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Gitzit...designed as a "do nothing" lure. Cast, light up a smoke, pop a top and leave it alone.

Rage Tail Eeliminator

Welcome aboard!

"Decent start" Me thinks "GREAT START"

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/27/drew-lock-john-elway-favorite-quarterback-broncos/ As Missouri alumni, I am especially excited!

You da MAN! The only reason I went with Shimano's service center was because this reel is JDM and if parts were required (and they were), I thought they might be hard to come by and a headache for you. BTW, Shimano USA does not generally service JDM reels, but apparently in my case the bearing and shield (?) were interchangeable with other Stella 2500.

Yo-Zuri Hybrid is not actually "coated" it is a bonded nylon/ fluorocarbon. I have been fishing the line for more than a decade and would HIGHLY recommend the line at its pricing point. In recent years I have moved on to Seaguar Tatsu,but I still fish Hybrid #4 on my main smallmouth spinning rod.

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Well...The answers are a Red Eye Shad, Bandit 200 and a Norman Fat Boy.

Walmart Girl

Keep an eye on our Flea Market. You might be able to pick up a St. Croix Avid or G.Loomis IMX "gently used" for the same cost of new lesser models. As an all-around rod I would specifically recommend St. Croix AVC70M/F or G. Loomis IMX MBR844C.

See if you like braided line, but for me it would be fluorocarbon. Braid tends to develop slack when you are fishing a slow bottom presentation.

I have heard that the 6.5" Kut Tail is more popular in Japan than the Senko. I Rig on a shaky head.

I have had two which have been passed forward. Perhaps the #1 rod that I have ever owned at its pricing point.

Seems like a most guys catch fish when they are fishing!

Recently sent a Shimano Stella 2500FS in for service. Turnaround time was about a week and the charge was -$0- My, my, my...

Great way to start! I'll add Watermelon/ Red Flake to soft plastics, Red and Orange for lipless cranks and Redear (Norman Fat Boy) for your squarebill.

Too dangerous for some of our "mature members". It's not about snakes or gators, it's slipping and falling. No big deal when you are younger, but a huge issue for old farts like me.

Red with black accent right now, chrome & blue the rest of the year. Also, althouigh the Rattle Trap is a classic, the Red Eye Shad is a better "mouse trap".

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Weather, hands down.

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I sometimes fish a jig even when I know something else would be a better choice. Generally, I think soft plastics are #1, especially for better numbers. That said, my friend The Bait Monkey has helped me buy what has become my own personal tackle shop, so I fish other stuff a lot. Sometimes the fish want something "moving". Right now crankbaits and The Rig are hot here in the Mid South.