The Rooster

I seem to recall having some moderators here called 5 bass limit, and low budget hooker. What happened to those guys? Are they still around and using another name?

I had a President too. The only significant difference you'll notice is the bearings in the handle making the Prez slicker than the Trion. If you hook a fish that pulls drag, the extra bearing below the spool might be nice on the Prez but otherwise they're the same reel. The Prez also has an aluminum sideplate vs. all graphite construction on the Trion but in use this is not even noticeable and I doubt it even makes any difference whatsoever. These differences were on the old model reels. I believe they all carried over to the new reels also.

Get the 3M Super 33+ kind, that stuff will never come off!

I had a Pflueger Trion that lasted for 6 years of average use from me, and abusive use from when I loaned it out a few times, and then I recently sold it, still working flawlessly and smooth as day one. I replaced it with the newer version of the Trion again. Feels like a very solid reel all over again. It goes for $40 but occasionally you can buy it for less, using a coupon at Dick's. Right now you can find the previous models of this reel, the one I had and sold, for about $30 at Walmart or other places, as they're clearancing them out in favor of the newer one. The older one has two aluminum spools where the newer one does not. This would allow you to put two different lines on it since you want to try different sizes, and it also is in the budget you posted.

Just fill a shot glass full of the KVD stuff and dunk your spool in it, bearing side up, and leave it to soak, haha! All I do is spool my reels like normal and then spray down the filled spool from three different points until it's well saturated, even dripping. It leaves no residue. I even put it on a cotton swab and rub the rod line guides with it. This cleans the guides of crud build up from pond scum, and also seems to slick up the surfaces. I get nice, long, fluid casts. The only other line treatment I've tried was Reel Magic, which was like putting olive oil on the line. Nasty! KVD spray is the best!

Is it possible that the transponder lost power, no one on board was aware for some time, or maybe they were but were unable to fix it, and then whatever caused it to fail became a bigger problem which downed the plane?

Dear Raider, Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin? Why is it that doctors call what they do practice? Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons? Why is the man who invests all your money called a "broker"? Why is the third hand on the clock called a second hand? Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? Why do you have to "put your two cents in", but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to? If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? Do fish ever get thirsty?

Oh my goodness, that's the funniest thing I've seen in a while!

That's awful!

Now that's funny!

Further develop jig fishing Develop topwater fishing beyond just a buzzbait Develop an ability to actually find fish instead of just fishing "bassy places" and hoping to get lucky Break old habits of continually using just a few select baits. I own about three hundred hardbait lures and rarely use more than 20 per year. This does not even count all the plastics.

First we must understand how force is transmitted through the reel from pressure on the line. Line is putting pressure on the spool from the fish hooked to the other end. This causes the spool shaft to push against the bearings seated in each sideplate. It also pushes the pinion gear into the main drive gear a little harder. This puts force on the main crank shaft running through the roller bearing which is also seated in a sideplate. So both side plates see pressure, as do the gears and bearings and crank shaft. The crank shaft is also seated in the frame, so the frame sees pressure from this as well, and also at the point where the reel foot seats into the reel seat on the rod. Still further, the frame sees pressure from the points of contact between it and the sideplates also. Pressure is dispersed pretty widely in a reel when under load. The harder the fish, or you, pull, the greater the forces are. Now, remember when we were kids and we'd find a stick on the ground and break it up into progressively smaller pieces, and the smaller it got, the harder it was to break again? Sooner or later you'd reach a point where equal pressure each time is no longer enough to break it, and more is now needed. Same with side plates, they're pretty small, relatively speaking. So how much pressure does it take to flex one? I'd say quite a lot, especially if the reel's frame is aluminum, but much less if the frame is graphite since it will also flex with less pressure as well. I believe that's where most gear misalignment comes from. Reels under heavy load and not rigid enough to take it. This is also why all graphite reels will sometimes last a long time for some guys who don't catch very large fish very often, or guys who are light on their equipment in terms of use and abuse, and even guys who use better fish landing techniques. It's why one guy will tear up a reel and say it's junk where another will use it indefinitely with no problems (aluminum frame or not). It all breaks down to various pressures applied over a reel's lifetime in how long it will last and whether it flexes, or even fails, or not. For most people, an aluminum frame with graphite sideplates is enough for about any fish they'll catch. I think the lion's share of the market is basically established by price, and various priced reels give you varying degrees of quality. People usually choose a reel based on price, but I think it should be chosen based on how hard you fish, how often, the type of fish you persue, and how abusive you are to your gear. This should all play into decisions on whether to buy all graphite or all aluminum, or somewhere in between. I think for the most part, an aluminum frame with graphite sides is strong enough to hold up for most people. That's about as simple as I can explain it.

When it comes to scientific testing making claims like how many frames per second they can see, I question it. How can they substantiate it at all? Even the advertising behind the bait ball doesn't claim this. They state that bass are actually seeing a single crankbait as more of a tightly packed cluster of baitfish, even though there is nothing about a standard crankbait that gives any suggestion it's more than one. It's just painted to resemble one single bait fish to start with. So with that claim, it flies in the face of other claims that they can see so much more sophisticatedly. Who's right? Since fish are so simpleminded creatures, I'm more inclined to believe the former. Otherwise what good does having such sharp eyesight do for it, it's still dumb enough to eat baits that look nothing like real food, and have hooks hanging off of them too.

I bet they won't bother you after seeing that. If you really want to make think you're crazy, build a siege tower to peek in their windows with. Or maybe stand out in the back yard throwing that thing in full dress armor and helm.

License info for Kentucky http://fw.ky.gov/Licenses/Pages/Fees.aspx For non-residents, a one day license is $10, 7 days is $30, 15 days is $40, the whole year is $50. Trout permits are $10 and you must buy this in addition to a license if you want to fish for those. Also look up Nolin River Lake and Barren River Lake. They look like they're close to Bowling Green. It's near Mammoth Cave State Park. I've never even been to that end of KY but I just googled a map of Bowling Green to see what was near it and saw those two lakes.

The rest of the world gets younger. That's how you have to finish that.

Yes! Medieval weaponry is awesome stuff!

Actually, on the voltage measuring, if the frequency is at around 60 Hz then a cheap meter may do it but it doesn't take much deviation from 60 Hz at all for it to start reading way way off. All my meters are true RMS to make sure they aren't affected by that. In normal household circuits, any meter works, it's all 60Hz.

In some states, thirds are legal.

If you get bored, you can always get a job at Walmart. Seriously, congrats. I still have a long time to go before any kind of retirement, if ever. Dad retired last year and since I work for myself doing home improvements he decided to join me to have something to do and make extra money. It's been very satisfying working with my dad. Not your traditional father/son time, but great all the same. Most recently, we got to hang gutter in a cold February rain! LOL.

To me, this is a complete gimmick. I doubt any fish can see so well it could pick up those patterns of "multiple" bait fish on a single bait as the lure goes by fairly quickly. But besides this, it's too expensive for just one bait as well.

Prayers sent. I'm so very sorry to read this. He is at peace now, though. That may not ease your pain right now but try to keep this in mind.

Oh, but they did!

I got mine at Walmart. She's a Walmart girl! We both worked at the same store. So did my first wife. We divorced before I got together with my wife now (the first one was a cheater). A year later I was married to my wife now, and we're now in our 13th year.

A set of these works great for helping to work on reels. I use the straight one to hold spool bearings while I spin them to test them. I use the offset bent one to help remove E clips and bearing retaining wires from the side plates. Very handy to get into tight places. They also are helpful to pull up the spacers behind the spool bearings in the side plate, and beneath the tension knob. In spinning reels they're helpful to stretch and reinstall the spring that goes on the anti-reverse switch. http://t.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/precision-hand-tools/4-piece-pick-and-hook-set-66836.html#.UxLAkZK9KSM Another tip. I read once to use a sharpie pen cap to help soak the trapped bearing on the spool shaft of reels that use a spool shaft pin to keep it on. Fill the cap with your solvent, I use brake parts cleaner, and then dip the shaft into it until the bearing is in the cleaner and leave it to soak.