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Thanks so much T-Rig. I won't be able to get to embalse de san lorenzo this trip but the second I told my girl about my desire to do some fishing, she told me that she's taking me to lagos vegas. Evidently it's the place to go to fish, but like you I'm not sure what's there. I'm going rigged for big game but will bring some extra reels for smaller species just in case. -Shore

Avalonjohn you are correct, additionally this particular king basser was made for the US Navy as a survival lure. Your turn sir!

Megabass Vision 110 -I like the Ito Natural color but I'm not sure they are still being produced. You can still find them though.

CHUNKER!

that's a sweet fatty you got there

What I would give for 53 degrees right now...

Colombian wife huh? I get the feeling that I might end up having one as well. Now are you saying that Armenia is too cold for Peacock bass? I checked the climate and it averages 81-83F (27-28C) every day and 60-61F (16C) every night all year long. It never changes. http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/COXX0001?from=month_bottomnav_business I think they might be there because I was talking to my girl there and she knows all about the pavónes. I sure hope so. It's like the second priority of my entire trip! 8-) Thanks for the best wishes and take care. -Shore

Man, you need to visit Dallas, TX or more specificially the SMU campus! : haha RW you are the man. We will see. I'll send you pics when I return and we can compare notes.

Thanks so much RedlineRobert. That was exactly what I was looking for. I will make sure to take your advice.

Actually guys Colombia is quite safe now pretty much everywhere except the far south. The jungle is actually the most dangerous place to be because there is no police presence and that's where the paramilitaries and guerrillas hang out. The new president of Colombia has really made a difference in the safety of the country and has cracked down on guerrilla and even common crime activities. Crime has fallen precipitously every year for the past 10. I can speak Spanish and I'll be fine. Like you said though, wandering around drunk after dark in a city is almost guaranteed to result in serious trouble. And just like you probably wouldn't want to wander around your local inner-city at night, you stay away from the bad places and keep with friends. The country has the highest percentage of beautiful women in the world. Plus they have incredible peacock bass fishing from what I hear. It's really an incredibly beautiful country.

I'm planning on going to Armenia, Colombia the first week of December and was planning on taking some tackle and trying for some peacock bass (pavón). I just had a few questions from you guys that have had some experience. My initial idea was to take a few reels with me and some tackle and just buy rods there and leave them when I return. I don't like checking baggage and that will make it so I can just use carry on. Will they allow you to take lures with treble hooks on your carry-on baggage? What would be the most effective lures to take with me? I will probably be limited to shore fishing. I was thinking spooks, shallow cranks, buzzbaits, maybe some plastics but I really have no idea what is effective and of course space will be limited. Do you have any ideas of the laws such as: are fishing permits required? are they very expensive for foreigners? Is there any other particular techniques or advice you could give? Thanks in advance for your info and I will post all of the details of my experience when I return. With photos of course. -Shore

congrats bro, great fish and cheers

Hmm..ok I will make it fairly easy. The maker shouldn't be a problem to figure out but the lure is fairly interesting and unique...

palomar. its been proven to be the strongest knot in many situations

sweet chompers

For some reason I thought that was a story about a Chinese market.

cold weather. nuff said

simply remove 2 valve stems.

dammit, speedbead beat me to it

That's a pygmy rattlesnake.

I have a friend that is a guide. He started his business recently so I'm sure the prices are very reasonable. He fishes the Genesee. LMK if you want to know more.

A man after my own heart.

X2

good lord

5 to life means 3 years and 10 probation. Simple as that. Don't get me wrong, I feel OJ is absolute scum but I was brought up two wrongs don't make a right. It disgusted me to hear about sleazy Vegas brokers selling his Heisman trophy. They deserved what they got and OJ deserved what he got.