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The Carbonlite is available in left hand ?

OK everybody, sing along... "One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor"...

They're all over up here. There's 4 of them within reasonable driving distance and the fishing departments vary greatly between all of them. Sign up for the Scorecard and they'll send some nice deals your way.

"See the deer. Does the deer have a little dough ?" Finish it out for the class CWB ....

Kinda goes with that double entendre avatar subtitle of yours. ;D C'mon Tom, you ran 8V71 Detroits for years. You probably bent a rod or two in your day.

What amazes me is the media fascination (especially BSPN) with Dallas. They talk about it like it's some kind of crisis or something. Do people really care that much? I doubt it. I'm also sick of seeing them and Detroit every Thanksgiving. I can barely stay awake from all of the food, I don't need bad football games to put me to sleep...

It's called golf because all of the other four letter words were taken. My worst shot ever was a few years ago when I NAILED, I mean NAILED the clubhouse with an iron shot gone horribly wrong. I can still remember the echo of that shot through the trees. No one was hurt, but I'm sure there are a few people who are still wary around that clubhouse.

Line from "Old Folks Boogie" by Little Feat.. "Well you know, you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill"..

Correct. The "WD" stands for water displacement. It's fine for it's intended purposes, but it's a poor lubricant.

I was highly skeptical of L&L. I started having some casting difficulties with my Revo spooled with Sufix Siege due to the line coiling. I cast it out in the yard, sprayed the spool, reel in a bit, repeat until done. Gave the spool one more soak and let the rig sit overnight. I gotta say it worked way beyond my expectations.

Now thats a fish that can and will rip a rod out of your hands if you aint' paying attention.

I have no problem touching up a hook if needed. Can I duplicate the original point ? Nope. Can I make it sharp enough to stick a fish ? Yep.

Wow. Didn't see that one coming, especially after Andy Reid gushing about him the way he was before he got hurt.

Good reel. In case you haven't read it, this thread will tell you all you need to know. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1287274571 One more thing. After a few trips to confirm it works ok, you may want to have it cleaned and lubed. It's likely going to be packed with grease and over oiled.

I think we anglers apply our sense of preference, tastes, visual appeal, etc. to try and understand it from a fish's "point of view", which, IMO, can lead to confusion. A fish's brain probably is wired for basic survival and nothing more. How much does a jig look like an actual crawfish ? What in nature resembles a Senko ? a tube ? a spoon ? Anything we throw is an attempt to trigger the mechanism within the fish. I don't find it hard to believe that a bass that has never seen a craw would ****** it in a second. It's responding to the 'gotta eat' signal. Nothing more. I've seen shows where island inhabitants of the Pacific catch fish on strips of white cloth (to use as bait for larger fish) They do this because white triggers that mechanism, likely because white is the belly color of a large percentage of underwater food. Fish are simple, and the natives are simple in their approach. I think a bass prefers whatever is going to fill his belly.

I can tell you the STX is built like a tank. Same old decision in the end... Ford or Chevy Coke or Pepsi Baked or fried

x10 As a mechanic, I often have to convert metric into imperial when figuring out torque values for critical bolts. Geometry comes into play as some fasteners have to be turned a specified number of degrees after final torque is achieved. That's just the beginning. Math figures into just about everything.

Mine was waaaay overlubed from the factory when I had got it, as are most reels. Hey deep, 60% to 70% is actually a little on the high side. Better to err on the side of caution. You can always dial it back as your confidence builds. I always have some brake on all the time. For most of what I throw, I'm usually at about 20%.

Argggh !! ksbasser beat me to it by 1 minute. Dam slow typing skills....

I have the same reel, it was my first bc. I took the time to learn it and it works well for me. I pm'd Micro when I got it and asked him for any advice and this is what he told me : What sets Revo's apart from most others is the initial setup. Very important to set the brake to 0 (no brake) and then set the cast control cap so that you have to shake the rod tip a good bit to get the bait to drop. Most others you set it to drop under it's own weight. Then set the mag brake to around 60% to 70% as a starting point and go from there. BTW, what line are you using ? I have 12 lb Sufix Siege on mine. I'm not going to lie and say I NEVER get overruns. I don't believe anyone who says they never get them. I can throw a tube with an 1/8 oz internal weight 45 -50 feet easily. Try it out. Maybe the reel is not for you, but give it a decent shot. It's a hell of a reel.

Chill dude. Go have a Bloodweiser with Dracula.

I'm sure you could cut the trigger off and smooth down the 'stump' with a dremel type tool. Or switch hands

They gave us hockey. All is forgiven.

Let's go waaaaay back to where it started. This is how it's done. Page gets all the attention, but Bonham and JPJ are a monster themselves.