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Christmas is coming so getting presents for the wife and family is top of the list right now. I can't afford to pay attention let alone buy fishing gear that I don't really need.

I am just in the start up process of tying my own jigs! here is my very first ever! nothing like quality products and a full skirt! I am using gamakatsu hooks and at least 4 tabs of skirts on all my jigs! Much better than ANY store bought jigs you can find! I have been buying them from the guy who is teaching me to tie for a couple years, and now its time to do my own! Jeff

Subject: Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica - where do they go? Wonder no more ! ! ! It is a known fact that the penguin is a very ritualistic bird which lives an extremely ordered and complex life. The penguin is very committed to its family and will mate for life, as well as maintaining a form of compassionate contact with its offspring throughout its life. If a penguin is found dead on the ice surface, other members of the family and social circle have been known to dig holes in the ice, using their vestigial wings and beaks, until the hole is deep enough for the dead bird to be rolled into and buried. The male penguins then gather in a circle around the fresh grave and sing: "Freeze a jolly good fellow" "Freeze a jolly good fellow." Then they kick him in the ice hole.

I was at Academy at 5am this morning and they had (I CAN NOT believe this is coming out my mouth as im 110% Daiwa reels only) a bunch of Shimano Ceanne/crucial combos on sale for 69.99 normal price sticker was 159.99 I bought 3 of them for my nephew its not the brand new updated sticks the last gen cork grip\ECS reel seat models i got him two 7MHF and one 6.6MHF and had a 20% off for checkouts of 100.00 or more coupon from a girl scouts coupon book I also bought ten spools of P-Line CX for 1.88 each Ten spools of CXX for 1.88 each 20 spools of Sufix fused line at 2.88 each 15 spools of P-line Halo FC for 2.88 a spool... bought my dad 15 spools of clear blue Stren 330Y spools for .88 cents the line deals are AWESOME even after all i bought they still had plenty of the sale stufff in most lb tests I know this post got way off topic but just letting you guys know whats there right now.... I also got my a bunch of 1\4 and 1\2oz red eye shads (i dont like them much but at this price i had to grab a bunch) 1.18 each, they only had a few colors at that price.. they had a lot of big bite baits for .68 a bag i got me a bunch of those also not my fav plastics BUT work great for pre fishing so you dont burn up your high dollar soft plastics as bad, they didnt have all the different styles at that price but a good bit of them was and in good colors too... i got me ten 3\8th oz chart and white War eagle spinner baits for 1.88 as well i would have bought more but i got them all lol... I only fish Owner and Trokar hooks BUT if you are a fan of Gammys they had some sizes of off set worm hooks and EWG hooks for .88 a pack. I looked at their black friday ad and it sucked but i went there to grab a few pairs of shows for my wife and kids and a pair or two for me...well when i got there they had racks setup with awesome deals on them and also when you walked down the racks the had yellow price dropped stickers mixed in with the normal stuff and wow some of the deals wow crazy good... Im sure all the stores are doing it but might not have all the same products on sale anyhow its really worth a trip if you have one even within a 20 to 30 mile drive... im lucky i have two within ten miles of me.... I will be hitting the other store soon only reason i havent yet is i have been shopping with the wife since 12am and i needed a nap but i didnt nap nope i came on here and talked to your fellas lmao...

An LDC won't be too shabby..

Only done shopping for the Old Man so far, but got him P-Line Adaro Pliers (Blue anodized), Seagaur InvizX 10# (First fluoro other than vanish), Some KVD L&L (To be honest, I want to try it just as much), and to top it all off I got him 12 new Strike King Red Eye Shads (His favorite lure), and to top it off I got him a Custom Dallas Cowboys jersey. What I bought for myself? A *** hoodie, The Fall BAM, and a big gulp. I now await my next check in a week and a few days. Bi-weekly checks suck!

follow the instructions on daiwa's website, their customer service is great.

Wife's Birthday is today...Buying myself something instead of the wife's birthday present is like signing my death warrant. And I'm not ready to die yet.... I'm not doing the black Friday this year. I really don't want or need anything.

Manually closing the bail changed fishing for me. I don't have to worry much about twist anymore-thank goodness. One other trick that works for me: As the bait touches down I feather the line with my index finger against the lip of the spool and lift the rod tip slightly as I close the bail. This eliminates loose line and twisting as I begin to reel. Like thumbing the spool on a baitcaster, once you do it enough it almost happens from muscle memory. Good luck.

If I could only have one it would be a GP Zoom magnum finesse worm.

and have a Happy Thanksgiving