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Oh, and I'll throw this out there. I'll send 5 packs of any of the Rage Tail baits, in any color, any combination to the winner of this thing, and make it 10 if the winning fish was caught on a Rage Tail bait. That goes for second place if I happen to take it!

There, that makes four....lol Hootie

If the Curado G is on the same level as the Curado E, why is Shimano still making the Curado E but calling it the Chronarch E? The Chronarch E is a $200 reel. The Curado G retails for $160. Do the math—something doesn't add up if the G is just as good as the E. The Curado G is a reel in between the Citica E/G and the Curado/Chronarch E. Not a replacement for the Curado E, a lower-cost compliment in the same way the Revo SX compliments the Revo STX. The Citica G is the successor to the Citica E, but there's not quite so much difference between the two models there. The only reason there's any brouhaha at all about the Curado G is because Shimano decided to swap the names around. A consumer sees the Curado E. The G is a step below the E, still a good reel but a step below. Yet they share the same name, and the G comes after the E. Logical conclusion? That the G is supposed to be a better reel, an improvement on the old one. Never mind the Curado E is still being built as the Chronarch E, with a few minor changes—the Curado name is what the consumer sees first and foremost. When the Curado G isn't quite as nice as the Curado/Chronarch E, what does the consumer think? That Shimano downgraded the Curado, when in reality all that happened was they introduced a new reel. Suppose Shimano had called the Curado G the Cutlass, Connecticut, Chimpanzee, any name under the sun that starts with C. And then kept on calling the Curado E the Curado E while raising the price to $200, or calling it the Curado G and making a few minor changes and raising the price. I guarantee there would have been rave reviews about the new Shimano Chimpanzee reel that is $40 less than a Curado and is almost as good. And there would have been no complaints about the reel being a watered-down Curado. Shimano's reason behind the name changes was not illogical from their perspective, but the resulting negative feedback on the Curado G should have been foreseen. It was a marketing ploy that went over like a lead balloon.

I was just thinking the same thing, Dwight. Shane posts some beasts.

I just bought my first jigs from Siebert, and I am thrilled (though it will be a little while before ice-out and a real test). They are *very* well constructed with great colors and sharp hooks. As I told Mike, I'm looking forward to fishing them, losing them, and buying more. Shipping time was as advertised, and you can't rush handcrafting and quality. Enjoy!

I would like his show better if he fished in public waters.

To avoid spooking bass, I have found this tool to be very helpful.

I don't know how you can even keep from wetting your pants in pure fear facing that type of cover without a Dobyns rod.

A Californian and an Arizonian were Elk hunting in the Arizona mountains when an illegal alien runs across a clearing. The Arizonian takes careful aim, shoots, and kills him. "You can't do that!" cried the Californian. "It's legal here in Arizona " replies the Arizonian. Later that night the Californian goes to town to buy some beer from Wal-Mart. He puts the beer on the roof of his truck and while he's making room behind the seat, an illegal alien runs by, grabs the beer, and runs away. The Californian draws his pistol, shoots, and kills him. As he is retrieving his beer the police come and arrest him. "But I thought it was legal to shoot illegal aliens here in Arizona !" protests the Californian. "Well yeah," says the cop, "but you can't use bait."

Give me the # to those shops. I will call them and make them an offer for their G series Curados. If they can't even hardly give them away I'm sure they would just love to have someone call them and make them an offer.

We're gonna get you to catch some of those monster smallies on a Pearl Rage Grub, or maybe a Menace.

Now if you could talk Mr Parks into a Rage Tail Jerkbait I would be all over it.

I'd be curious to see the header information from the email you received. I'd bet it's not from anywhere near the location they say they're from. If only there were a way to scam the scammer. Hmmmm..... A friend of mine did that once, to a scammer trying to sell Home Depot gift cards at below the retail value ($100 card for $75 bucks) on ebay. The scammer would sell the card in a parking lot somewhere, and then retrieve the funds before the buyer can get home or to Home Depot to use it. Here's how he scammed the scammer: His brother went to Homedepot.com and ordered some items online...got them in the cart, but didn't checkout. At the same time, he met the scammer to "buy" the gift card. The scammer told him to go ahead and call Home Depot to verify the card's value. Well he called.... his brother...with the account information on the card. His brother entered it and finished buying the items online. Once his brother told him it was finished, he told the scammer that, although the card checked out as legit, he wasn't interested anymore, and left.

I am glad to see that you catch normal fish too hah instead of all these monsters that are a normal persons PB. I am glad to see that you are human Mr. Big O. How much that one weigh bout 4 and that's a dink to your standards... Gotta love it

Here's am article I wrote that might help you catch those suckers. http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/dropshot-bedding-bass.html

......................... There goes the neighborhood. A. Biggest fish I have seen come on a jerkbait is 9.25, that isnt enough to outdo Dwight as far as percentages go... B. Thats a long drive C. I am fishing in the pink shirt every chance I get. Biggest Pink shirt fish this year.... And it wouldn't even be close at 45%(8.56/19.1)

Fish it pretty much like you would a fluke.

I'm In.

As you may recall Al Gore promised that global warming by the year 2010 would create the oceans to rise flooding low laying coastal communities. The facts proved the climate actually cooled world wide between 1998-2008 on average. Global warming then became Climate Change. The science is divided on this issue. Our tenure on this planet is a tiny moment in time, man can't cause catastrophic climate change during the entire period man has occupied the earth. We can however pollute our ground water that directly affects our sport of fishing. We can harvest all the trees and that would have an impact on mans comfort level. Be aware, not alarmed. Back to fishing, this is way too emotional for common sense. Tom

Hey... what can ya do. It all boils down to ego. Most people need to feed this ego. If anything, I am short on my weights. When I caught my PB I called out 9.5. When the scale read 11.3, I flipped. I joined the DD club. But yeah, I see it ALL the time and I'm just like "whatev dude." Golf is VERY similar. I drive the ball at sea level around 280. I get paired up with guys howling about "Dude that was 310". No man, it wasn't. I pulled out my GPS on a drive that I made which I outdrove my playing partner by at least 30 yards and he asked me what yardage I had and I told him "I got 279". He responds with a surprised and angry "There's no way!". And on that note... drive for show but put for doe. Again, it's ego. People smash driver all day long on the range and I'm around the putting green 60% of the time working on my short game. It hurts when you go through life without the facts and feed your ego BS. You get conditioned to living this way and when the truth hits, it hurts.

Mustang is the way I went...........just bought it a couple of months ago so I can't speak to durability just yet, but have heard very good things about them. Take care in storing it. I have heard tales of them inflating after being left inside the truck in the summer, or put away damp. I kind of go over the top sometimes......but I will treat it like it was a high end electronic device......seeing as how I am trusting it with the task of saving my life. Like Aretha says, "R.E.S.P.E.C.T."

My name is Darren, and I like Bill Dance, too. Edit: I thought this was a 12-step post... LOL. No really. I will watch most of the fishing shows on NBC Sports. Bill is a nice guy, a fine teacher. Now Charlie Moore? I have no idea why that show is on TV.

Who LIKES a Good SCRAP now and then! This DOLL finally surfaced after giving me and my Jig and Lobster a 'Battle for the Ages' I DANCED on the Deck after that In my Flip Flops I was using a 1oz green/pmp Siebert Big O jig and Falcon Lake Craw colored Lobster, 25lb Vicious Pro Elite Fluoro, 7'11" St Croix RAGE Rod, Old Curado w/Hawgtech Handle... She was on a shallow ledge 8ft, dropping into a 40ft river channel and hit at about 17ft. Working Super SLOW, dragging and maintaining constant contact with the bottom. The hits were often during a slight pause after the jig had bumped a rock or stick! Typical technique that I use once I've found the primary holding depth of the fish I target. She must've been hiding out from all of the Boat traffic last week

I just got an airbrush, but have yet to get a compressor. I've had a few blanks laying around since Christmas. I was tired of looking at them with no paint, so I rounded up a couple cans of spray paint. First time I've ever tried to paint a bait so be nice. lol Ready for the water https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=582731561738485&set=a.298692906809020.80657.100000049395874&type=1&theater&notif_t=photo_comment

Spinnerbaits have not really produced for me, so I left 'em. I used War Eagle and Strike King, though. Jigs are this year's goal lure to learn... Starting with some jigs from Siebert Outdoors, a site sponsor. Mike will hook you up. And, from what I've seen, his product is absolutely top-notch! Soft plastics... What I fished 99% of the time last year. I learned a ton, and got a lot of confidence in a few presentations. I started with a couple packs of Yamamoto Senkos and immediately was catching fish. I wound up, on sale, buying some Strike King copies of Senko (Shim-E-Sticks, I think) in similar colors. Though I loved the cost savings, I just never saw the same hookups. Coincidence or lack of confidence, probably... But, since I want to catch fish it's worth it to pay up a little. So, I've stuck with GYCB for all my soft plastic trick and finesse worms. The Fat Ika is a killer bait!! This year I'm hoping to play some with flukes (Zoom) and soft swimbaits (BPS). I also bought several bags of BPS's stick bait (Sink-o?) and will be giving them a chance to unseat the senko.

Welcome to the world of JDM.....Enjoy it.

Another vote for Mustang. I have a couple of their low end models. Plain looking and smaller in size than the fancy models, but with both auto and manual deploy. Brian, I fish all day with the Mustang and forget it's even on

I take them out and put them in their own compartments in a tackle tray box. But I don't mix colors because yes they bleed.

I've had a Mustang auto-inflate for about three years. It's held up very well. The straps and stitching are as new. I confess that I was remiss in leaving the vest in the boat for several months and the humidity finally got to it and it inflated and got mildew stains all over it. Like Chris said above, I now treat the vest like part of my electronics. It doesn't stay on the boat for any length of time. Would I buy another one? You betcha!

I'll give Bill my vote too. Is it possible? I think I've been watching him for three decades??? OMG His show is a nice way to kick back and unwind. Like his music too.....

i've posted before about Bill Dance and his interaction with my 2 sons. he was at a fishing show here in knoxville. we waited in line for @ 45 minutes for a picture with him. i thought he'd take the pic with my boys & send us on our way. i was pleasantly surprised when he spent about 10 minutes talking & joking with them (they were 6 & 8). they ate it up. that is why i think he is truly a class act. he is the epitome of what pro athletes should be. i enjoy his show as well, & dvr it. we could use a lot more people like Mr. Dance. plus he wears a UT hat, & that makes him badass!

Complete custom from Barret Jackson auction that "wowed" me: http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoX4ZfVtR22sAhAKJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dcomplete%2Bcustom%2Bchevelle%26norw%3D1%26n%3D30%26ei%3DUTF-8%26y%3DSearch%26fr2%3Dsp-qrw-corr-top%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D35&w=1000&h=551&imgurl=www.barrett-jackson.com%2Fstaging%2Fcarlist%2Fitems%2FFullsize%2FCars%2F94072%2F94072_Front_3-4_Web.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.barrett-jackson.com%2Fapplication%2Fonlinesubmission%2Flotdetails.aspx%3Fln%3D674.6%26amp%3Baid%3D383&size=90.2+KB&name=...+-Jackson+Lot%3A+674.6+-+1969+CHEVROLET+CHEVELLE+CUSTOM+2+DOOR+COUPE&p=complete+custom+chevelle&oid=5f35081c12e05d138f68f2ad4918b8cb&fr2=sp-qrw-corr-top&fr=&tt=...%2B-Jackson%2BLot%253A%2B674.6%2B-%2B1969%2BCHEVROLET%2BCHEVELLE%2BCUSTOM%2B2%2BDOOR%2BCOUPE&b=31&ni=200&no=35&ts=&tab=organic&norw=1&sigr=130i7p989&sigb=14be780ud&sigi=12phvvntg&.crumb=1W7SZTQz8TP& Jeff Edit: I am proud that my 3500th post contained a red chevelle!!!

Depending on your price rage, most 2500 or 30/35 size reels will work just fine.

I have to go find a Rosary.

will see what tomorrow brings, the canoe is loaded and ready for the river. Just picked up the new trolling motor battery. As long as it not too windy the Nashua river it will be.

Ya i get exactly what your saying. I find it quite funny what some people thing is a "5lb bass". Another one that was real funny to me was when me, my cousin and his friend were out fishing, his friend asked what my pb was, i told him it was a 7.8, he went on to say that his friends dad is a pro angler in california(my cousin lives in sacramemto,im in WA state) and he cought a 28lb. Its funny how far some people can go with there made up stories.

Yeah, do not mix unless you are doing an art project.

I've used it. But the Seaguar Invizx and Abrazx are by far a superior product. Yes you pay a little more, but the headaches will be less. You'll make the cost up on the first lure you don't break off. I'm sure there are some other floro's out there that are good too. I've had bad experiences with two floro's. Viscious and Vanish. Both start with a "V"

You can, but like Top said, they can bleed. I just leave my soft plastics in their original bag, then put them in the ziplocks in my worm bag. Keeps 'em separate, and I always know what that color was that caught -- or didn't catch.

I have learned the hard way not remove plastics from their original bags, unless it is to combine a couple of the same bait and color in one of the originals. You may be fine with it, but some colors will likely mutate into an unholy mess in my experience...good luck.

I have had them bleed into each other.

Aside from being just plain painful to have to wait that long; no one can tell us WHY the big delay. Fish are not spawning now. So it make no difference when the ice is out, we're still just sitting here not bass fishing ~ It's foolish. I should just go back to Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . A-Jay

Bill Dance is probably my favorite fishing show. I like his personality and seems like a really cool dude to fish with. I watch it almost everyday!

I say "One Last Cast" before leaving each spot I fish thru-out a day... and they rarely catch on that cast like yours did, WTG

Every time I say last cast it turns into 10 or more. Mine don't turn out like that. Lol Very nice.

He is in the St Louis, MO or surrounding area, I believe. I first started buying jigs from him to help out a native of my state who seemed like a great guy on the forums. He has really expanded since then and has proven he is a great guy, and makes great jigs.

Thats a 2-3/4 yozuri, lol

Go with tatsu or another high quality fluoro, sunline ect. I also used to hate FC until I spooled up with a quality one and used some KVD line conditioner. One spool will last me a full season used with backing, and that's fishing 2-3 times a week.

I don't know about anybody else, but I use 30# Power on my crankbait, spinnerbait, and worm rods and 50# Power Pro on my jig and flippin' rods. Considering the small diameter of the line and murkiness of the water here, I don't bother with leaders. You will probably find conditions here are quite a bit different than Mass. although I have never fished in Mass. What we call clear water here, would probably be called murky in Mass. One of the reasons for the heavier line and tackle here is the brush, stumps, and other cover we fish in. Lots of cover here and a 1/2# bass would snap 4# line on the strike. Years ago I heard people joking about using a "broom handle rod" so they could pull bass out of the brush before they wrapped the line around a stump or something. There is open water here but you need to be prepared for heavy cover. Just my .02.

I am away, fish come to play. I come around, fishing shuts down.