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Ask the walleye fishermen on Lake Erie whether it works or not. It may not attract them, but it doesn't scare them away, either. Sorta like regular fish attractant.

Try a Mepps Timber Doodle. If you can find one hanging around someplace in a dusty old tackle shop, an Ozark Mountain Kingfisher is super.

I've been using Pop-R's ever since the craze hit some years ago. They had been dropped from Rebel's line until a couple of the pros won some tx's with them and Rebel brought them back. If you have a rod with the right action, you can "walk the dog" with them. If you're "target" fishing, i.e. bushes, stickups, etc., I've had great success by casting past the target, then BURNING it with a series of quick, hard pops, right up to the target and then just killing it right there and letting it set for a second or two. Some people replace the rear treble with one dressed with chicken feathers for more attraction.

You have a pack of the Sluggo "SS" lures. Don't ask what the "SS" stood for, cuz I don't think they ever said. I still have a few, and quite frankly I never had any success with them at all. I much prefer the original's. Way back when Charlie Ingram was hooked up with Lunker City as a sponsor, he did a show on the SS series. Naturally he caught all kinds of bass : . He mentioned that they were most effective during either the pre or post-spawn periods. Can't really remember which. All I know is that they never worked for me. As lively as that tail is, it could possibly make a decent dropshot or shakeyhead bait. Might be worth a try.

While this may be so in some instances, I always had my best luck actually twitching it so hard that it jumped out of the water like a shad, then killing it for a second or two. I'd really burn it. worked great.

Bandit - Series 100, Footloose Bill Norman - Mad N

I even saw one advertised somewhere that had wheels already attached

Here are two "NEVER's" that can help. NEVER close the bail by cranking the handle. NEVER reel against the drag (puts beaucoup more twist in your line).

Dead level is the only way to fly. Can't tell you the number of boats I've seen going down the highway (and other trailers as well) that were too high/low and were all over the road. Not a good thing.

I agree here. Beginning around 2000 model year (give or take a year), all Ficht engines were Evinrudes. Same goes for E-TEC motors. The Johnsons are just regular, carbed 2-strokes.

run a google search on tactical or survival knives. You'll find just about anything your heart desires . SOG, Columbia River are a couple that come to mind. Also check into Kershaw.

For a light flippin/pitchin' stick, I don't think there's a better buy than the Team Daiwa Light & Tough Denny Brauer model at $129. Rated at 1/4 - 1 1/2oz lures, it has good tip action for the lighter baits. Only downside to your criteria is that it is a telescoping action.

If this makes you feel better about calling DualPro...........I once saw the email on another board for the owner of DualPro. I emailed him and told him how happy I was with the unit, how old it was, and how I'd buy another if this one ever went bad. He mailed me right back, thanked me for the kind words and told me to contact them when the time came and they'd fix me up with a good buy on a new one.

I subscribed to it for a couple of years. I really enjoyed the boat tests, but IMO, they were (as were all their test articles), "puff pieces" as we used to say in the writing game. In other words, it was the old "I never met a boat/motor/accessory I didn't like" type of article.

The TM was bad, but if I had just laid out the $$$ for one of those 'Bird units and had that happen I'd have gone into a case of the screamin' meemies. I'd be interested in Humminbird's response to this.

You might try a Google search for something like this. Last time I read an article on the "fake" mounts (and that was several years ago), the cost was something in the area of 2-300 bucks if I recall correctly. Depends on the size of the mount.

Call Dual Pro and tell them your problems. I bet they make you a great offer on another one. Mine is 10 years old (3-bank) and has run 24/7 all that time and still going strong. I'd buy another in a heartbeat!

Bought one this past spring. I like it......the fish don't . Haven't even had a blowup on it. Went back to my old standbys.....and all was well again

Have you tried just plain old letting the engine warm up a bit before you put it in gear?

I have a rear projection Pioneer 52" that is now about 6-7 years old. It's an HD model (if I had any HD). The picture is great and I've no complaints.....except that my recliner sets off to one side a bit. That does compromise the picture somewhat. It's made to be watched "dead on"....not off to one side or another. Likewise with the sound. The speakers in that set rival many stereos I've heard and if you're setting directly in front of it it's almost like having surround sound.

From the Food Channel on buying fish: "Smell the fish before you buy. If it smells 'fishy'....don't buy it". My wife will only eat fish if it doesn't taste like fish :-? . The local butcher shop has a wide variety of fish available that are flash frozen as soon as they're cleaned. I purchase the Cod. Comes in 8oz fillets that are nice and thick. I take a broiler pan and line it with aluminum foil. Give the foil a shot of butter-flavored PAM so the fillet doesn't stick. After the fillets have thawed, pat them dry and sprinkle them with lemon pepper and a little dill. Place in a 350 degree oven and bake until done. (for those thick cod fillets that's about 30-40 minutes). However, after saying all that, my favorite fish is still crappie or walleye fried in seasoned flour or cornmeal One of the best commercial breadings for frying that I've found is Shore Lunch. You can get it at Gander Mountain stores or it's available on the web. Google "Shore Lunch" for the site.

I've got a couple that might be interesting...... 1. I was an outdoor columnist for the Erie Morning News in Erie, Pa. I had hooked up with Joe Hughes, PR director for PRADCO lures and was to take him and his camera man out into Lake Erie to film for a couple of TV shows and for segments in PRADCO's "Best New Lures of the 90's" videos. I was used to fishing on the front deck by myself...never having to worry about anyone else around me. We were fishing new lures from PRADCO, one of them being a Rattling Sonar. I tied one on and went to make the cast when I heard a CLUNK, followed by a very loud OWWWWW!!!!! I had thwacked Joe smack in the back of the head with that 1/2 oz Sonar : . Thank heaven they had the sense to edit that one out ;D . Joe was a good sport and we fished for two days, putting a ton of nice smallies in the boat. Embarassing? You bet, but it only happened once...thankfully. 2. This one happened to a friend of mine who was fishing in a creek arm on Kentucky Lake. He got "the urge" and hung it out over the side of the boat and proceeded to drop a couple of "mud sharks" with his back to the shore. WHile in the middle of this, he hears applause coming from the shore. His wife is laughing hysterically as well. He turned his head and the applause is coming from the 4th green of a golf course that was right on the lake. The foursome on the green was applauding and laughing like crazy ;D . He kinda forgot where he was....

Pixels are everything

Had a buddy that had a rather large Oscar named, naturally, "Oscar". Every time he came home Oscar would come to the glass to greet him. Funny thing was, whenever he came in drunk and tried to talk to the fish, Oscar would turn his back on him and wouldn't even look at him ;D If I got one, he'd have a tank of his own, period. Buddy used to buy feeder goldfish at the local pet shop for about 10 cents apiece and that's what he fed him. Roland Martin did a show a few years back where he was fishing in canals around Florida that run through housing developments. People had discarded their Oscars in the canals and they were spreading like crazy. That's what he was fishing for. Real scrappers, too.

Now THAT'S law enforcement 8-)