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BPS Extreme 6'6'' M or MH and a Shimano Stradic 2500. Should cover just about anything.

It's hard to top the Lucky 13. There is one out their that comes close though but at five times the price. The Lobina Rico

Thanks for the head up. They have some great prices on LC cranks. If I can save a couple of bucks, get good service and free shipping on thing over $75, that's a good deal.

Baitcasting Shimano Calais201A/G. Loomis BCR 803GLX: Soft Plastic and med. jigs Shimano Calcutta/G. Loomis MBR 844IMX: Heavy Jigs Daiwa Zillion/G. Loomis MBR 844IMX: Buzzbaits, Heavy Jigs, Lipless Cranks Shimano Curado 201BSF/BPS Johnny Morris Sig Med: Crankbaits Daiwa Zillion/G. Loomis MBR 783GLX: General Purpose (Everything) Spinning Quantum Energy Pti-a 20/St. Croix Avid AS60MLF: 4in Senkos and Inline spinnerbaits Quantum Energy Pti-a 20/St. Croix Avid AS66MF: Soft Plastic/Cranks/Spinnerbaits Shimano Sustain 2500/St. Croix Avid AS68MXF: Senkos/Ikas Shimano Stradic 2500/G. Loomis SMR753S-SP: Ikas/deep cranks

The ones that bother me the most are the crew for Monday Night Football. What are these people thinking? They should just call it the Tony Kornheiser Show. He never shuts up and what he has to say usually has nothing to do with the game. Thanks ESPN for destroying another American Pastime. I do like Aikman and maybe Phil Simms but Madden is the only one left of the old school anouncers.

I like tru tungsten. I think it works great and is better than lead. Is it worth the money? Not really, but there are a lot of things in fishing that are not worth it either. Do I catch more fish? Maybe, but I think the benifit is in the size and they hold up longer. One other thing I noticed that was a big benifit was that the lead weights that I was using would fray flourocarbon line and some mono and hybrid lines. With the tru tungsten weights, I would get no fraying at all. If I had to pick which one I thought was worth the money, I would go with the 3/8oz flipping weights. They are 1/2 the size of the lead weights I use.

I have a high speed Zillion that I use for frogs, jerkbaits, lipless crankbaits, and buzzbaits. It sure makes fishing a frogs and buzzbaits easier. You can the slack out of the line quickly with frog and using a buzzbait is effortless.

Over the years I have seen a lot of companies copy one another's ideas but this has to be the closest copy I have ever seen. I wouldn't think they would be of the same quality but at a glance I can't really tell. When you get a chance to fish them and compare them to each other, let us know how they performed.

I have a couple of Quantum reels that I like a lot but this one looks like it might be more about looks than substance. I tend to shy away from any of the branded reels with a pro fisherman name on them or the words "exclusively made for" attached to it.

For an all around rod I would have to go with the St. Croix Avid. IMHO, it is a great rod for the money and it is simply a well made rod. If you're looking at a higher end rod this might be a good place to start. Another suggestion would be the BPS Extreme if this is out of your price range.

I have a Daiwa Zillion and it's a workhorse reel. It's light, powerful and easy to use. I would highly recommend it.

Personally, I am a huge fan of the LC Pointer and I was looking forward to purchasing one of the Reals Skins. But after reading the review, it sounds like they just made a cosmetic change to an already proven lure. I don't think they will be worth the extra $5. :'(

I use fish mostly T-rigged but ocassionally I will wacky rig one. I just seem like I loose more worms and I don't tend to get the best hook sets with a wacky rig setup.

Never used one. If I am fishing a frog, it is usually in some heavy cover and I want to be totally weedless. I would think you would get snagged constantly.

I have to say my favorite is The Usual Suspects as well, followed by Star Wars (the original 1977 version).

Funny stuff. I can recall traveling through Chatanooga, TN in the fall of 1998 and up in the mountians there is a steep downgrade with a run off. I was going about 70mph and a semi comes flying by me. It pulls off to the right side and I could see that his breaks were smoking. About 30 sec later I see parts of the truck everywhere over on side of the mountian. I heard later that the guys brakes had failed, he tried to stop by hitting the runoff head on but he ended up going straight through it. Oddly enough the guy was haulling mattresses and when he hit the run off the back of his truck exploded but the truck itself went airbourne. He landed on a pile of matress, he was not wearing a seatbelt and walked away with minor cuts and bruises.

It'a a F-R-A-G-I-L-E A Christmas Story.......

Very well done . Looks like a no brianer for Roboworms and Zoom Finesse worms.

If you guys want to dig a little deaper, I have two more suggestions. The Universe In A Nutshell and A Brief History In Time by Stephen Hawking. They are sort of like quantum physics for dummies. I thought it would all go over my head but once I got past p-branes and string theory I was OK. ;D

I really liked the DaVinci Code, believing his way of seeing things is up to the reader, but I thought it was one the best works of fiction that I had ever read. I also liked Angels and Demons but it seemed slow compared to the DaVinci Code. Fourbizzle, I tried to read the Wheel of Time years ago but it put me to sleep. I might give it a shot again since I have some time on my hands.

As the seasons pass into the frozen abyss of winter, I try to find other things besides fishing to keep my mind occupied and tend to read a couple of books during the off season. Last year I read a couple of the Harry Potter books (my wife is a reading teacher), The Devil in the White City, Eargon (boring and for kids), Four Past Midnight, and The Name of the Rose, again (my personal favorite). If you like books on history, I would highly recommed The Devil In The White City. It is about the construction of the 1893 Worlds Fair in Chicago and a serial killer that preyed on the people attending. It is a little slow in spots but living here in the midwest I found it interesting. I am thinking of reading the Golden Compass series based on my wifes recommendation but after reading a summary of the books, I might change my mind and go back to reading Robert Ludlum. You guys got any suggestions?

I have had good luck with DNR here in Indiana with the exception of Eagle Creek and Geist. They have limited it to just basically John boat fishing. They also have had out breaks of blue algae that have kept the water in bad shape do to contamination. They have done a good job cleaning up a couple of toilet bowels here, like Monroe, Lake Lemon, and Morse Lake. As far as Monroe goes, I think they are not out to get the fisherman but to cut back on pontoon boats and skiers so we can fish. The bad thing is the guys on waverunners.

I tried to modify the bill of a Rapala Crankbait on a bench grinder. I put on the slowest speedn and used a pair of vice grips, with pads to hold it so it would not damage it. Big mistake.... I was doing fine on oneside then I started on the other, I guess I pressed to hard, the lure came loose and went through the grinder. It is now permanetly modified and I use it as a casting tool.

Not a good rod for bass fishing, IMHO. I have owned two over the years and never cared for them. They are OK for catfish, carp and maybe a float setup. I would look at BPS's rods at that same price point.

I have a Johnny Morris Sig. Series and it is a good rod but does not come close the Loomis IMX's or GLX's that I own. I would put it close to the St. Croix Avid. I have had a chance to fish the Extreme, a Rick Clunn, and of course the Tourney Special Series. All would good rods at their respective price points.