PourMyOwn

I've been told that he is NOT a stand up guy.

Thank you so much. I've been there before, but (like a couple other fishing sites that aren't this one) it's not the best on a mobile phone. Time to dust off my laptop!

Every TD-X model, several TD-Zs, TD Zillions and a few others from that era.

Gentlemen, where would I go to find out information like what's in this thread? I have a ton of Daiwa reels and don't know where to start.

I always have a hula grub on a football jig on my deck when I'm fishing for smallmouth. I use it primarily in 12'+ in rocks-usually a 1/2 or 5/8 oz. I also always have a tube, finesse squarebill, and a 3XD crank.

When I worked in the restaurant industry, changing shoes mid day really helped. If I wore the same ones for a 14 hour day I paid the price, for some reason different pairs made a huge difference-at about 22,000 steps per day.

I said I'd buy a mold to pour my own Ned worms when I ran out of Elaztech. I have two bags left, so maybe in 2025 I'll get a mold.

I have the 6'8" ML crankbait rod arriving today. I plan on tossing Bandit 200s and finesse squarebills on it. I'll give an update when I receive it.

Couldn't agree more with this. I scored a 5'6" Falcon on ebay that I could never have afforded when it was new. It is absolutely perfect for finesse squarebills. It's a joy to use.

Extra spark plugs? Sounds like you're really prepared. Have a great time, amigo!

Crocs for me too, with socks to prevent the polka dot sunburn. A lot of ramps in NH require me to walk in the water to load, so Crocs are a must.

The last post in this thread was old enough to drive.

The original Lews speed stick pistol grips are nice rods too.

There's so much good multi species fishing in SE Ohio too. Catfish, sauger, walleyes, crappies, white bass....and it will always be home.

Welcome! Almost all of my family is in Perry County (except for the KY and WV ones)-glad to have you here.

All I can do is offer my opinion that is through the lens of my own experience and financial situation. If you want it and can afford it, go for it. If it's a bit of a stretch, at least you have one of the best made trucks of all time sitting in your driveway.

I actually thought this was being pronounced "diarrhea," ?

I'm right around 30, but again-multi species and ice rods really inflates that. I have 20 that are dedicated to bass. Half of my rods are older All Stars, Fenwick and even some Lews speed sticks from the 70s/80s. If shipping rods weren't so darned expensive I'd sell several that I don't love.

Every Friday after work I fill up my truck and a couple of gas cans. I have an Irving rewards card that gives me 10-20 cents off per gallon. The gas cans go in my second car, which never goes to the gas station.

I drink a large percolator pot per day, two when my sister is around. I love coffee

Try B and B. Ace hardware has it, their products are all excellent. I use their oak briquettes on long smokes and their lump for hot and fast.

I got a Skeet Reese rod in his patented bumble bee colors. It was 39.99 and I couldn't pass it up. Actually it was 44.99 if you count the can of black rustoleum I used to make it all better.

5'6" pistol grip rods from the 80s, I prefer the Lews speed sticks. 40 bucks on Ebay for a really nice one, I pair it with a Daiwa TDX reel and off I go.

Not really, but I do my best to take good care of my equipment. As for color matching, not really an issue-except for some red OG fuegos and some gaudy old fiberglass rods, all of my stuff is grey, black, or silver.

Now that I make them I'm a little biased. I prefer a slim tube that is really soft. If I were to buy them, the Snack Daddy Elites would be the ones.