks.. So I just buy the hook I need with it attached...

^^^^^^ Ouch!

Nice, very Nice fish! Great pics! Well Done!