Tackleholic

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.

To me, deep fried fish and onion rings spell heart attack in waiting. I do enjoy a cold beer though, and I'm sure the main dish tastes great.

It will hold if tied correctly; smaller the leader diameter and slicker the braid, the more difficult it becomes. Takes practice and continual use. It is necessary to keep the braid very taught and pull each wrap tight; continue this when adding the half hitches, the more the better. A properly tied FG will not break at the knot because it is the strongest point of the line. Same experience, same method. The braid must be kept very taught and each wrap pulled tight. No need for a tool; I lay the rod flat and immobilize the tip. If not tied regularly, it is very difficult to develop a "feel" for the procedure.

The Karashi appears to be #1 with us BFS guys, I also put a lot of time in with a Gunfish.

From what I just heard on the radio, you may not have a good year on the Potomac; one billion gallons of raw sewage from a ruptured 6 foot pipeline recently went into that River.

Since we're on the subject of Grubs, after watching the Guntersville tournament I inventoried my stock of them, along with a few other baits for the rapidly arriving spring season on Bull Shoals. I don't know which bait brands and sources are allowed to be mentioned here, so I won't try. My source carries a huge selection of one brand of Grubs, but the number of "out of stocks" was greater than I imagined and I had to scratch for substitute colors. Another interesting note was they did have a lot of stock on the color that won on Guntersville, but that wasn't what I was looking for. I wonder if all the other suppliers are also dealing with sudden out of stocks on 3" Grubs.

6 inch Megabass Magdraft.

Get'um up, Scout!

Mine is a Mustang inflatable, trouble free; just remember to replace cartridge when needed. I carry two non-inflatable for passengers.

Those clouds will close and darken when you lose it (-$); check those knots!

My thoughts exactly; we follow the same principles. Great to know I'm not the Lone Ranger.

I have been a frequent user of Dredgers, my fav. being the 14.5. I have all the sizes, but wish they would update the colors. If Berkley ever reconstructs it to be a little more flat sided, I will stock up on those as well.

I fish bladed jigs a lot and don't see a need for tungsten.

I change out skirts and sometimes get creative with them. Z man skirts are definitely my favorite as well.

Some states have an advisory service to assist you, even take water samples; worth checking into.

Another good obversation; thanks.

My local Walmart was closing them out too; Plano must have a major makeover in the works.

Most of my rods are also 7-7'6"-7'11"; I am probably going to purchase a unit for only one side to see how that works out before considering a second one.

Thankyou Bulldog, those are better photos than I was able to find. Naturally, I'm going to approach this slowly, but the first thing I notice is that his boat is single console, which leaves the left side rod tips endangered, but not on the right. My boat is double console, which may alleviate that situation. The Dex Organizer website shows the units do not need to be purchased as a pair, and also come in different sizes. Thanks again, your input should be helpful to others who may have a sparked interest in this product. I also notice there are no spinning rods on display, and they need more space than bait casters.

Looking further, David Dudley is also using the Dex Organizer; I'm definitely interested. Googled David Dudley's Boat.

I watched about a 10 acre pond from it's very beginning, being carved out of a midwest cornfield. It was on a Boy Scout Reservation. Being short on funds, the pond was not stocked for 2 years, only used for swimming and canoeing. When the pond was re-evaluated for stocking, it was discovered to already have a large population of Bluegills; they had not been stocked, and there was no tributary source from where they could have entered. It was determined they had been brought in by birds; Blue Herons, Geese, etc.. Eggs from other water bodies had stuck to their feet and eggs from devoured bluegills had been passed in bird droppings. Interesting theory.

I found them, thanks to casts_by_fly and detroit1. Dex Organizer.com

That's the one; I'm going to try to track it down. Thankyou.

I'm watching the Guntersville Tournament, and notice Bryan Schmitt has an organizational system on deck which keeps his rods separated and tangle free. Do any of you know if this is a commercially marketed product, or something of his own making?