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I'm not sure yet. I ordered one of 1/16, 1/8 and 3/16 oz Critter Bait Hooks to start and will go from there. I bought the Falcon 3/32 oz 6/0 hooks to try but the fit was a bit tight. I'm hoping the 8/0 will be a better fit.

Here's a site that might be helpful.....check the bottom of the page. http://www.critterbait.com/store/

I joined about a year ago and I'm online several times a day. As you can see my post count is very important to me.

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Hot off the presses. http://www.tackletour.com/reviewtrilenefc.html

Here's a great site to help aide in your decision. http://dpreview.com/

Actually I don't get charged sales tax either. Live in NY. There you go...... ;D

If you're willing to spend $70 for the BPS rod with all the shipping fees......then consider the 7' Shimano Clarus (CSC-70M) as well. With 5% sales tax and free shipping from TW you're talking $73.50.

I checked Quantum's web site and found this http://www.tackleservice.com/shopItemDetail.asp?SID=&ItemDept=10&txtKeyword=&selDepartment=10&selClass=88&shopperid=FCR5L4UAUFTH9KTLJ0K1T0N21HBECMK2&selReelItem=TE1160PT.&txtproductId=UX321-03 I hope it comes up right. I don't own a Tour Edition but from the diagram it appears the spool would be all that was needed as a extra/spare for swapping out. The spool lists for $22.61 on the 6.3:1 ratio and $28.85 for the 7:1.

Why wouldn't it work for BC? One reel for each rod, then order a couple of spools from the parts list, ebay, etc......have them spooled and ready to go. Choose reels with easy spool access and you're set. The spools are far easier to store and carry then several reels and far less expensive. Why wouldn't it work??? Call Daiwa, Shimano and/or Abu Garcia and ask for a spool assembly for any of the popular casting reels, then bend over!! It is almsot better to buy another reel for what they get for spools. Last time I inquired to Daiwa about this aspare spool for a TDA was $60+ I realize the spools prices can be inflated but still they're less expensive than the reel in general.

Why wouldn't it work for BC? One reel for each rod, then order a couple of spools from the parts list, ebay, etc......have them spooled and ready to go. Choose reels with easy spool access and you're set. The spools are far easier to store and carry then several reels and far less expensive.

Wouldn't have buying a boat anchor been cheaper? : Not when you can find relatively new Quantums for less than what a pound of scrap is going for.

Wouldn't have buying a boat anchor been cheaper? :

You didn't do enough research. The biggest difference between the lower end Garcia LP reels and the Revo line is the frame material. The lower end reels are made of plastic, the Revo Line is made of Aluminum. Not to get off topic but someone on here said they got a hold of Abu and they were told that the Pro Max frame was Aluminum... :-/ :-? That was me. Someone else email Abu Garcia about the Pro Max and was told the same thing. Then later they got another email saying that the first email was incorrect and the frame was infact graphite. So graphite it is.

I saw that show a couple of weeks ago. It peaked my interest and I plan on give them a whirl this season.

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This was the best piece of equipment I had for bank fishing http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_1560_100011009_100000000_100011000_100-11-9 It will hold quite a bit of tackle and provides the mobility needed for fishing from shore and wading (which I did a lot of).

SRV James "JY" Young Rick Nielsen Alex Lifeson VanHalen Jeff Beck Tom Scholz David Gilmour CC DeVille

Cabela's '08 catalog has them listed as well.

That's like training wheels isn't it? I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there.

This is from his (Rick Clunn) web site: The Art of Angling The mechanics of angling should be a variable that the angler controls. Your ability to cast the lure exactly where you desire is essential. Missing the target area by even a few inches can cost you a strike or create a premature strike. Premature strikes occur when the bait lands too close to an aggressive fish and you get a defensive strike instead of an offensive reaction from the fish. A fish, which strikes defensively, is more likely to be lost. For me casting is much the same as shooting a basketball was in my younger high school days. I enjoy watching even the best college and pro basketball players artistic ability with the ball. Most great shooters shoot the best when little conscious thought appears to be involved. Pure shooters or casters seem to work best when working from a level free of conscious thought where they achieve a perfect rhythm between mechanics and intuitive action. Conscious though for most is an unwelcome intruder, which disturbs that perfect rhythm, that perfect stroke, or perfect cast. Thatâs often the main reason that you see some of the greatest shootersâ, when they have time to think, are not even average when shooting free throws. There are many ways to improve mechanics. Practice certainly is one of the most important. Hours of practice allow casting to become intuitive, much the same as running your trollmotor when you operate it without thinking. Allowing casting to be an automatic process should be ones goal. When I am casting at my best I achieve a perfect rhythm between mind and body. Over the years I have learned to minimize everything that can interrupt this rhythm. As the sport of angling evolved and more and more specialized techniques were developed naturally specialized equipment developed as well. Instead of one or two rods and reels that served all my fishing needs I found myself with a half dozen or more different rod actions and reel styles and speeds for these apparently different techniques. New ideals and techniques were a fun and fascinating part of my angling growth but one consequence for me was that my casting and presentation always suffered. In the past all my crankbait rods were the same but if I switched to another technique I would find myself having to adjust to the different length or weight of that particular rod and reel. This adjustment period wold upset my established rhythm, cost me efficiency, an interrupt my concentration. A little out of frustration and a little by accident I started using my crankbait rod for spinnerbaits and jerkbaits and found that they were not only adequate but superior than the lighter action rods I had been using. For me the right rod was a function of proper presentation of the lure, hooking setting efficiency, handling controlling and landing the fish. The rod that has always performed the best for me in these areas was my heavy action crankbait rod. At the beginning of the 2000 season I made the decision to use this one-rod for 98% of my fishing that year. The 2000 tournament year was probably the best overall year performance wise in my career. I won the two biggest FLW events of the year at Beaver Lake and Pickwick Lake continuing into the 2001 season with the B.A.S.S. Mega- Bucks win at Lake Douglas Tennessee. Many variables played a row in the success I experienced and I emphasize that my single rod and reel choice was only one of those variables but a very important one. One of the essential keys in a successful tournament is your execution on what I refer to as momentum fish. These are the key quality fish that determine whether you just place or whether you win the event. There are many important fish in a year of competition but these fish and how you execute when they strike separate you from being average or being great. I have always executed well over these years on these key fish but I executed better than any other time in by career after making this equipment adjustment. Again this exceptional year and a half was a culmination of many variables working together perfectly. Some are uncontrollable variables and some are controllable variables. I have consistently stated throughout my career that to be successful you absolutely must control the controllable variables. Your skill with your equipment and the way it performs for you is one of those controllable variables! If your presentation is consistent and more importantly you are executing well on those key momentum fish, than do not change your equipment. If you are not satisfied in these areas than you might consider simplifying you equipment or trying my approach. I use the Bass Pro Shop RC704 series 7 foot heavy action rod. It is the best fish hooking and fish landing rod I have ever used. I now use this rod for Texas rig worming , jigging, pitching, Carolina rigging as well as all crankbaiting , spinnerbaiting, and jerkbaits. It is very important when any one suggest product to you that they explain the whole system. It is the sum of the parts that makes the whole system work. For example, I use round bend treble hooks that I sharpen myself. I use Bass Pro Shop XPS monofilament and fluorocarbon lines. And last but not least my approach to fighting and landing fish is what I refer to as controlled aggression. I use a 6.3.1 ratio reels on all my rods, so no matter what rod I choose, the weight and feel of the rod is the same. Each lure has a feel that I attempt to stay intimate with because within the feel of each lure I know the exact vibration and speed that generates the most strikes. Change reels or reel speeds and that becomes unfamiliar and must be relearned all over. My choice is the Rick Clunn Signature Series XPS reel by Bass Pro Shop. If you use only one rod why did you design and show several models in the Bass Pro Shop catalog is a question I am often asked. Everyone is different and not everyone will embrace the one-rod philosophy. I stand, but many people sit or are shorter and a 7-foot rod might be too much initially. The RC664s are a shorter version of my RC704 series. The other rods are for people that use a lot of light line like the new drop shot rods, the RC662WD and RC702WD. I admittedly use 12# line and higher the majority of the time. If I do use 10# line or lighter I will use one of the medium or medium heavy action rods. I like the shorter RC663T topwater rod for using topwaters that require a lot of wrist action by the angler. Oneâs equipment should be an extension of the angler and compliment their ability.

The Pro Max is polymeric not aluminum.....I would suspect the rest of the Max line would be the same. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1200375275

He made 14th but he's "Best in Show" at the "House of Styx". 4 1/2 months old:

Talented girl you got there, maybe the AKC should have a talent competition too.

See how your pedigree did this past year: http://www.akc.org/reg/dogreg_stats.cfm