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Worst comes to worst.....who has a plow prop for their truck?!?!?

That's gotta be it! ;D

Nice catch! I was being generous like I stated, it's no more than 5 though, I've handled alot of SH's and weighed my fair share, I'm certain this one was 4 1/4, the picture just makes it seem a little bigger... Here's a 36" from 06

Kebert Xela ;D Alotof you probably wont get that

They can grow over 40" but round here 35-37" is usually where they max out at and those are the males, unlike bass the females typically stay smaller than the males, during the pawning seasons the females will get light and the snakelike pattern on them will really stand out whilst the males get really dark brown.

I'm always here for a crash course in Ichthyology if you need it

The variety commonly sold in stores is the Giant, (Channo Micropeltes) which does require warmer water to survive, the Northern is a sub tropical species which is why they can survive our winters.

Still dont get it..... ;D

? Elaborate please

I'll save the next one for you buddy

Went out to my spot for 2 hours today, ended up banging out 10 bass, 1 nice 1.5lb Crappie, a gold fish, and the first snakehead of the year! Caught her on a 4'6" ultralight rod with 4lb FC line, one hell of a fight let me tell you! At first I though I had tail snagged a carp with the crappie tube I was using but those doubts were soon put to rest when she came torpedoing out of the water, I immediate loosened up on my drag as I knew this fish could easily snap the line. I played with here for a good 8 minutes before my buddy landed her for me, she was dissected and her stomach contents examined, she was also full of eggs! If I had to guesstimate I'll be generous and say she was around 24" and 4lbs

Dy ke is insensitive to women of a certain lifestyle, boners is just tasteless ;D

Bingo... also you should practice with a solid frog without legs or a beaver with the claws cut off. They have good mass and skip easier than most. Glad I made sense to some so far

If we dont make the Anna trip we will make a mini 4mr tourney?

Dont you be trying to back out now Scuba Steve, I've had a boner on for this trip for the last week! lets hope the snow either passes us or is light

More like throw that rod out! ;D Quality guides will not get damaged from braid What what did you have that had issues with the braid if you dont mind me asking?

I skip with the same settings I cast with, but I make sure I compensate for the bait slowing down when it hits the water by raising my hand and reel straight up and in a backwards pendulum motion as it skips If that makes sense to you at all

LOL at it censoring D Y K E!?

I'll get the sacrificial goat ready, we'll bleed it at midnight, that should appease the fishing gods..

Looks really good, limited rod selection, questionable blank quality like Dan said and heavy for a rod of it's size... But d**n it does look good..

Trust me, it is possible with any diamater braid. ;D Yup Dan when I spooled your 50 on I got a backlash and in the process of getting it out the line buried itself so deep into the spool that I had to cut all but half of it off just to be able to free my line... That's cause you weren't good at casting back then. ;D Besides, he's not talking about backlashes, this is a separate issue. I know but my point is that filament lines dont dig in so deep even on a bad backlash and you gotta admit, a week into using a BC I was a champ

Yes

Trust me, it is possible with any diamater braid. ;D I guess so, but I think the wider diameters seem to help. "That's what she said"

Trust me, it is possible with any diamater braid. ;D Yup Dan when I spooled your 50 on I got a backlash and in the process of getting it out the line buried itself so deep into the spool that I had to cut all but half of it off just to be able to free my line...

it really is all about personal preference, if it works well for you and you find it to be in your price range than go for it, If you try it and feel like it just doesn't stack up than go with one with a good fan base like trilene 100%, seaguar, or even a copolymer line like Yo-Zuri hybrid. Fishing is all about trial and error if you try the spiderline and dont like it, then at worst you're out what $10? But if you're throwing BC gear i highly recommend the hybrid 10-12 and for spinning I like to use trilene 6