SPEEDBEAD.

Good Lord man. That makes my hands hurt just looking at it. I feel for her. Good thing is kids seem to heal really quickly. Hoping for the best for her.

You'll like the SR9. I've sold a ton of them and had zero complaints. My biggest gripe with them is the stainless slide. Not a fan of two-tone for carry although it does look darn pretty in the display case or at the range. Good choice, I'm sure youll be pleased.

Sean, you ever see or hear of any teeth in that area? BTW, congrats again!

I'm quickly discovering your plight....

The rod you have, while a decent rod, is not an effective rod for Hudds. Listen to what has been said to you in this thread. There has been one rod mentioned a couple times and for good reason. There aren't many guys throwing swimbaits who haven't at one time owned the Okuma Big Bait rods. For the money, they are absolutely a great value. Buy what is recommended by guys who do what you want to do. It will save you time and money in the long run.

They still let you go? Did they ban your donkey or just put limitations on his act?

Just upping my post count with this one.

Did someone say pie? I like pie...

Shhhh.....

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/82836 If you know someone with an FFL that won't charge you an arm and a leg to receive it, there ya go.

He's "retired" at the moment. LOL

Either way is effective, depending on what the fish are doing at any given time. I think one of the biggest advantages to having a boat is the ability to retrieve a snagged bait much more easily. The prospect of losing a 30, 60 or 100+ dollar lure keeps a lot of guys from fishing them effectively where they need to be fished.

I like the Shield in 9, not so much in 40 due to the snap. I prefer anything M&P over Glock IN MY HANDS (there will inevitably be someone who takes offense to that statement LOL). In the winter, dressed for conditions, I carry the 45c without any imprinting issues. I don't think you are crazy at all.

I'm just wondering why a FLW pro would drum up a two year old thread to either agree or disagree with the actions of another competitor? BTW, I invented the internet and currently hold the recipe for KFC.

I got the lip grip style for this year to give it a shot. I always carefully hooked below the gill plate but I started thinking that if you catch something decent, that's a lot of weight hanging from a small fleshy area. I absolutely am against putting holes in a fish's mouth to weigh (already doing that with hooks). They are a suction feeder and IMO you could be doing quite a bit of harm there.

On Koon? Didnt know they had a tournament on it. Never know, depends on how my bite is going this year.

I love me some Koon and Gordon on occasion. The Que too.

It's highly dependent on which server you're using as well.

Go to a dealer and handle their stock of M&Ps. Dry firing won't give you a full representation but it will be about as close as you can get without making a "new" gun a "used" one. IMO, the scratchiness of the trigger does smooth out with use. My 45 was like that at first.

The magic 8 ball told me so....

I've got the full sized M&P 9 and the 45c. Both shoot awesome.

FYI, I fish out of a 16' Tracker jon boat that I bought 12 years ago for $1k. I still do ok.

I buy what I like as a treat for hard work. My kid has plenty of food, I've never been a single day late on a mortgage payment and my credit card has never accrued a penny of interest. It's about knowing what you can afford and being able to say "no" to yourself if the situation doesn't permit. I'd love to have the highest end equipment to throw a Roman Made Mother and have the money to buy them, but I know that's out of my range. I've seen it mentioned on here multiple times, there is a point of diminishing returns for the average guy. A Stella might be the nicest spinning reel ever made but if all I can afford is a Symetre then my fishing experience shouldn't be diminished. It will still catch fish and last a looooong time.

LOL, good luck. I can tell you from experience, prepare for a server crash. The first time he released 68s all hell broke loose. I can see it happening with this as well. I think I'm going to sit this one out. My days of bait chasing and F5ing went out the door with the 316 craze.

All I've heard is good feedback. Hell, even my wife wants to see it. Im sure Mr Cooper being in the movie has NOTHING to do with that either. LOL