Jimzee

Yes, if I didn't I'd be whining about having bloody fingers.

I'd throw them. I like them fat little cranks. I have seen them a Dick's but they didn't look as good in the package to me for some reason as those you have pictured. I'll have to give them another look now. It never ends... :-[

I wish I were in your shoes and getting ready to do all that fishing. Good luck and I'll see ya' at Guntersville. 8-)

I'd say at least once a week on average during the year if I have to be truthful.

Do you have a pair of split ring pliers? They make life a lot easier. http://www.cabelas.com/prod-1/0001629315386a.shtml

This is what it is..http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20166-cat20372_TGP&id=0053453122697a&navCount=1&podId=0053453&parentId=cat20372&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IJ&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20372&hasJS=true I couldn't believe how light it was when I picked it up. It doesn't even feel real. The wife ended up picking out the 6' Med. verson to go along with "her" Alphas. : Not a bad deal for $100.00, 25 year guarantee no questions asked over the counter replacement.

d**n Jay, I only dream about stringers like that. Keep em' coming!!

Beautiful smallies there RW. Nice to see you posting a few pics. Stay on 'em!! 8-)

I would probably color the eye back on with a permanent marker. It will be alright, just fish it. 8-)

Last summer I was night fishing with my cousin and member (AJ Fernatt) and he colored a small crank all black with a Sharpie and started wearing them out around the docks. I just stood there amazed how such a small change worked so well. 8-)

Randall, you're always on big fish. Like Fourbizz said, "When you speak, we listen." Nice fish guys!! Maybe one day.... :-[

I know exactly how you feel. :'(

I wanted to get a bunch of those Peanuts last year at Dick's and they took them out of stock before I could buy any in the fall. I think I'm going to replace the hooks on them as they are a little too small for my taste. I caught a lot of fish last year on those flat 7's. I'm real anxious to throw those Fat 3's. I have been looking for those things all winter and couldn't find them. Dick's Sporting Goods in Morgantown, WV had a whole section of nothing but Fat 3's. The bad news is they were $8.00 a pop.

I honest to God looked for them. I was going to buy a couple for myself too. The only color they had was like a ghost minnow. I ended up substituting the red Rat-L-Traps instead. That place was packed today and people were buying stuff like crazy.

I bet their eyeballs almost came out of the sockets from the G-force of that sudden stop. :-/

I used P-Line 100% Fluoro all last year and liked it. I am giving Trilene Pro Grade a try this year based on so many recommendations on this forum.

When I get mine from Kistler they are wrapped with bubble wrap in three sections.....top, middle, and bottom to fit the diameter of the pvc tube. Now Fivebasslimit on the otherhand, all I can say is you better have a safecracker in your family if you ever buy a rod from him and want to get inside the rod tube. ;D

Is that you in that boat fishing that point? ;D

The wife and I went to Cabela's today and picked up a few extra things for the Guntersville trip. I went there with the intention of holding a few rods before buying them and picking up a few spools of line. We all know how that goes....here is the aftermath. :-[

You see something over here you want let me know. We'll find a way to get it to you.

That's awesome!! Denny has always been one of my heros.

That's funny right there, I don't care who you are!!

That's kind of funny because when I zoom in on the pic, the ruler says 15" unless I'm going blind. Nice fish though.

Right after it rains on the lake in early spring. Nothing like it.