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pig!

sure why couldnt you? just be prepared for the trade-offs that come with braid.

If you like fishin above weeds/weedlines, get the ROF3 as well. Fishing them SLOWWW over stuff like this is just killer.

Guess he doesnt want to void warrenty and cut a 1pc into two?

if u want a even smaller look search for the little rago bluegills - that said its hard to beat the mattlures.

dude you shouldve put an owner feather treble on the back hook 8-)

thick winter fish man - grats on the PB

last cast syndrome has caused me many a late night, more mosquito bites, uneaten dinner, etc... horrible horrible affliction

might be fish too small to get hooked up.

Wow - a bait I have that t-rig doesnt!!! It is a great looking bait. Has a pretty exaggerated side-to-side wobble that looks fishy. The feathered treble in the back is real nice too as well as the photo finish. I did swap out the hooks with owners, but they are decent stock trebles. The bait floats, but will sink a couple of feet with a fast retrieve, and surfaces very slowly. Great for fishing like a big jerkbait almost. Ive only been out with it once to test it out so no fish yet, but I am confident I will get some next yr.

when is this coming out? They've been advertising it forever!

There is a huge difference between harvesting a fish and sticking it in a tiny tank and forcing it to swim around in its own filth just for your viewing pleasure. The fact that bass are NOT people is reason enough to discourage this practice, since we have REASONING powers that a bass does not possess. Just because something doesn't have the same mental capacity as a human doesn't mean they don't deserve to be treated with respect. This is coming from someone who couldn't spare two s**ts for PETA.

You can fish a swimbait anywhere. Dispell the cali clearwater myth!

Squawfish/pikeminnows. I'm always catching a fat one every year that makes me think its a big smallie until after 5 seconds it just quits fighting and I pull it up to the surface to see its a pikeminnow.

The smaller 2-3lb fish will still hit the big baits, FYI. Fish the big ones to go after the 6-8s you are talking about, and you will still stick the 2-3lb fish!

might want to get it checked out - nerve damage would suck bigtime. grats on the win tho 8-)

There are some marine associations (like AMDA) that have wholesaler lists and whatnot that do captive-bred stock - you could find out where your local store gets their animals... I am not really sure on the freshwater side - but in that case I usually dealt with hobbiest rather than stores so I don't know too much there. Sorry if my last post came across like a jab - that wasn't my intent.

You already prefaced the point with the fact that you are supporting this "harvesting" via your $$'s. I understand your intent in saying you are providing the fish with a life, but that one fish that doesn't get bought at the store is one less reason for them to harvest them wild in the first place. Like when I used to keep reef tanks, I made sure to only buy propagated corals, and not wild harvested. The same can be applied to tropicals - buy fish bred in captivity. Not only are you circumventing the harvest process, but the captive-bred fish are more suited towards aquarium life as the generations go. I understand there are some fish that can't be bred in captivity, but thats another can'o. All IMHO of course.

thx a ton island!

sounds like you havnt used a 2piece since like 1953 ;D i kid, i kid...

Hey Trig, yea I never bought that deal about them being less sensitive. Ive used 2pc rods my whole life and I do just fine The K's Labo rods don't go heavy enough, and the Tailwalk is a little on the expensive side... thx for the suggestions though!

haha i think i got the gist of it with various translators and my very limited vocab from high school long ago. Im glad he spoke about the graphite/blank construction! Plus I am just really kind wanting to get a JDM rod for the finish/appeal. Any chance he has used the Olympic/Graphiteleader Bosco?

wouldnt mind seeing that email actually, i think in one way or another ill manage. I'll send it off to islandbass if I cant figure it out ;D Island - I wasn't aware that the Compre came in a 2pc... EDIT: well it does in one model but its only Medium.. I need something a bit heavier!

Thx for the XML suggestion - they sound like nice rods. I wasn't aware that Cabelas had rods like that as well (always look on basspro myself). Raul you were right, I got a quote to around $130 shipped, so both rods are about the same price (the slicer is actually cheaper since that is the shipped price...). Decisions decisions... not like I have the money right now anyways ;D Now I just have to convince the GF this should be my christmas present...

Is there some other place to order these to the US or is plat the way to go? If I'm reading it right, they want 8600 yen to ship a 6ft6in rod.. isnt that like 70 bucks??? 2 pc cheaper to ship?