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Why not. No responsibilities, no debt. Better to have tried and failed than to go through the rest of your life wishing you had given it a shot. But, it takes a lot of money to compete professionally until you do well enough to attract sponsors. Having no family responsibilities or debt just ain't gonna cut it unless you have the resources to support the endeavor. Then the question becomes, how much of your resources are you willing to part with to make the attempt? It's definitely not for the faint of heart.

"A fool and his money are soon parted."

Gotta disagree 100%. Fluorocarbon is more sensitive than any braid, even 832 (that doesn't really sink, mind you, it just doesn't belly as bad...) in those situations that there is any sort of slack line. That's the nature of the beast, and fluorocarbon will kick the pants off braid for those situations. I also prefer it for flipping and catching those drop bites that I've missed with braid.I absolutely prefer fluoro for 99% of the situations that you swear by braid for. Fewer lost fish, more consistent behaviour, better feel for tight lining, and better abrasion resistance. For the record, 832 is not some sort of magical sinking braid. It's got a fiber that slightly increases its density which in turn allows it to not float. That's not saying that it sinks, it's saying that it doesn't float. They've done nothing to approach the density of fluorocarbon which is why fluorocarbon remains more sensitive in the situations listed above. Braid cannot transmit a slack line bite, it's against the laws of physics, plain and simple. Braid, even magical 832, gets a belly when it's chasing a bait to the bottom. it hinges. That is to say, if you will, that it creates a point of slack in the line that the density cannot be overcome and it eliminates the possibility of feeling, or seeing, a pick-up. There are many reasons why a large number of pros do not fish braid for the majority of their bottom contact baits. Most use it very situationally, none use it exclusively.

All of the previous responses here do a great job at describing why this site thrives. I believe that the atmosphere created at BR is a reflection of the fine people who run / moderate the site. It's good. The vast amount of moderator pride and ownership routinely displayed is adopted by virtually every BR forum member. Members are encouraged to share their knowledge and opinions in a constructive and respectful manner. This makes it easy to access information shared by the long list of Very experienced and successful men and women, in both angling and life, who chose to post in the BR Forums. A-Jay

Having been an active member of several different forums, my conclusion on what makes Bass Resource stand out to me isn't so much what you'll find here, but the things you don't. What I don't find on here are the smattering of cliques, elitists, trolls, and divisive subject matter that pollutes most other forums. A person who visits this site a few times and spends some time cruising the various sections and threads is going to come away with the thought that this is a friendly site where members are treated with the same respect they show to others. That's pretty much how I found and decided to become a member here. Having been a member of other forums, I had decided I wasn't going to waste my time joining another dysfunctional internet family. I think that is the real key to how successful this forum is. It seems like all of the members here have somehow decided that crazy Uncle So-So just isn't getting invited to the next family get together. It would be nice to say that you and the moderators were responsible for all of this, but I really think the lion's share of the credit goes to the forum's members. Members here just don't put with them. No long term member here tries to elevate themselves above even the newest rookie. It doesn't happen because nobody seems to makes it to becoming a long term member with that type of attitude. While some long term members drop by the wayside (for whatever reason), the forum always seems to recruit quality members to take their place. The forum thrives because it is capable of maintaining this solid core of long term and newer active users who carry forward these same civil principles.

Yes they did , end of statement.

A Cumara 7'2 MH is a great worm rod, I think you would really enjoy it. Super sensitive too.

I got lost second line. That's hard to read. So you like the Allstars? I've held them and they feel like well-built rods.

Setting the hook on a snag and having the jig pop free is a great way to trigger a bite. Is it possable to tell a bass from a branch, a weed, a dock crossmember, a rock, etc........ 100% of the time, no, but fish a jig enough and you'll know whats what, you'll also lose a few jigs....just part of the game. I don't buy them to fill empty compartments in my boat with. BTW I have pitched into a tree 15 times at differenty angles and such without a bite, on my last pitch snag and broke off, but not before making a bunch of commotion, tied another jig on and the first pitch back to the same tree yanked a big fish out of there. "Respectfully disagree" with me all you want. But at least know what your talking about first.