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THANKS! you can PM me if you need instructions on how to do it.

One of my dads biggest: My biggest: A nice photoshopped pic of a nice yella perch:

LOL am I the only one that did a double take on this picture? Where did the bass's tail go?! And better question...is that a pice of tape where his tail was? i thought the same thing but after furhter inspection i determined that was one of those strange largemouths with reddish tails and tha tail was curved towards the camera :

HAHAHA TWO ARM HOLD UP!!!!! nice job devin!

ive got an ambassaduer 5500 and that thing is no comparasion to the citica. if you can set the cast control knob right, then i can only have 1-2 brake weights set and cast a senko 60+ feet with out even having to touch the spool.

i wuv my citica. im glad it didnt have any problems with it

well hey check that out! those do have that little thing where you slide your line thru. they sure dont look like tilapia though... :-?

yeah i just say use it. if you get bit and then break off the hook or it straigtens out, so what, its just one fish, not like you just lost 5grand cuz of that fish. maybe they will be just fine! i say use and it and find out.

Don't forget the Storm Hot' N Tot. All of the above.... Plus of course the Kickin' Minnow swimbaits..... POWER TO THE KICKIN MINNOW!!!!!!!!! i had one of these and it was great. about the best swimming action ive ever seen on any hard or soft bait. only thing is, they rip easily. i caught a big, i mean BIG snapping turtle on it (dont as me how...cuz i was swimming it just under the surface) and that d**n turtle ripped the lure. so if you get some, get like 5+ of them.

hmmm i dont know. i do know that matt lures makes tilapia swimbaits, and they are the only ones ive seen, so maybe he modified one of matts? :-/

i have the citica 200D (didnt want the DSV cuz of the over sized handles and it didnt have certain features that i wanted) and i fish everything on it. about 75% of my fishing is soft plastics, mainly senkos. this reel performs great! i love it so much. really beats the hell out of the procaster that i had been throwing.

yeah thats what i plannned on doing. it would be a big waste of 3hrs driving to go there and have them not carry the rod.

yeah ive pretty much made up my mind on that rod. my dad said he'd take me up to bass pro to buy it so i dont have to pay shipping

whats great about those bps extremes? ive had other reccomendations for that rod.i dont see anything so special, except the sale price. i dont think the falcon is for me. i think the team all star is my best option. im going to the tackle box (local store) tomorrow to look. if i cant fine it i'll have to call BPS and see if they have it, and if they dont i'll be forced to order from the internet and pay for shipping of large items :'(

if thats not the case then i'd inspect the drag on the reel....maybe it crapped out on you

i read an article about using these on a dropshot (or a wiggle rig if youve got it!) in north american fisherman to catch bass from their beds. its sposed to imitate a bluegill and the way they said to fish it was to get it on the edge of the bed and give it a little slack so it slides in the bed, then tighten up a little so it pops back up and repeat that to look like a gill stealing eggs. what do you all think?

omg thats tough. if i absolutely had to pick i think i would say a 4" junebug yum dinger.

thanks for the suggestions guys. i cant find the avids on sale anywhere. got a link?

yeah thanks for pointing that out to me. i was pretty iffy about that rod, specially considering ive never even heard of that company, and they have several rods out, but the only one ive been able to find for sale is that one rod on that one site. maybe i'd be better off with a team all star IM10.

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if you want a long cast, use something heavy. and since it is heavy, it will sink to whatever depth you want it to go to. some specific lures include: jigs rat-l-traps spinnerbaits soft plastics with lead weights

a trailer hook is a second hook that you slide over the existing hook. because the existing hook is attached to the bait, and kinda tucked under the blades and what not, alot of times the fish will hit the bait and miss the hook. in that case, the trailer hook is what gets them, because it is free from obstruction.

yeah. i wonder how they would be though....im very tempet to buy it because of that warranty. if that "no questions asked" lifetime warranty is really the case, then i think thats excellent!

exactly. g. loomis are too expensive, period. im sure they are very nice and all, but i'll bet the TAS are just as nice and alot less expensive. i cant seem to find the TAS online anywhere except cabelas/bps. i dont wanna order from them because of theyre additional shppping charges on rods.

your problem is that you are letting go of the spool too late. tilt the reel so the handles point up bring the rod back to about 4o'clock, then sharply bring it up and release it at about 1 or 12o'clock.