Dan:

Dan, You seem to be missing the point of what is native and non-native by definition. Bass are native to north America. The south american fish are not native to north America. I'll concede to the semantics, what I mean by "non-native fish" is a fish that is not native to a given ecosystem. But fish from North America can still have the same affect as fish from other countries. Does it matter if bass were native to the same continent when they were introduced to fisheries in the US if the result was that they took over new fisheries and became apex predators? Take my local fishery for example. Bass were not native to the Potomac. I'd be willing to bet that the fishery has changed a LOT since they were introduced. The fact is that any introduction of a new fish has the possibility to change or hurt an ecosystem, regardless of whether or not they are from the same continent, country, or state.

they also had Cumaras marked down to $160

Right...whatever you copy and paste doesn't change the fact that they are abundant because they have been spread as non-natives to new areas (they have been spread to bodies of water, states, and countries to which they are non-native), yet people view them differently than other non-native species. Is it just because they've been around longer? Is there a point at which we determine non-native to no longer be non-natives if they've been in a system for long enough? My point is that the same thing was happening in the 1800s with bass as is happening now with the snakehead, carp, and other non-natives.

sure. Sometimes. Are the cichlids or any of these other species threatening anything in Florida? Surely they can't be compared to the Asian carp because most of these species can't survive in climates outside of Florida so there isn't a risk of them spreading all over the place like asian carp. Bass are non-native to pretty much everywhere I've fished. It sure would suck if people had thought the way you do when they were first introduced.

A girl in my freshman writing class had it. She said she got it from sleeping with a fan aimed at here face in her dorm room. It was a shame because she was a pretty good looking girl and it made the one half of her face look like it was trying to slide down to the floor.

What's the big deal with exotics? Why do people hate them? I can understand not wanting to release them into your waters for fear of what they might do to the ecosystem, but if they're already there, why the hate?

"beep beep beep" repeat

gotta agree with TT here.

Is that from wiki? didn't know there was a real border. NoVA, to me, is just defined as within an hour or so of DC. Those are pretty much the set limits that I've seen. Wikipedia confirms "Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Stafford and Prince William counties, and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park." and adds that sometimes "Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, and Warren counties, as well as the independent cities of Fredericksburg and Winchester" can be included. My definition of the "real" NOVA is generally Loudoun, Fairfax, Arlington, and Prince William County and all the independent cities therein.

"NOVA" is usually defined as the Northern part of Virginia down to Fredericksburg.

i made it. Bail arm.

pgersumky, do you rig those with EWGs? Do they float at rest? Are they durable?

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which part?

Agreed. That was my thought when I felt them in store.

Half Life 2 was a great single player game. I don't know how many people play the multiplayer, I think more play CS Source and DOD Source. I played DOD Source for a little while but gave up on playing games on the computer when I got my xbox. I really liked it because the graphics were great and they didn't slow down my computer too much. I was getting better frame rates than i would get with other games.

nope. not the official one anyway. but maybe a regional or state get together (that is, if one is ever organized)

apparently there was actually a sewage leak upstream on Friday. :-/

he says to the guy with a Core MG ;D

The grips are not foam, they are almost like golf club grips. The rods are surprisingly light but I can't say anything for the sensitivity.

it's not as if the locals haven't been fishing there for years. I'm just going to go on weekdays (not for at least a few days--i want to let the poo poo from the sewage leak work it's way out to the bay...) btw, i suggest we refer to it as "4mr" because then a google search about it won't bring up our reports for random people who aren't even members.

They make good stuff. We have a couple different sets of RADA knives.

I remembered: the Cumaras on sale were at Green Top. Zillions were reels.

Sam, did she get the knives from the RADA cutlery booth?

i'm pretty sure you can get better rods for $60 less than they were charging. ;D