J Francho

100 and 128 8-)

I generally don't eat bass, but I had some smallies from Lake O. that my cousin prepared similar to Muddy's recipe, except deep fried, and it was so good.

Tube.

I don't find this to be true at all. On what do you base this?

Yep, those are Alphacam files. Unless you need them, you can probably just delete them, and defrag the drive afterward.

Archive? What type of files are in there? Sounds like an Outlook PST storage directory.

There was a fist fight between two woman at a Walmart close to me this past Friday morning. In years past, rioting customers actually set the bedding department on fire. I DO NOT shop there, but my the few times I've been in one, the behavior of customers during normal shopping hours is repugnant. I can only imagine just how bad it is during the holidays.

My Kistler telescopes from just above the reel seat. As far as sensitivity goes, its a million times more sensitive than my old 7' All Star, and much lighter, which equals less fatigue. I'd be willing to bet that a one piece is a bit more sensitive, but not much more. Be sure it will fit in your rod locker, as that seems to be the primary reason for telescoping models.

No Slash = No cash. In other words, complete trash.

That may be true, but I wonder if some of that chatter isn't just marketing hype channeled through the manufacturer's pro staff.

I use the rod to get the fish out of cover, not the reel. However, I do like a high speed reel to get the bait back to the boat and ready to pitch again.

Trout.

Matt, its not the temp, its the wind, rain, and waves that would affect turnout on some of these waters. This is a calm, sunny day on Lake Ontario:

Are you kidding me? Dude, you've got to come up with better anecdotal evidence to fit the article you read than a fish so small, a 1/4" jighead forced its jaw open! When fishing for these, you're going to get a couple of drops, LOL: I see RW beat me to it, with a much more eloquent post

Nope, straight up Alligator Gar. That was the "little" one they caught. Scroll down the page, and you'll see a new record: http://www.in-fisherman.com/magazine/articles/if2807_Feedback/ Here's the guide that took Stange out: http://www.texasfishingguides.org/kirkland/reference_in_fisherman.htm

DMB, ever see the episode of In-Fisherman when Stange catches this beast?

With a jig. 8-)

Ever been to Champlain, Erie or Oneida? It doesn't have to be early in the season for it to be freezing, LOL.

Sing with me, Muddy... Semantics.. Pedantics.. Schematics..

You must be using tiny finesse jigs. It's virtually the same gap. It makes ZERO difference, unless you're using the wrong hook. makes no difference to me, though since I only ever peg when flipping pads.

I spent a lot of time this summer dragging a tube and a DS rig in Lake O. There were days when the DS produced more, but more often than not, the tube got bit. Its like my Texas rig worm for the open water.

I guess you don't use jigs then... :

I'm selling on all the Fluorocarbon applications here. Sounds to me, these guys are FC lovers, as they have pretty much said FC for where ever they don't need floating lines. The line diameters are overkill too. I can't think of too many situations you'd need more than 17# mono or 65# braid. Also, there was ZERO discussion of utilizing line as a part of the "system." As in rod, reel, line, terminal components, and bait. You can't just say, "You must use 8# mono for hard jerkbaits." Spinning/casting, rod power and action, cover, water clarity, other species present, etc. all come into play.

I don't think capacity is the issue with heavy swimbaits as leverage and circumference are. I simply cannot keep the spool from spinning under the pressure of my thumb early in the cast with the tiny spool on a lopro reel when casting a 3-6 oz. lure. I guess I'm a wuss, but that's my preference. For swimbaits, pike, and even trout and salmon fishing, I prefer a round casting reel. For everything else, I like a lopro reel.

You should try to actually fish for these, instead of snagging them. They are great fun using a tangle baits (described above) and a fly rod.