Tackleholic

Length of rod, casting or spinning, before I tie on the lure using an FG knot for braid to leader and Palomar to the lure.

Thanks A-Jay! I was not familiar with Hammonds, they had what I wanted and shipped immediately (for the most part). Three Karashi 80, several bags of soft plastics, and two Hideup Coike. I received an e-mail telling me one of the Coike was out of stock, and refunded my card at the same time. I'll buy from them again.

I own several of each and totally agree with you, but in a similar price range I prefer the Tatula Elite for casting distance.

Where did you get those clips to hang the lures on pegboard hooks?

Slim chance of finding them for less.🙁

Anyone know if Megabass offers a tinsel treble sized for the size 80? I could not find one.

Your mouse was quicker than mine.

I tried two more of my favorite sources, no luck there either; now I'm bummed and out of the mood, will look again some other time. I didn't run across any tinsel trebles for the 80 size, only for the original BFS size.

Thanks Jerkbait22, I'll take a look.

First offering of the Karashi 80 at The Hookup was available at 9:00 Arizona time. Sold out in seconds. I put 3 in my cart, in stock, then shopped for a couple Vision 110 plus 1 Jrs, took maybe 5 minutes. Went to checkout and all 3 of the Karashi had been removed from my cart, and all colors in the product were sold out. Did one of you guys move faster than I did and steal some?

That trip will really get you high!

I'm a swim jig fan. My lake is all rock, no grass, and I always have one or two tied on with shad or craw type trailers. Since I discovered Siebert's swim jigs, they are all I use; huge selection, made to order, high quality.

I'm in my 80's now and it's sad to admit the old stud horse ain't what he used to be. I trained 6-7 times a week and competed in regional body building competitions until my late 60's. I hated cardio then, and still do; it's boring. What I did, and still do, is high repetition leg presses non stop for 15 to 20 minutes, walking lunges with dumbells, box jumps, and unweighted deep squats; any of those when done in volume with light weights will always leave me huffin' and puffin' like an old freight train. This routine may not be for everyone, but keeps my weight and blood pressure down and I'm not on any meds. This year I've reduced my gym sessions with weights to 3-4 times weekly, but my Border Colly still demands her daily walks, swimming, and fetch sessions which last for 1-2 hours; keeps me off the couch.

I never had a single tick bite until I moved to Arkansas; don't know why. The first 5 years in Arkansas I was sick from tick bites 3 times, and my dog nearly died from them twice. I now keep an extra prescription bottle of Doxycycline at home for myself. For my dog, even though I had always given her the best preventative available, she was still bringing them into the house, truck, and boat; most, but not all would die if they bit her. I came up with an idea that has worked 100% for the past 4 years; ticks do not even climb on her anymore. In addition to the oral prevention, I added an ADAMS FLEA and TICK COLLAR; wish I could treat myself the same way.

Hey Swamp Girl, please create a post on this site when you learn more about this vaccine!

$29.99 is my cutoff for hard baits. When it comes to soft baits I don't bat an eye at multiple purchases which exceed $100. Let us not forget how much we / I have "invested" in storage boxes as our masses continue to grow. This is a sickness that only death will us part.

Many lures "we" purchase because a top pro wins a major tournament with them are used once or twice right away, then go into a collection of disappointments which most anglers use less often. Casting mechanics are something most are lacking when compared to the top pros. Watch some of those guys cast, pitch, flip, and skip with pinpoint accuracy, left hand or right, casting or spinning. I watched Hank Cherry fish a 3" grub on a 1/8 jighead, using a bait casting setup, not BFS or spinning. I also watched Omori's incredible power fishing performance with a bladed jig and a reel with very high gear ratio, while quickly and perfectly maneuvering the trolling motor and power poles. I recall a number of years ago when he won a tournament on Lake of the Ozarks with a crank bait, while keeping his trolling motor at full speed. Pros are Pros because they can do things like that, and they sell a lot of lures because of individual abilities, not so much the lures they use.

I bit the bullet and bought the Brecknell Digital Scale. I previously had used several different ones but they all succumbed to dampness and usually did not last a season. I'm on my 3rd season with the Brecknell and it has been great; I do keep it in a zip lock bag when it's not in use.

I read about some Forum members finding bargains at Ollies, so I decided to check out a location which recently opened near me. Only a very small area was dedicated to fishing, and it was a totally disorganized mess; but the prices were lower than I could imagine. Berkley, Yamamoto, Netbait, Zoom, Strike King, etc.. What really got to me was seeing some baits which I had on order from a well known distributor, on Ollie's shelf for less than 1/2 of what I paid, same colors too.

Pulled up to a launch area to use the outhouse, about a five minute round trip; a recently purchased Loomis rod and Calcutta reel were stolen from my boat.

My younger self would have competed for the title. My present day self....UH, UH, nope.

FG Knot; practice, practice, practice. Alberto Knot; practice. practice.

I don't pay attention to live bait regulations because I don't use it; only exception would be if I'm taking kids or beginners Trout fishing, then I have used nightcrawlers. Live bait is mostly used by "catch and eat" fishermen; I'm not one of them.

Two spinning rods, reels, and Seaguar Smackdown in Stealth Gray to fill the spools. I don't use spinning rods myself very often, but always have about ten of them ready to go. I ran across an unusually good deal on the new ones and decided to bite. Whenever I take visitors, friends, and family fishing, my prized bait casters stay in the rod lockers and at home; that is when the spinning tackle is handed out.

Cut them some slack! It takes a lot of guts to open a brick and mortar store in today's retail climate; their bank probably made them guarantee everything they own as security for a loan. I spent 50 years in Retail and would not even consider opening an independently owned store today.