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Love mine. Over 10 years old and still fully capable. On occasion, use it for small spinner baits, plastics and small top waters and buzz baits. Great overall reel. 6:1:1, 10BBS, ok drag and blistering 32 inches per handle turn retrieval. Old school basser...

The Professor of Finesse: Guido Hibdon. Old school basser...

Bought Pflueger Summit from Cabela's for 49.99 with no shipping and usually goes for 149.99 with shipping. Got it about a month ago and it's a very impressive baitcaster. Has: •Nine shielded stainless steel bearings for smooth performance • Six-pin adjustable centrifugal brake system • Smooth carbon-fiber drag system with 26 inches line recovery per handle turn. Old school basser...

Pearl River, Louisiana -- Sportsman's Paradise -- It is what it is. Old school basser...

Sunset at Lake Fork Texas Merry Christmas Old school basser...

All the recommendations I'm certain are good. One more: don't overlook the lowly Cabela's Fish Eagle Rod. Promise. Old school basser...

I'm not going to flame on you or snicker and you should not feel embarrassed if you use a spin cast. I've been in the boat with some who use them a lot. I use them when I'm in tight quarters. For example: I have fished homes located close to the water with canals running through the subdivision with docks, piers, boats and other objects in these canals. Can be pretty tight at times. Ever fished and said good morning to a resident sitting on their back patio area? The spin cast works for me in these quarters to skip and make very short casts. I have used Zebco, Johnson & Shakespeare spin cast and I'm not embarrassed in the least. Any of these will get the job done. Merry Christmas Old school basser...

Wade fishing for Specks & Reds Mississippi Gulf Coast Old school basser....

Don't forget the thumb. The best I've ever seen have a smart thumb that is precise and can feather a cast with ease. Not easily done. Some will master it. Most won't. Life ain't fair but it sure beats the alternative. Old school basser...

State of Mississippi farm pond. Lots of 'em to fish year round. Old school basser...

The more I fish, the more I love the spinner bait and how versatile it really is. It's a Humdinger. Old school basser...

The only thing a guy like that understands is a swift kick in the tail. Don't do that. Get you in trouble. But rack it up to experience and know what you're dealing with as you go forward in all walks of life. Old school basser...

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Buffalo Bayou, Houston, TX Old school basser...

The original H&H spinner bait. A Southern tradition. 1.99. Old school basser...

God's Country...Davis Lake, Mississippi God's country...a Louisiana Marsh... Old school basser...

For the most explosive violent strikes with a top water bait: Storm Chug Bug. Google: Chug Bugging by Hugh Crumpler III Promise. Old school basser

Don't be a mean little man. Elucidate your thoughts. Tell us what you think. Maybe we can bring you back from the Dark Side.

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Can't go wrong with a Pflueger baitcaster. I own 2 over 10 years old that have been fished hard and still going strong. Supreme & Trion that were both at 99.99 that I picked up at a discount on BPS year end sale. Promise. Old school basser...

Let me put in a good word for the great state of Mississippi. In the northern part of the state crappie fishing is great along with bass fishing. Move down south a bit and you still have great crappie fishing with bass caught in the mid teens. You like the rugged outdoors style of fishing? Places like Black Creek that wind through a national forest giving the fishermen opportunities for Crappie, LMB, Spotted Bass, Catfish and Red Bellies while seeing deer on the banks and winding through a path of breath taking nature are common. Go further South to the coast and bassers are fishing in brackish water in the coastal waters while their salt water brethren are wading for Specks and Reds all up and down the coast. Of course, deep sea fishing provides guides with a nice living. Just a small sample. Old school basser

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I own the Pflueger Supreme & Trion baitcasters and they have performed well. Recently, I bought the Summit from Cabela's marked down from 149.99 to 49.99 with no shipping charge. Went out yesterday to one of my of favorite spots to walk the bank in 65-72 degrees weather and caught two nice ones on Cajun Red Line Casting 12 lb., It's a Humdinger in White & Chartreuse , Gold Indiana blades 1/4 oz. using the Summit. It is one sweet smooth reel. Old school basser...

ROLL TIDE

Years ago in a smaller community there were some local tackle shops I would buy their products & services. There you could find lures and other items you would not find at Wally, Academy and the like. For example: that 1/8 oz. buzz bait that worked great on marsh LMB or spinner bait that worked, too. That's how I discovered It's a Humdinger. Them were the days... Old school basser...