ALbasser

I know exactly how you feel :-[

I make my own jigs. My favorite for smallmouth is a black jig head with a single wire hook guard, black/brown or black/blue bear hair skirt. 80% of the time paired with a pork trailer. My favorite for largemouth is a black head with single wire hook guard, black/blue or green silicone skirt. Either no trailer, or a matching color soft plastic trailer.

I have a question. I fish a clear deep lake and almost always rocky points. How far away from the boat would you fish a jig? Not swimming it. I hop the jig down ledges, or bouncing the rocks back to the boat. In very deep water I will usually not make a very far cast because I can't feel what is going on with my lure. For smallmouth I normally use a brown and black bear hair jig with an Uncle Josh pork frog trailer.

I got a Shimano Sedona in the spring and have been using it exclusively this year for spinning. It is a great reel. For $60 I don't think it can be beat. I have heard the president is a great reels, but I cant tell you much because I have never used one.

I use mostly BPS brand rods and reels for crappie fishing. 4lb. trilene XL exclusively. BTW nice to see a fellow bluegrass picker. What instrument do ya play? I pick banjo and guitar myself.

Do you partial spool your main line on your reels? Reason I ask is I cannot understand an entire spool of line having enough wear to need replacement after one day of fishing. Not being judgemental, just trying to understand your process better. It would seem more economical to only replace half, or even less line if you did so after a single day.

I'm useless with gloves. Most of my co-workers wear gloves, but I just can't make anything work right unless I can feel it. I usually go with a few hot hands in my coat pocket.

OK you have my undivided attention. Where can this 12 jigs for $20 be had?

There was a fairly long thread in this section not too long ago. Like roadwarrior said, Costa's were undoubtedly favorite among most.

You could check out some house brands. At 15 I was using Ugly Sticks and BPS reels and happy as I could be.

You could try tying a swivel above your tube. I have noticed tubes can spin a lot under water when reeling in and might be the cause of some of your trouble. Or you could do like me and just use flouro as a leader and not a main line. That cut my on-boat profanity down considerably.

Never shot any out of the box, but I have heard they are very well made shells. I have reloaded several that were given to me once shot. They reload very good, several times, just take different components than what I was used to with my usual remington greens and sts shells.

I keep going back and forth to Cabela's website nearly clicking that button... but I keep forcing myself to close the page. I have a few Lews Speed sticks with Tennesse handles I use for smallmouth fishing. Nothing like jerking a small lip backwards with one of those ;D I found some big heat shrink to hold the reel on and it works great.

Before I make my final decision I will definately a few to try them out. What I am really looking for is something to carry in my truck or in the woods for personal defense/snake killer. I have .44 mag (SWEET gun) and .38 special revolver and love both of them. I don't own a .45 or an auto loader yet so that what I am looking for. Any suggestions besides what has already been mentioned in .45 ACP? I handled a Taurus PT145 and it was nice, but I'm not sure if I would like the dual action only.

I have a lot of Terminator because they go on sale all the time. With spinnerbaits I don't stress on brands too much. As long as it has a good hook and a good swivel I'm happy. Anything else can and will be changed as conditions change.

I have a rough country lift on my truck, but it is a 1985 Dodge Ram, so it was just leafs all the way around. Rough country is OK, Skyjacker is just about the best you can get. Go Skyjacker is you can afford it. I work at a Dodge dealership and this is just my opinion... but I would never have a lift kit on a daily driver, especially not more than 2". What I see more than anything with lifted trucks is U-joints, front hubs, and ball joints. Not to mention if you get really big tires your factory axle can't handle it... and axles are not cheap :-/

Nah not just on this forum. I looked at just about every website I could find on Kimber 1911's and it seems they have a lot of the same issues. Seems like there is more good then bad, but even more good about Springfield. I checked out a p220 today and I'm hooked. Now I just gotta find a used one so I can afford it. Thanks for the help guys.

OK that is enough bad about Kimber for me. I was considering getting a basic Springfield 1911 GI and eventually getting it to a gunsmith and having it tweaked. I am taking a trip to a few different firearm shops this weekend to check out every model I can find and get some live feedback from some dealers. I would like a 1911, but I have my eye on a Sig Sauer P220 which may beat out any 1911.

I just noticed they are one sale on Cabellas website if you didn't know. The Vendetta seems like a great rod for the money but I can't get past the modern styling. I may as well be holding a lightsaber 8-) Looks don't make or break the rod, but I prefer the classic styling.

Been thinking about buying a new 1911 pistol and I'm torn between Kimber and Springfield Armory. Seaching the internet has gotten me nothing more than starting a thread "Abu Garcia or Shimano" in this forum : Does anybody have experience with either, or both? I know very little about specific handguns.

Never had any experience with those particular shells but I have never seen anything like that before. For trap shooting I use the cheapest remmington shells I can find (the green ones) and after I shoot them I will reload them 10-20 times before retiring them and never had a problem. IMO that is a darn great shell. Winchester are good as well but I use a Mossberg 835 a lot and winchester shells do not agree with most Mossbergs.

Let us know what you think. Who knows, I may have one next week if I hear something good about it ;D

According to Berkley website IM7. I did some research on these rods recently. Anybody like or dislike these rods? I should throw in that the specific rod I was referring to was the flipping rod. I do not know about the others, but I'm sure they are IM7 as well.

If it is a new reel I would contact the manufacturer, or simply take it back and exchange it. IMO no new reel should make abnormal noises. In my frame of mind... if it is making a noise right out of the box, what might happen in a few weeks, months, years? Just a suggestion.

I don't know about that particular reel, but a friend of mine has about seven of them and he loves them. I have a silver max and it is pretty good for the money.