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How much to get you to stop posting those pictures?? ;D OOWWW! MY EYES!!!! :o ;D ;D Ronnie

Maybe next year, someone can bring a laptop and have a standing rule that all pics and video to be shared gets downloaded as you pack up to leave. It's hard to hold the excitement this long. Keith, There were several laptops around. The trouble for me was after dinner, clean-up and only a little fellowship each night, it got very late. Digital Video (at least mine) has to be downloaded or captured real time which for my video alone was over an hour. We (Speedbead & I) got to bed each night at around 11:00PM and were at the boat ramp before 7 each morning. It was all I could do to get baits tied on and a cup of coffee in me. Especially on the last day. We spent hours cleaning Carl's boat and packing up to leave. It was very hectic. Not making excuses, but it took me two weeks to recover from the trip. It's great, but it's a whirlwind. LOL Ronnie

I'm not sure about older models, but now there is no such thing as Calcutta without a B, BSV, GT, DC or some other suffix. B= B BSV= Salt Version TE (XXX)= Total Efficiency DC= Digital Control GT= I think this one is a car. ;D Ronnie

I have the DSR820S - GLX and it is fantastic! 'Dropshot' and 'Shakey Head' are finesse techniques. In your post you stated that you use 1/8 - 1/4 oz baits. Why go heavier than that? Unless you are going to use it for heavier lures and other techniqes, I think you will be better off with the 820. JMHO Ronnie

My video is now shipped out! Sorry for the delay. I lost my still camera and the pictures in it. I was hoping to find it and send those pics also, but that's not happening.

YES!!

It helps to smack them into cover. Try running your buzzbaits and spinnerbaits into stickups and over surface cover to make some noise and get a reaction bite. I sometimes pitch spinnerbaits and let them fall next to cover like a jig. Big Colorado blades work best for this. Give it a try. Ronnie

Russ, I havent seen it but I guess that might be my entry too? Yup, that would be it. Ronnie

Matt, Jersey has you beat on both population density and property taxes. We are still #1 http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/populations/usadensityh.htm Ronnie

I am sending a copy of my Guntersville video on DVD. Ronnie

If you & your family have been in NC for as long as you say, I am betting there are some native American Indians somewhere that would say the same about you and yours. Just another angle to see it from. Ronnie

The news this morning said "expect $5 per gallon by the end of the summer". WOW!!! Ronnie

There is always another point of view.............. You study hard in school, make good grades, go to college and work hard to excell. You start at the bottom and work your way up. One day you meet the girl of your dreams. You save and work harder until one day you can finally afford a little house outside of town with a white picket fence and a dog, but WHOA! You can't build your dream house and raise your kids in it, because it gripes someone else. I always wonder when someone gripes about urban sprawl, if they ever stop to consider that trees were also cut down to build the house THEY live in. Do we really believe that we have MORE of a right to be HERE than the next guy? It's seems a pretty selfish notion that everyone else should just disappear so they won't encroach on my prosperity. Not picking a fight here, just looking at it from a different angle. BTW - I live in New Jersey which is the most densely populated state in the US. The 1st and only state to be declared 100% urban. I still fish, hunt and spend a lot of time in the woods. Ronnie

Almost any standup jig head can be used for the "shakey head" technique and 'Spot Removers" are excellent! JMHO Ronnie

"EXPELLED" is a documentary about bias in the scientific/academic community against anything that isn't evolution theory. Ben Stein does a great job of keeping the subject about the 1st amendment, rather than the creation/evolution debate. This is worth a watch if you think everything is fair and just in our society. It will surprise you. Ronnie

1 lb spool of #6 will have over 6,000 yards of line. You can share with your buddies. Ronnie

why thankgoodness it isnt??? dont like the rod? NJAngler, Notice the eye roll smiley. David is just a hardcore St. Croix fan, it's a fine rod and you will like it. Plastic worms and jigs are a good suggestion though. Enjoy! Ronnie

Way to go CJ. I have been in business for myself for almost 20 years and have never regretted it! Keep on keeping on! Ronnie

I was missing and wondering about him too. Hope everything is OK! Ronnie

I lived on Fairway Street in Marrero when I was a kid. I grew up in the Kenner/Metarie area. Lived a short time in Gretna & Algiers on the West Bank. WELCOME TO THE FORUM! Ronnie

I have an inverted Mohawk. No hair down the middle and strips down both sides. No one's offering me any free clothes.... Ronnie

Yes! Yes! and YES!!!!!!!!!!! ; 8-) Ronnie

On the trip to Guntersville, Speedbead and I calculated the Bassbus burns about $1 worth of gas every 2 1/2 minutes. 36 hours to Guntersville round trip. As much as I love the Bassbus, if the gas prices don't moderate, it will be impractical for me to keep it. On the boat side of things, my 16' aluminum V has 3 TMs and gets great mileage.

X2 Ronnie

I use de-natured alcohol and a 3M green scrubbing pad to clean nasty cork. Followed by a coat of U-40 Cork seal. Works for me. Ronnie