SPEEDBEAD.

For those of you who have been around for a while, you might get a kick out of this. Word of the PA trip has made it to (drumroll please) Muddy and he would like to come down for the gathering. He has said he will bring his boat, which I am pretty sure will fit another person. This is preliminary as of right now. I will keep him updated. For those of you who have not met him, you'll get an earful about ALL kinds of stuff. Funny SOB. ;D

What lake? Congrats on the PB.

You're the one looking in the mirror. Do you really want to know what we think? Obviously by you stating that "strike king made up for" the other company, you are already likely to keep them for your misguided perception of being wronged by Cotton Cordell. Keeping them is wrong. As far as I'm concerned, they all seem to be your fault. I guess that's what you get when you ask what people think...

Your two cents or Dave Ramsey's?

Yes

Age aside? OK I wouldn't mind a hot older cougar sunning herself while I was fishing. Now, my wife might say something about it. ;D

That Megabug is legit on a C-rig. That is all I'm gonna say. :-X Bobby gave me some of those and the Wingdings at the Philadelphia fishing expo this spring. They have a great action on the fall, nice and slow. Those apendages slow it WAY down.

Got my 7'11" Pinnacle Perfecta in the mail yesterday. Does that count? ;D BTW, you guys are going to be impressed with these rods. Guaranteed.

Another suggestion of proven lures is stuff from Joe Bucher. The Buchertail and Top Raider would by my top two choices. I like my Squirrely Burt too.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Raystown+James+Creek+Launch&sll=40.373097,-78.15691&sspn=0.021546,0.045447&ie=UTF8&hq=Raystown+James+Creek+Launch&hnear=&ll=40.367016,-78.157468&spn=0.02073,0.045447&t=h&z=15 If you put Rochester in on that page as "from" and James Creek Road as "to" it will give you directions John. That will get you close for sure.

I have been throwing swimbaits for them, but the biggest producer this year has been a regular old Terminator spinnerbait. I have thrown everything from a High Power Herring all the way up in size to a Nate's Bait 11" trout. Fish Cave Run and you'll hook up.

I'm a little biased because I work there part time, but I have a Gander Mountain Mastercard. 1% on everything, 2% on store purchases. I have earned back over $200 with it just buying things I would have used my debit card for (which gets me nothing). As was said before, pay it off every month. There are no fees associated with the card mentioned above. Don't fall into the trap that Tin alluded to. Many students come out of college saddled with a ton of credit card debt.

Great post Randall. After reading your posts over the last two years or so, I started using the light split shot rig more and more this summer. It is one of the best ways to target inactive fish for me right now. Of course, you gotta throw the High Power early and late too.

That's because you were smoking dope in it. Fuddy duddy

I hope mine is here before Saturday. I would like to throw some wakebaits early morning... The rods are impressive in person. Definitely more noticeable features than I was expecting (no offense to Pinnacle). The fit and finish of the rod is very, very nice. Looking forward to throwing the big bait stick.

I'll throw another vote out there for Tracker. Motor issues are not a big deal to me as I fish electric only lakes. I have a 16ft Tracker Jon that has been nothing but good to me. I agree with the 90hp on the 175 Tracker. I have fished on both Burley and Jimzee's 185 Trackers with the 90 and it went plenty fast enough for me. I think you will be very pleased with it. PS: Get the 24v TM

We had one in college. It was a frog. Good times were had by all.

The ace of spades, the ace of spades!!! Sorry, had to throw a little Motorhead reference in there. ;D

Same bait.

Haha, that is awesome. I have a rod that will throw it, too. ;D Seriously, that thing would likely get demolished by a striper at Raystown. Some of the local shops sell small rainbow trout as bait. Obviously, nothing that big, but I still bet it would get eaten eventually.

No, no. 8am is fine for the "official" meet time. Let me add, depending on the weather, I will be there before 8. I would like to be fishing at first light up there, that's all. Could be a decent topwater bit then, again depending on weather. I will just stay near there and come back to the launch around that time if everyone agrees to 8am.

I'll be there before that, for sure.

How'd you get your hands on that one? I'm mad jealous. I gots connections. 8-) Show up at the PA meeting and I'll let you NEAR it. ;D

Jack squat. :-[ I can't buy an Ika fish.

That's a great pic Keith. Let us know when he catches his first fish and also when he backs the boat trailer down the ramp. I'm guessing it won't take too awful long for either of those to happen.