MALTESE FALCON

ONE MORE VOTE FOR THE SWITCH.

VERY GOOD POINT AL, I REMEMBER WHEN OF MY FRIENDS CAME BACK FROM VIET NAM. SOME OF THEM WERE NOT THE SAME FOR A LONG TIME. ONE NEVER WAS. WHEN THEY WANT TO TALK THEY WILL LET YOU KNOW.

NICE BUCK!!! CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD DECISION CAJUN1977, YOU WON'T REGRET IT. IT'S HARD WORK BUT WORTH IT IN THE END. I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL AT 34 YEARS OLD AND I DON'T REGRET IT, BECAUSE BEFORE I KNEW IT I WAS TEACHING THERE. GOOD LUCK, FALCON

I REALLY LIKE MY ABU GARCIA RECORD. AFTER USING IT FOR A SEASON, I HAVE NOTHING BUT PRAISE. I HAVE THE RCN 40 BUT THE ONLY ONE THAT COMES LEFT HANDED IS THE RCN 50. I LIKE THE 6.3:1 GEAR RATIO FOR CRANKS, BUT I FISH SHALLOW WATER (10' OR LESS MOST OF THE TIME). IF YOU FISH DEEPER YOU MIGHT LIKE A LOWER GEAR RATIO. I'M SURE THE SHIMANO POSSE WILL BE ALONG SOON TO GIVE YOU THEIR SUGGESTIONS LOL. FALCON

I'VE BEEN USING TRILENE XL FOR TWENTY YEARS. I JUST HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING I LIKE BETTER. BEFORE I TRIED TRILENE MY BUDDY SUGGESTED STREN, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH LUCK WITH IT. THIS SUMMER I'M GOING TO TRY BRAID ON ONE OF MY RIGS.

COOL VIDEO. BOY I SURE DO MISS THOSE EARLY MORNING TAKE-OFFS AND THE COMPETITION. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FISH COMPETITIVELY SINCE MY ACCIDENT. THAT VIDEO GOT MY BLOOD BOILING. FALCON

WEATHER.COM IS THE ONLY ONE I KNEW OF.

FOR ME IT'S: 1-A REVO SX. 2-ONE OF EVERY COLOR OF ALL THE NEW X-RAPS. HEY CATT, YOUR GRANDSON HAS REMARKABLY GOOD TASTE.

DON'T LAUGH, MY GOAL IS TO PUT ON TEN POUNDS. I LOST TWENTY AFTER MY ACCIDENT AND ALL MY SURGERIES AND I CAN'T GAIN ANY OF IT BACK. THE OTHER IS TO LISTEN TO ANYTHING THE BAIT MONKEY SAYS. FALCON.

I'M WITH YOU MUDDY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND INVESTING ALL THAT MONEY JUST TO BRAG YOU HAVE THE BEST MADE REEL/LURE. IF IT'S THAT GREAT, USE IT!!! AS YOU SAID, THOSE NICKS AND SCRATCHES ARE PERSONALITY. I'LL ADMIT I'M GUILTY OF WIPING DOWN ALL MY EQUIPMENT EVERY TIME I USE IT, BUT THAT'S WHY IT STILL LOOKS GOOD. I GUESS IT TAKES ALL KINDS. FALCON

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING WORTH TRYING. I ALWAYS LIKE TO TRY NEW LURES. AND I'M THINKING IT WILL WORK IN ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPOTS. KEEPING ME JUST ABOVE THE WEED TOPS.

I'VE BEEN LOGGED ON TWICE TODAY AND EVERYTHING IS FINE.

MY MOM AND NANA ALWAYS MADE THE PASTA AND SAUCE. NO CANS WERE ALLOWED IN OUR HOUSEHOLD. EVERYTHING MADE FROM SCRATCH FOR ME. NANA HAS BEEN GONE FOR TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS AND MY MOM FOR TWELVE. I HAVEN'T HAD FRESH SAUCE AND PASTA SINCE. I MARRIED A WONDERFUL POLISH GIRL THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE KNACK OR PATIENCE TO MAKE FRESH SAUCE OR PASTA. NO FRESH ITALIAN SAUSAGE EITHER.

THAT MIGHT BE COUNTER PRODUCTIVE. YOU MIGHT END UP BUYING MORE THAN YOU'RE PART TIME JOB PAYS LOL. I KNOW HOW I WOULD BE. IF I SAW ALL THAT STUFF ON A DAILY/WEEKLY BASIS I WOULD WANT IT ALL. THEN MY PART TIME JOB WOULD BECOME A FULL TIME JOB. MY WIFE ALREADY WANTS ME TO JOIN BAIT MONKEY ANONYMOUS. OH, BY THE WAY. GOOD LUCK.

CAN YOU USE THEM FOR WACKY RIG?

OF THE FIVE YOU MENTIONED, I HAVE ONLY TRIED THE X-RAP AND HUSKY JERK. THE X-RAP DEFINATELY HAS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE ACTION. I HAVE A FEW POINTERS IN MY FUTURE SO IN THE SPRING I WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE A MORE ACCURATE EVALUATION. MY ONLY PROBLEM IS TRYING TO MAKE UP MY MIND WHAT COLORS TO GET. IF THEY WORK AS GOOD AS GOOD AS THEY LOOK, THE X-RAP MIGHT HAVE TO MOVE OVER AS MY FAVORITE JERKBAIT.

EVERY SPRING I FISH SOFT PLASTICS ALOT IN MY CANAL. THEN WHEN I GET MY BOAT IN THE WATER AND START FISHING IN THE LAKE I GO BACK TO CRANKBAITS, JERKBAITS, AND SPINNERBAITS. I NEED TO MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO FISH PLASTICS MORE IN THE LAKE. I ALSO NEED TO START FISHING JIGS. I'VE HAD ALL STYLES OF JIGS IN MY TACKLE BAGS FOR THREE YEARS, BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE GOTTEN WET YET.

I'D HAVE TO SAY CAROLINA RIG. I GET TOO ANTSY JUST STANDING THERE WAITING FOR THE FISH TO HIT. I NEED TO KEEP MY HANDS BUSY. WHEN I DO CAROLINA RIG, I FIND MYSELF PUTTING THE ROD IN THE ROD HOLDER AND PICKING UP A CRANKBAIT OR SPINNERBAIT AND TOSSING IT. AND THEN I FINALLY GET A HIT ON THE CAROLINA RIG AND MISS IT.

I'VE BEEN LOGGED ON ALL MORNING AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS.

I DIDN'T READ THE POST. BUT ONLY A PERSON OF GOOD CHARACTER WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SUCH A SINCERE HEART-FELT APOLOGY. VERY NICE.

DON'T WORRY CHRIS AT TECH, I'VE GOT YOUR BACK.

I DON'T GO OVER 10# ON MY SPINNING REELS. TYPICALLY WHEN I'M USING MY SPINNING GEAR I'M FINESSE FISHING. I LIKE TRILENE XL THE BEST.

AVID,I TOO HAVE HAD TENNIS ELBOW PROBLEMS. I TRIED THE BPS CRANKIN STICK AND BIONIC BLADE RODS WITH THE POWER HUMP AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE HELPED. THEY AREN'T AS NICE AS MY ST. CROIX RODS BUT THEY SEEM TO BE HELPING MY ELBOW PROBLEM. JUST A THOUGHT. FALCON

IT WAS ONLY NEW TO ME, BUT ROADWARRIOR GOT ME TO TRY THE BOMBER "SQUARE A", WHAT A GREAT LITTLE BAIT. THEN I FIND OUT THEY DISCONTINUED IT. OH WELL, I GUESS I'LL TRY THEIR MODEL "B". AS I'M PRONE TO DO, I DIDN'T BUY A CHATTERBAIT UNTIL LAST WEEK. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT SPRING TO TRY IT OUT.