Dan:

The Vendettas and the Vengence are out, came out yesterday I think or Friday maybe. Only 3 models for the Vendetta though at TW, 6'9 MH/F casting 7' MH/F casting 7' M/F spinning yep, they were put up within hours of my post.

d**n California is pretty.

yeah, for double ugly.... ;D Orange just isn't my thing. I'm a black/silver guy with MAYBE some gold thrown in there.

I agree. For me, part of the fishing hobby is fishing and another part is collecting.

If you are finding that all the stores are ripoffs then maybe you need to adjust your expectations?

Gonna need some more info than that! What kind of cover (trees, weeds, shade, rocks, etc...) and structure (depth changes, contours, etc..) are we talking about?

This is an awesome quote. We're grown men explaining the difference in smiley smiles ;D (That's a happy, i think this is funny, and am not insulting anyone kind of smiley.)

So did the drag slip or what? You didn't provide any explanation for blaming the reel. And why were you using a 4.9:1 ratio for shallow water soft plastics?

If those Sols weren't so hideous I would offer to buy it from you. I know they are great reels but I can't get over the orange...

Those are some pretty ugly $4k sunglasses.

Dudes, this thread is almost 3 weeks old.

Take the hook off the split ring

Do they normally make bail for someone who attempted to steal a car?

if you do not like an overly sweet smoke , i would avoid those at all cost. and do NOT store them with other non flavored cigars. or any other cigar for that matter. shoot , put them in a tupperware container just to avoid the headache. iirc , the blondie is basically the same thing but smaller. i may be wrong , its been a while since ive had one. CAO flavors are better imo. the moontrance and the honey are worth a try as well. I was just going to post that. Don't mix them with other cigars. It's probably best to smoke it as soon as you can after purchasing it. They have oils and stuff that flavor them that are very aromatic and can be absorbed by other cigars. I think you are right about the Blondie. I myself prefer the Acids to the CAOs.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1251488402

the best teams I ever saw were the championship Manassas Park teams from a few years back. I think the one year they beat Powell Valley for the championship and the next year they lost by one to Giles.

My high school's team sucks. The team was good when I was there (I didn't play) but it's been worse and worse ever since. At least you can stand to watch your high school's team...Normally I like to watch high school sports the best but this year I'm more excited to watch my college's team. Did you ever get to see Gretna play? Apparently they have been stomping the entire Group A for the past couple years

say whaaaaa???

I buy three colors: a white or silver, arkansas shiner, and green pumpkin. I pick which one to use based on water clarity.

try a search on either of the rods. We've had a few threads about them and I'm sure you can find a little information on them but I don't think the Vendettas are even out yet and the Tessara's JUST came out so you aren't going to find too many hands-on reviews.

heck ya, I forgot about the Fuegos. That thing would look dynamite on a Fuego

Did you miss my 1 smilie? Was I 2 short? my mistake. for future reference a rolling eyes smiley carries a different meaning than a grinning smiley

HOLY GUACAMOLE! ALREADY?!? I agree, that would look great on a Dark Angel but it wouldn't look too shabby on a Cumara either.

Way to fuel the ongoing Shimano/anti-Shimano battling while trying to look like you aren't. 4 stars for you, sir. : oh please. I own all brands and have come to realize the posse crap is stupid. I'm just sick of it all being blamed on one side. Now I just take it as what it primarily is: an ongoing joke between both sides. Hence the three smilies.