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Its about time you got a W! ;D What makes it even more impressive is you were a non-boater. Congrats!

Does anyone hav any pictures of the new avids? I know st. croix has some of the newer versions in stock because I called and asked about a particular model I am not ready to pull the trigger on yet. Jason

I am also trying to gather information on this. So if anyone else has an oppinion please chime in. Sorry, I haven't formulated one of my own yet. I just started looking at offset hooks. Jason

This is probably true. I have played for paintball teams where we had 7 or so sponsors on our jerseys but our team manager and our sponors designed the jersey and we didn't have to pay for it so I have no idea the costs. Mizzou was not one of them. Either way, Animal is an awesome company and I might just have them make me up a basic predesigned jersey for next season.

Looks like the same company that made our Mizzou paintball jerseys made the above one. http://www.animalpaintball.com/samples_Angler.html I know there is no way we paid 500 bucks for them. We did a team deal and they sponsored the organization that we played under though. I think we paid 50 bucks or something like that. This was a long time ago too. Maybe Animal was trying to get their name out there as well. I didn't even know they made angler jerseys until I was looking for the link because I thought it might help. Jason

I would have to agree with you 100%. Didn't Ike do the same thing after he won the classic a few years back?

I just put in a small order with Harshman Custom Baits. I have heard nothing but good things about their product and I am looking forward to testing them out. I got to pick out the type of hook I wanted as well as a specific number of different strands that I was looking for. www.harshmancustombaits.com

I prefer to use the jig more than any other bait. To answer your question I would say crankbaits in general. There is so many different things you can do with them/mess up its crazy. I have just started to focus on them and I know its going to take years to get myself where I want to be with them.

I would like to know Fish Chris' oppinion on this lure. With the skills I have right now and the fact I live in Missouri, there is no way I would even think about buying that thing.

Wow, Ive never noticed that before. I think it might be some type of conspiracy! :

I bought a ton of Powerbait products earlier this year. My girlfriend has a keen sense of smell and she complained. I just put them in a freezer ziplock bag. She smells them as soon as I leave the bag open so I am sure it keeps the smell in. I am not sure if it will hide it from a cat though.

Robert, you don't realize that most men have 1 or the other.....girl friend or bass boat. ;D as for the gas mileage,....1 week in Cali, I got to see 4 lakes and 36 gas stations ;D : Thanks for all the information. I have a while to make my decision but the purpose of getting an SUV or Truck is to make life a little bit easier for all my fishing gear. Fitting 5 7' poles in a chevy Malibu is a major pain.

So in this situation is the general rule to go a little bit bigger? Thanks, Jason

Even if the hooks are old and dull?

Ok I have been replacing the hooks on most of my cranks. When I got to my Rapala DT16 cranks I came to a little problem. It seems that the hooks that come stock are in between a 2 and a 4 Gammy hook. I don't know if they make #3 Gammies but I have not seen them at Basspro. So would you throw on the oversized #2 or undersized #4 and why? Thanks, Jason

Holeshot I don't want to highjack this old thread. PM Sent

I haven't played many fishing games but Bass Pro has one for the PC and Xbox that I enjoy playing. They have the xbox version on display and everytime Im there (once a week) I have to dominate a quick tourament.

Raul, Thanks for the input. The reason why I said 9.9 or 15 is because a lot of the lakes close to St. Louis (200 acre) have HP restrictions. And I don't think there is any way I am going to take a 16' Jon boat out on waters like the Lake of the Ozarks.

Can you get up to 65 mph with out putting a huge strain on your truck? Thanks for the reply. Jason

Well I am interested in getting my own boat one day but I don't think my malibu is going to cut it. Since my girlfriend wants to save the world she is worried about gas mileage. So my question to boat owners is can you tow a boat with a 4 banger with 4 wheel drive? I am specifically looking at the Jeep Patriot as of now. Any input would be appreciated. * Mods, I am not sure if this is the right place for this. **Sure is LBH

Yeah, I get a boat when I am up there. I usually go Weds or Thurs nights after work. I will be up there today but I haven't decided which lake yet. If you see a guy with a Blue DCS hat on feel free to introduce yourself if you head up there. I didn't get to fish last week. Do you think the bass are in transition from summer to fall pattern or do you think they are full blown summer pattern still? Jason

Never used craig's list before. Gracias.

I am doing some research to see how much it would cost to make a small bass boat out of a used jon boat. I am looking for atleast a 16' and then I will put a deck on it and all the other goodies I am interested in. I am looking at putting a 9.9 - 15 engine on it. Does anyone know of a website that lists these used jon boats? Or is this a type of thing where you just need to know someone. Thanks, Jason

Holeshot, I fish Busch atleast once a week most of the time twice a week. What lakes do you typically fish? I am mostly at 35 and 33 on occassion. Jason

Thats perfect Cart, thank you. Nothing better than a fishing tournament to get you to eat unhealty