EllisJuan

It was good again this evening. I can't believe how shallow these fish are for how warm it is. Topwater at the edge of the grass beds has been awesome. I usually decide to go last minute. The next time I make a plan a few days in advance I will shoot you a message Kent. I would love to pick your brain some out there. I am a very weak deep water fisherman. I am still not very comfortable reading my graph and locating fish when I can't get it going shallow. I am sure there is a lot I could learn from you.

Beech lake was on fire this afternoon and the Whopper Plopper was gasoline....right until the storm blew me off the lake.

No such thing. Tatsu is the closest you will find.

The rods I want I have never seen on a shelf for less than full price. I have ordered every one in my rod locker. Only one arrived broken and the vendor was quick to send a replacement.

At that price point take a look at a St. Croix Mojo Bass.

Received the replacement today. Took a little longer than ideal, but apparently the vendor was waiting on it from Loomis. Overall, I am really happy with how it was handled by them. They are still waiting to see if they will need the broken rod for their USPS claim.

When my boat is not in use, it is plugged in 24/7.

What amp is the stock charger?

Expeditor program should be $100 including shipping if you are in the US.

I have gotten my Tracker stuck on stumps pretty bad just using the trolling motor, to where I thought I was going to have to use the big motor. After moving around the boat and changing directions with the trolling motor I have been able to become dislodged every time so far. I bought a Tin boat so I could fish the rough stuff, so I am sure it is only a matter of time.

DrFish...that Legend is stunning. Exactly like I would order mine with the exception of the trolling motor. I am in love with my MG xi5.

Most likely. I was just throwing out a hypothetical. Brings a tear to my eye...

Exceptionally clean high quality used bass boats are hard to find. He will get close to asking price.

Go with the X-Fast. High viz 20lb braid with a 12lb flouro leader is my goto for senko fishing.

You are probably right. If I did the "bonus" rod would probably break on a 10lb'r. BUT, it seems like a real shame to let a beautiful NRX go to waste when it could be replaced for $100... Maybe I should ask them if they want it back, if they say no tell them my intentions.

The vendor hopped on it this morning and ordered my replacement from Loomis. I was hoping they would have one in stock, but no dice. So far they are handling the situation as would be expected. They have not said anything about shipping the broken rod back...if they don't ask for it back should I hit up the Loomis Expeditor Program?

Wow. That sucks. If you know where you rolled and lost them, call a local scuba club and offer to pay one of them to try to recover them. A buddy just had to do this. Cost him $50 to recover ~$1200 worth of gear.

I have '06 PT175 that is the same color combination with a MG trolling motor and love it.

I agree. It is a shame. One less NRX in the world is never a good thing. The last three loomis rods I bought were drop shipped straight from Shimano/Loomis. This one was shipped from vendor. The tube used for shipping by Shimano/Loomis was very similar to the one this shop used. It would have taken some serious force to break it like it is. PVC is always the preferred method. I am assuming if they have one in stock they will get it on the way to me quickly. I am confident they will get me taken care of quickly. I am relatively new to the area and have only fished Pickwick once. It was July 2nd and a mad house. I am looking forward to going back when it is less crazy. I have been fishing mostly two smaller lakes in the area. When it cools off a little I am looking forward to spending some full days on all four of those lakes.

It was delivered to my complex's office. They signed for it or accepted it. I have contacted the company it was purchased from and am waiting to hear back how to proceed. Hopefully they make it a quick and painless process.

It was a special delivery in every sense of the words.

...unfortunately it looked like this....

So, it is not actually cable steered?

Fish crankbaits on the Mono.