roadwarrior

Bring it on! ;D ;D ;D ;D 8-)

;D ;D ;D WOO-HOO! ;D ;D ;D Good luck Marcia! 8-)

There are seven days in a week!

#12 = .013" original Hybrid and Ultra Soft are the same diameters: http://www.yo-zuri.com/Products/ProdLine/HybridLineChart.htm 8-)

Ah! Just one of many "studies" that gets over-hyped. It wasn't but a few years ago that water flowed OVER the Hoover Dam for the FIRST TIME! And the Great Salt Lake expanded to it's largest size EVER recorded. Weather comes in cycles. One or two years of "above normal" percipitation and the problem disappears. Water usage and water rights have always been high profile issues in the western United States. For more than a century Nevada wasn't even included in the Colorado River water allocation program. Time marches on. 8-)

Cabela's http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0030185119278a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=yo-zuri+hybrid+ultra+soft&N=4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nty=1&Ntt=yo-zuri+hybrid+ultra+soft&noImage=0 8-)

Kalifornia

Well...I hope that's not going on a spinning rod Roger Three pages to get here? :

*** GUNTERSVILLE *** March 23-28, 2008. Be there! 8-)

Color doesn't matter, I fish both. I actually prefer "smoke" for original Hybrid, but Ultra Soft is not offered in that color. (Smoke looks cooler on my reels, it has nothing to do with the fish). 8-)

No location is in the running for a New World Record until they produce a 10 or two. The Great Lakes, especially Lake Erie, have exploded in recent years and the smallmouth fishing is expected to keep improving every year for the forseeable future! Although the fishing will be fantastic and HUGE numbers of 5 & 6 lb brown fish will be caught, 7+ will still be rare. The number of days in the "growing season" is what's critical. In the northern lakes a 5 lb smallmouth is about 10-11 years old and may live to 19. In the South, our 5 lb fish are 4-5 years old, but they only live to 9 or 10. Perhaps the reason David Hayes' fish attained World Record size is because it lived to be 13 here in the Mid South. 8-)

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Very nice. Did you have them made? If you have had them before, I'm sure you don't need any advice, but cowboy boots often stress the foot arch. I would HIGHLY recommend Dr. Scholl's inserts with a hard plastic support. They make the boots soooo much more comfortable. p.s. You should have weighed him with the boots on, he might have broken 100 lbs! 8-)

It's actually a Stella 1000FB

Welcome aboard! That's a fine bass you are holding in your avatar. 8-)

Welcome aboard! 8-)

I prefer the brown ones, commonly referred to as "smallmouth bass". 8-)

Welcome aboard! 8-)

Welcome aboard! Whatever you do, DON'T buy anything that's not on sale! For around $100 you ought to be able to purchase MSRP around $150-$175. The BPS Spring Classic is just around the corner. 8-)

Stripers and peacocks aren't bass. (I don't think white bass or yellow bass are either). Also, you might want to add red eye, Swanee, shoal and Kentucky bass (spots), they do count. 8-)

I don't know. The biggest problem with Kentucky Lake, especially on my portion, the upper lake, is recruitment. TVA's water release program is devasting to nesting bass. WAY too much fluctuation on the gravel beds and (usually) too much water flow during the span. Prior to last year's drought, most flood gates were open throughout the spawn. This may hurt quantity more than quality, but over a period of years both are adversely effected.

Did you see this article? http://bassresource.com/fishing/smallmouth_record.html

That list can definitely NOT be relied on. No listing for Tennessee? Kentucky also claims David Hayes fish which is not listed. I also think the Michigan claim is bogus: http://www.michigandnr.com/MASTERANGLER/MasterAngler.asp So...Back to 10+...TN/KY and TN again a couple of times; NC and AL.

Man, there are three threads running on page 1... The Shimano Possee recommends the Citica or Curado. 8-)

The Shimano Possee recomends the Citica which is close to your pricing point: http://www.deloscustomtackleshack.com/reels/shimanocitaca.html 8-)