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^ I concur. MH/XF is pretty much general purposed, and may or may not work well when finesse fishing, I'm not sure. Although I rarely see myself using the lures you mentioned, what I'd pay more attention to is reel speed

honestly I do admit that I've kissed worse stuffs , but I can't for the life of mine imagine kissing a fish, unless: -I know for sure the pic will get me some fame (a WR, for instance, but once again something I think even further than impossibility) -the fish is cooked

I have 4 Academy sports, 2 Basspro, 1 Gander (just looked it up), no wonder why I'm always broke

it's obvious to me that adding unnecessary bearing would increase the weight of the reel by some amount, at least that was said on Tackletour. As far as I'm concerned, more bearings doesn't necessarily help much if you're looking at bearings alone. Revo SX/STX have like double the amount of ball bearings on a Curado, but what's the difference? More chances of bearing failure if low quality bearings are used I'd say.

with silencer of course. Considering the size of the nation and an international impact China's been seeking, what was done was in fact not that much exceeding anyone's expectation. Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if London is not successful trying to do better. That surely was something significant. Go Phelps ;D ;D ;D ;D

sounds like spywares to me. This is probably old, but I guess it may help somehow Spybot search & destroy http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10122137.html For suspicious files, before opening them, make sure you have them checked here http://www.virustotal.com/ I know it may be quite time consuming sometimes, but it's worth it

Just wanna add, this brings back the memory of my snakehead fishing time back in Vietnam. We would throw top water baits into the heaviest cover there was, and the fish, esp the females guarding the nest, would just go crazy. They went for the bait without hesitation and would put up quite a big fight, even those the size of your big toe. One time I ran out of bait and decided to test my luck with a piece of cork, successfully . Good ol' memory.

Why? ;D ;D ;D

I used to fish at a bayou about 10 miles from my house. There were catfish, gars, carps, BIG alligators (saw a 7ft + the other time, better watch where I step heh?) and a whole lot of turtles. I was reading some articles and obviously there were people that had had some luck with big bowfins. How do you catch them though? Hook, line, and most importantly, baits? Will my current bass setup (MF, 10# test) work? That place is well overpopulated with gars, I'm just tired of hooking on them and having to get the hook out of those toothy mouths.

Antique roadshow always amazes me. Maybe try contacting the experts over there? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/index.html

maybe try a bigger hook?

2 inches wont help much, what is really needed is strength so the rod won't fail in the middle of the fight if you get my drift ps. bigger butt>>> firmer grip thus more power ;D ;D

Bernie Mac show fan here. RIP Bernie

E's are out? Thanks for letting me know 200E + M/MH Crucial would make a good combo for a variety of applications.

For those who are much concerned about where something is made, I stumbled upon this while looking up some info about the truth behind labels, 'made in Italy' for example (not fishing related, trying to find a good wallet ). I'm not sure if this applies for things other than clothing and accessories or for regions outside Europe, but here it is: According to article 24 of the European Customs Code (Reg EEC 2913/1992), a product which has been made in two or more countries is considered to originate in the country where the final transformation or substantial work took place. Keep in mind 'final transformation or substantial work' may simply be putting on the label and sticker. BTW, flippin4it, how does a parabolic rod feel?