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Did I say that? We’re good friends anyway. Just bought a new Expride MH that I don’t need and $120 of odds and ends. Love my monkey. And I don’t have a dog. I want those.

Rooting for the 49ers myself. But take yourself out of your personal passion for a second and remember we are all human. And it’s a game. Games are valuable lesson tools. Do try to get over yourself. Okay okay. You win me with humor. At least you show some good-natured perspective.

Nope. Not a joke. Although I’ll say that I don’t know his record. My impression is that he had been stellar until this sudden and spectacular failure. These guys are trotted out in moments of extremely high pressure. There is no hiding in the corps. If there is no room in the sport for being human, then it ceases to be sport. Laugh if you want. You need to expand your perception of what these guys do for a living. If you think it’s so simple, do it yourself. [Expletive Deleted].

Any artist goes through periods of dry spells. We don’t know what may have been going on in this man’s life. A little compassion please.

Me too. This is turning into the most interesting game of the w'end. No idea.

Mahomes and his doctors will deal. He is a giant. Wouldn’t you rather watch him be a hero for his team than anyone else? This would be epic drama. Against Burrows, the young brilliant quarterback for the Bengals. No more could be asked from the universe.

Next Sunday will be EPIC. Bengals vs. Chiefs. CHIEFS!! Sad they're in the same conference. Fantasy Superbowl.

I've been wondering how deep bass go. Didn't know that they'd be on the bottom that deep. Thanks.

I re-checked the specs on my Tatula 200. 7.3 ratio and 100mm handle. Close enough. Heavy-ish, though.

I'm Curious. Why 'no thanks'? Is it the approach that you don't believe in, or is it just too much work to move the bait that fast? I'm thinking if you have a XHG reel with a nice oversized handle, it kinda makes sense after all. No? I have a few lipless, but since I haven't done much winter fishing yet, they're always picking up weeds in the warmer weather. Sounds like a great option in colder weather! Thanks! By a "break in the weather" I mean in case the lake ice happens to thaw out during winter. This year has been very mild so currently no ice. Isn't that the point of an XHG. You don't have to turn so quick for the bait to burn in. So you use less energy. A 10cm handle, or above, would also help. Hm. I seem to be talking myself into at least one good XHG reel!

All of my reels are n the 7 or high 6 range. Never been convinced that I need 8 anything, but feeling the need for a lower ratio despite the hoopla of high speed cranking. 8s seem very specialized and specific to me. Not a good approach for me, or run of the mill enthusiasts. With all due respect.

Yeh, I looked for that thread - I know it exists - but just wanted to get a post up. Figured it would find its place. I am excited. I hate having an unexpected good day for fishing but not having what I want to throw. Yeah, and the TB Bassin' group is way into speed cranking. Are you? I'm happy with my crank rods, but I don't have a slow crank reel. Wondering if I need one. Really helpful that you said that about the R2S TC. Much appreciated. Perspective is golden. I love fishing, but no background. I'm having to build the knowledge-base myself. Which also is fun.

My head has been stuck on crankbaits for over a year now. Everything else is, yeah, I wouldn't mind having that, BUT. My area isn't the best for cranks during the main season. Weedy northern NJ. But in case there are winter breaks in the weather (warmer and warmer these days) and maybe pre-spawn and late fall....., or deep-diving anytime. I honed in on either the River2Sea Tactical DD Cranks, or the Megabass Deep-Six. Ended up going with a wide range of the Megabass. More expensive! But an interesting application of moving weight technology that converts even when the crank doesn't reach bottom contact. Also despite the hoopla of the Tactical DD cranks, the comparable Megabass are only larger and heavier by a very slim margin, and are supposed to go deeper. NIce selection of colors too. I think I ordered 7 or 8 of them. My only other DDs are two very fat, unwieldy looking Strike Kings, that have basically been gathering dust for three hears. I have a mess of lighter ones that will be fun to sport a little later in the year.

Thanks for the guidance, guys. I won't pitch the "Gammies", but I'll look for the Owners from now on. Must be good. Mostly all sold out until end of April.

Is anyone a fan of these? What sizes do you like?

I was surprised at first too. But the NFL realized that they couldn't make players play good football. That's a good thing to realize. The players themselves decided that one. There was so much commentary during the week, but at one point, I heard that the outcome of that game wouldn't affect teams eligible for the play-off. (Just the seeding, I guess, which the Bengals are pretty PO'd about at the moment). I wasn't "sporty" as a kid, but later in life I took up horse-back riding and jumping. For the first three years or so I was "invincible." Then I fell off over a jump in a silly pleasure ride, and broke two ribs in three places. In following that sport in the media, you realize it can do serious damage, even when you think you know what you're doing. Way fun, though.

Wonderful intro honor, National Anthem and kick-off touchdown for the Bills against Patriots today. Apparently first words he communicated when he woke up were "Did we win?" I'm fairly new to following football with any regularity. As a newcomer, you think, 'These guys are really trying to kill each other!" Obviously not so. Although, I thought I noticed a slight backing off in the brutality yesterday. It's gotta be hard keeping it all balanced.

I think I’ll try searching for that one on my Tactical Bassin subscription. Thanks. I’m not even sure about wanting the lure at this point; I just want to find the blasted video.

Beautiful. Weedy here too. We're having some unusually mild weather this week. If the ice skim melts on a couple of lakes, I wanted to dial in some cranks. And maybe early spring.

Thanks! The Megabass Deep Six seems very similar. It could be it. Nice crankbait. Yes. I sort've "hooked into" that one as well. The one I remember from the video I can't find wasn't one of these. I checked the supply of the R2S CBs on TW. There's a full supply of them. Does anyone use them anymore? Thank you. Wow. Neat-o! I must not have checked the link when I replied to you before. I don't know if it's the one, but it certainly sounds interesting. Thanks again.

Thanks for looking. I'm gonna keep searching. RRRRR.

A few days ago, I accidentally ran across a Tactical Bassin' "review" of a small profile crankbait with a very long bill that ran extremely deep. He was saying how it pushed the limits of small profile, deep diving. I think it Matt Allen saying how they were discontinued at one point and now are back. I've been through my history on my computer and can can't even find it there. Anyway happen to run across this? Thanks!

Actually, after the ridiculous horse-back fishing scene, and then the fireside gathering where they're all eating their fresh catch out of Reynolds Wrap (who brought that, I wonder), I'm done. A very decent western, on Netflix, is Longmire. It slays Yellowstone, no sweat.

I'm thinking if I watch the first episode enough times, I'll find some reason to start #2. We're getting a period of mild weather for January. I can watch this and fine-tune a fishing trip for next week at the same time.

Well put. What's the saying? Same s--t, different setting? Something like that.