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You probably got it pegged better than Customer Svc @ Cabelas when I called this AM to ask them about it. They just knew it was their "exclusive" reel offer, nothing about the tech stuff. Think I'm gonna wait til local bait shop gets them in next week so I can get hands on it. Tight lines...Papa

RW...mind listing your sources for the Yozuri US besides just Cabelas? Thanks. Papa

Anyone seen/used/heard of ...Cabela's Revo "SC"...&XML combo deal? I'm trying to find out why they're the only retailer with the SC available. Good deal @ $200 IMHO-IF I could just find out the differences between it and the other 3 Revos.??!! Lower end REVO maybe? hep me....Papadew

Cabelas has the newest version of the REVO, (the SC 7:1) on a Cabelas XML rod for $200 and the Citica combo same price, but online. BPS has the Citica/Extreme @$170. Not heard any feedback on this new Revo, but the other Revos are well reviewed. How would you shop it, the reels or the rod & reel both. I haven't used any of the rods either, so I'm totally in the dark. Sounds tempting. BTW, the Citica 200 is in BPS lineup @$140 on a bionic blade as well, but the 200 is heavier/larger. Like mag brakes on Revos better than pin brakes.....Bait Monkey and cabin fever's killing me. Papa

Spray scents totally screwed the screen up on Lowrance graph screen. What's the best stuff to clean it with safely? Thanks...Papadew

I can buy Scorpions overseas from board sponsors for <>$80 diff than the MG50. Other than BIG weight advantage of the MG, and the BIG advantage of the external brake adjustment of the Scorpion, which reel would you guys buy? Wouldn't it be nice if the MG had ext brake adj? Papadew

What's the best line, hook size/type, weight, swivels, etc for dragging live minnows in cold weather? I fish mostly rocky highland reservoir for smallmouth. Does spinning tackle work better than BC's with clickers? Rod action?...Thanks---Papadew

I gave up when ESPN showed jump rope contests, spelling bees, 24/7 bike racing, etc. I only watch Bassmasters if I can find it in the line-up. ESPN is about the most ignorant bunch of people I've ever seen try to program their network. TV in general actually. Reality shows? Eating guts, eyeballs, whatever, is supposed to be entertaining? To whom, Jeffrey Dahmer? Gag a maggot off a gut wagon, and puke a buzzard to death! Rant over, please continue. PapaDew

Excuse me, had a senior moment. I was quoting none other than the "mouth of the Mississippi", Jerry Clower. my mistake....Papadew...(need his meds). LOL

As the late country comedian and Christian speaker once said, "98% of our young people are good, but you only seem to hear about the 2% that are bad." Good to hear of some of the good 98% for a change! Amen?...

Buzzbaits @ dusk didn't get a strike. As for the C-rig, wellllll, let's just say that regardless of the name and that i'm fishing in Lake James, NC....the "Carolina" rig, for me, does not produce. I throw it for an hour or two on deep points where I mark fish and know they're there, and ZIPPO, NADA. I can't remember EVER catching a C-rig fish on this lake and danged few anywhere else for that matter. By the book, tricks, tips, etc, and ZERO. Sniff-Sniff. Guess I've just lost the drive/focus/intelligence or whatever the hell it takes. Others do well deep on it, however, hence my deeeep depression. Tight lines, Papa

Yea, threw it Sat nite also....no takers. Stormy afternoon/nitetime and showers have kept me off the water. Too foggy to get there this AM. Mama Nature is a ******, huh? Papa

Hey RW...I remember Robo wms. They were supposed to be "hot." Ran all over the state to find 'em. Best I remember, I've NEVER caught the first bass on one! Wore my arm out. Wish I had all the money I've spent on "hot baits" that never produced, don't you? Of course I fish one of the toughest lakes anywhere. BTW, how's that yozuri extra soft line holding up? Papadew

Thanks for input. I guess I'm getting burned out & lazy anymore. I just try a coupla baits and if no takers, I give up and leave. They bite for about an hour and quit. Fish 2 hrs w/o bite, but don't really try any other baits usually. Dead Sea fishing is getting borrrriiiiinnnngggg! I'd like to fish on some of Bill Dance's pits fer a change! Cast, set the hook, & crank 'em in. Yep, lazy me. I promise tonite to get it on and throw my blk s/b's, but the jig bite has been non-existent this summer for most I've talked to. The Frog trailer intrigues me though, think I will try that. Haven't thrown a Sickle tail type worm in ages...but will. The jitterbug will definitely be tied on. You're right Raul, they WON'T chase anything. BTW, the Scorpion is worth the $$$, BUT, since I went back to using 1/4 oz bullet sinkers, the backlashing on the CU100's has been eliminated. I was throwing baits too lite for the rod/line combo evidently. Will post results later...Papa

Fishing last nite was tougher than usual. Then I noticed the water on Lake James' Catawba side was heavily stained. Debris field meant idling around. My Q is - what baits would work under these conditions with 84 degree water temp? Cranks/rattletraps didn't produce a strike. 6 fish came off worms in brush. Any suggestions> Papa