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As a lifelong Celtics fan, me too. And they're halfway there. They're just too fast for Cleveland. Even their big guys are running circles around the Cavs players.

I have had gout in both feet, shattered my elbow and now I'm recovering from having a massive and lonely cancerous tumor removed from my right colon. All three are pretty painful but I think walking with a gout flare up is the worst pain I have ever had. During my hospital stay, they said I had a kidney stone at some point in the past as well which I passed on my own, I'm guessing that was the pain that had me in the fetal position on my mom's couch this past Christmas.

Glad he's doing better. I recently underwent surgery to remove a likely cancerous tumor from my right colon - am still in the hospital recovering. The only thing I could think is what if something went wrong and my kids grow up without a dad? Point is its always worse when it affects tour kids.

I survived surgery and the surgeon is very confident that he got it. I'm in recovery now -- loads of pain etc but I should be back fishing within a couple weeks!

See I don't disagree that fluorocarbon is the most abrasion resistant after a day of fishing, but I'm just saying after a day of fishing on Sufix Siege and to a lesser extent Berkley Trilene XT, they still held up rather well.

Ever try Sufix Siege line or Berkley Trilene XT? Those are fairly abrasion resistant. If you compare Trilene XL to fluorocarbon, of course the fluorocarbon is going to drastically win every time. Just saying....

The lipless crank may still work but I would also try a squarebill in that case. Also as others said, don't forget about soft plastics as well.

When I was in elementary school, I watched a brand Lambo catch fire in front of the school

Well I hope whoever buys them doesn't talk quality or jack prices. I happen to use a lot of Berkley line and I like Plunger reels as well.

bass will definitely eat small or young perch. It's less common to see them esting a full sized perch but occasionally they may try if they can fit it in their mouth.

A red colored lipless crank might be effective, especially if the water temp is below 60 where you are.

I would not qualify that as a bad day of fishing, that's just getting skunked. A bad day of fishing is like you lost ten lures, dropped your favorite rod in the water and never got it back and a muskellunge bit your hand.

There are a lot of times where I will fish larger bait, and get no bites but when I do I will catch large fish. But then I will switch to the same bait in a smaller size, and start catching a bunch of smaller fish. I think it's a matter of what size fish are in the area you're fishing.

I have never fished Winnipisaukee but maybe next summer it will be a summer vacation destination. It's like a four hour drive so probably not something Id do on a weekend but I hear they have great fishing there. Is it a worthwhile trip?

Let's correct the analogy. A Honda will get you to your destination, a Ford might break down before it gets there at all, and a BMW will get you there with a car full of hot women (but you're still an *******).

I plan on eventually buying the Daiwa Tatula 7'4" H/F frogging rod. (currently I use my 6'10" Tstula MH/F).

Suffix Siege here. 10-17lb depending on the kinda of grass you're throwing it into and what kind of depth is appropriate. If you're on a budget, Big Game works.

I had surgery this morning and they removed the tumor. It is not a lymphoma, but they are still waiting for results to confirm that it was in fact cancerous (most likely but there is a chance it could be benign). looks like I'm out of the woods with this one and should be going home in possibly as little as three more days. I just wish they would let me drink water.

I would suggest 40lb braid, or 15 or 17 mono, copoly or fluoro. I use the very same 6'10" Tatula rod for frogs, so I use 40lb braid. Someday, I will add a heavy rod for frogs and jigs and run 15-17lb (maybe occasionally 20lb) fluorocarbon on my Tatula SV I use with that rod but 40lb braid would still remain a viable option even if I didn't use it with frogs.

Thanks for sharing. I added it to my wishlist, perhaps when I get out of the hospital or later in my stay if I can focus enough to read I'll pick up a copy.

The only sharp things I usually have to worry about are rocks, and I've had great luck with braid against rocks. Most of the rocks in lakes in my neck of the woods have been under water for so long that they lose their sharp edges too. Rocks under newer, man-made lakes are often much sharper. Anyway, I keep meaning to give Power Pro Max Cuatro a shot as it's supposed to be fairly abrasion resistant.

I got my oldest son a Black Max with a Cabela's Pro Guide combo for $60. The Pro Guide felt like it had good sensitivity, but he caught a lure in a rock, we had the drag set at 2lbs and it just shattered the rod in several pieces at the joint, so I bought him an Ugly Stik GX2. A Berkley Shock or Abu Garcia Vengeance rod in MH/F would have probably been a better option. The Lews American Hero combo should also be good.

You only need enough backing to cover the spool. If your reel will end up holding something like 240 yards of 15lb braid, I would roughly 100 yards of 8lb backing on so you should be able to put around 100 yards of 15lb braid on the reel so you don't waste braid. I put 12lb braid on my Daiwa BG 2000 which is rated for 6-10lb line. You will be fine with 15lb.

Here is my three rod setup. It'll be tough to beat in terms of versatility with three rods. #1) 6'10" Daiwa Tatula MH/F paired with a Tatula SV, 7.1:1 reel and 40lb braid for soft plastics, jigs, frogs, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, paddletail swimbaits etc #2) 7'2" Daiwa Tatula Glass MH/MF for crankbaits, spinnerbaits and chatterbaits #3) 6'9" St Croix Avid X ML/XF with a Daiwa BG 2000 for finesse techniques. The other thing I could see doing is instead of the glass cranking rod, getting a M/F rod (like a true M/F that is rated for like 6-14lb line or there abouts), which can be used for squarebills, smaller spinnerbaits and smaller chatterbaits and small paddletail swimbaits, but the added advantage is they can fish soft plastics as well. The added advantage of the glass cranking rod I have is that it's better for deep divers. They both have a nice quick rebound when you hit a square bill on a stump and power to pull them out of thicker grass, so assuming you mostly fish from shore, they both have that going for them. At some point, I'll add a M/F rod to the mix and bring whichever 3 seem appropriate for where I'm fishing and the time of year (since it's unlikely I can fit more in the car unless I'm alone)

I would say 10-12lb fluorocarbon is quite appropriate for medium divers. You can try Big Game or Sufix Siege if the shallower range of the depth is more at your target range as well.