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is soon to be tattooed on Tin's body for inspiration

someonez sleeping on the couch tonite :

needs a "stinkin shimano" very much!

how many come in a pack for 5.99??? *** has me spoiled with their cheap prices... ;D

7 1/4 - 8 1/4

i dont have the b***s to take apart and paint any of my reels! hope everything works out for you with this one!

it reminds me of an old favorite, the riverside big wag. it extremely similar. i will get some if the price is right

i heard the lucky craft real california was terrible. tackle tour gave it a rating of 3. the joints broke after a few casts or something. i have never heard anything bad about 3:16 lure company. they are pretty pricey though.

you will want a smaller ballast in the tail portion too. on my first bait, i didnt put any weight in the tail and when it restedin the water, the tail laid flat on the water instead of vertical.

no, whats worse is when you set a custom level in minesweeper (24x30x10 mines) and LOSE in 1 second! :-[

i'll tell you my favorite knife. Boker Magnum Automat Kalashnikov 74 http://www.eknifestore.com/knife/BO-KALS74DES.html only reason i dont carry it often is because it is illegal to carry a switchblade in my state. :-/ its a great knife, very lightweight, sharp, and holds an edge great! out of all the knives that i own, this is by far my favorite.

lookin good! i like watching progress. its fun. cant wait to see this thing with some paint! how do you plan on painting it?

if its hooked on the lip im sure he'll shake it off sometime soon. even if he doesnt, i dont think a chatterbait on the lip will interfre with daily activities too much. i think he will be fine.

pretty much any rod that is around 7' and has a medium power, fast action will launch a senko pretty good.

epoxy is drying...i need something to do in my down time :

that would work, but i think it is much cooler/significant to have just ONE lure traveling the world and catching bass from all over. it makes it very one of a kind. i think it would be slighly less significant if there were multiple lures because they wouldnt see as many places. JMO

that is one great bass!!! i would say it is about 5lbs to 5.5lbs. just my guess from looking at the size of the mouth and the gut! sweet fish! its cool how you have you own little secret pond and it has some big ones!

wow you all just made me feel like a n00b....my best time in beginner is 38 and 381 in intermediate.

i have been playing this game a lot this morning because my internet keeps cutting out so i play it while im waiting for the internet to work again. its addicting! a great strategy game 8-)

yes the picture i took it from was a picture of an alewife. here is the bait with the back and belly painted to match the picture to the best of my abilities. once again, it looks sloppy close up, but looks good as a whole (IMO). it will look much better when the epoxy goes on, it will be reflective and it will bring out the colors more.

yeah, here's an update. i got the foil on yesterday and im gonna paint it today and epoxy later. i think this is the messiest foil job i have ever done :-[ i am not pleased. there are a lot of tiny wrinkles around the edges due to the contours of the lure. it doesnt look bad from a distance and i KNOW the fish wont mind, but its just the little things that bug me when i am inspecting the lure, you know?

haha yes im not disagreeing with him, he knows best im just saying thats what I would do, i would take the easy way out ;D

"...the largest 5 were about 12 pounds. Not a huge sack..." i have to disagree there, i think a 60lb 5 fish bag is amazing! ;D haha just kiddin with ya! nice bass. im still waiting for my turn to have a killer day!

i dont think a missing hook holder is a big deal. all you gotta do is rip off the threads (or leave them, but it will look better without) and then either wrap new threads across the whole area, or leave it with no threads. then just lightly coat it in Devcon 2 Ton epoxy and slowly roll the rod on the table (epoxy shouldnt touch table) so that way the epoxy wont run and sag while it is still wet and drying. after about a half hour of slowly rolling it, the epoxy should have set up thick enough where it wont run anymore. hope you figure something out.