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It was the last Loomis rod on the rack. MUR844C.

(Relax Al, not yours.) I just went to Dick's Sporting Goods to return a broken Field & Stream flipping rod. It was broken under the grip and I didn't have my receipt. They credited me $39.95 for it and I went to go pick out another rod to exchange. After shopping a while I settled on a G Loomis musky rod that will fit nicely into my arsenal. I only get to musky fish a couple times a year. (It'll double as a slop rod when bass fishing.) The Rod was listed at $215. When the clerk rang it up, the price came up as $62. Yes, that's $62!! Unfortunately, I have a conscience. So I asked the clerk to check it again. She called the "lodge manager" (the guy that runs the hunting and fishing dept.) to check it out. He said that it was correct. ON CLEARANCE! I walked in the store with a junky, broken, low budget rod, paid $22 + tax, and walked out with a brand new G Loomis rod. Some days you eat the bear, and some days the bear eats you. Today that bear tasted great!

Just in case you're still wavering... GET THE MAXIMIZER! You can find used MK's for a song all over the internet.

My local Lowe's has a great selection of headlamps. Bought mine there. Not sure about the cycle thing, but it might be worth checking out.

Congrats! That boat looks like it's in showroom condition! Enjoy!

I was poking around the bow of my boat last nite and trying to do some planning. It seems like it'll be more trouble than it's worth. I'm gonna add one more battery in the future and upgrade to a MK 36 volt 101# TM. There's a perfect spot for the charger in between the batteries. It'll make installation a breeze. The only down side will be that in order to get to the bilge and livewell pumps, I'll have to remove the charger. That might require some connectors that disconnect quickly. I don't have any problems getting on plane. When fully loaded, it takes a little more than two boat lengths to plane out at full throttle.

I just saw this earlier this week... a bumper sticker I wish I could have got a picture of... It said " Come a little closer... It'll make my shot easier"

Its an 18' Viper Cobra. Maybe its a bad idea. Thanks Rhino.

is it a dumb idea to put my on-board charger up front in my bow? I think it would be better for weight distribution, and I could utilize a recept that's already on the bow panel. cabling isn't an issue as I will be making my own from #2 stranded copper. any issues that I should be aware of?

I've heard the names Carbontex, Boca, Orange seals.... What are the best bearings and drag washers to upgrade my reels? Reels are: ch50mg's, Revo STX's and BPS JM Elite sig series.

I will probably have all my reels gone through this winter. Who's the reel guru that can clean and lube my reels (and upgrade the bearings and drag washers) . Shimano ch50mg's, Revo STX's, BPS JM elite Sig series'. Is one guy good at all of them, or are there brand specialists? Lastly, whats it cost?

Wow, do you own a bank? Nice. There's a real nice house for sale right next door to me. I bet I can get my neighbor to make you a great deal! (He doesn't know he's moving out yet) ;D

RW, Being the St. Croix guy that you are, I'm a little surprised that you didn't recommend an AVC70MM. Also, who's the guy to send it to to get cleaned and upgraded with all the trick drag washers and bearings, and maybe even supertuned?

Been using a buddy's 50mg awhile and finally sprung for one. I thought I'd throw out the question for all the gurus. What are the best tricks to setting this reel up? I've looked inside and saw the mags, (3 up, 3 down). I intend for this to be used for casting lightweight stuff. Not sure yet if I'll put it on another AVC70MM for light cranks, or use it on an XF rod for plastics. My other reels are REVO STX's, and BPS JM Sig series. They all have dual braking and are relatively easy (for me) to setup. How's the ch50mg gonna be different?

--almost exactly the same for me except I like the Lil john DD better for deep cranks. Throw in Rapala Clackin Rap for real deep. They're heavy and I can cast 'em a mile too.

X2 for the AVC70MM

Go with MK and get more thrust than you think you need. Your batteries will last longer, and you'll have the extra thrust in case of an emergency. You won't be sorry.

The story of my close call... One day about a month and a half ago, I had the bass boat out on a local lake with my wife and three kids. We were pulling the kids around on our "big mable" tube when I looked up and saw what I consider "warning clouds". I told my wife that we needed to get off the water "right now!". The response was "why?? we're having so much fun". The skies were mostly clear except for some altocumulus clouds coming in from the west. (I've attached a pic of what the "warning clouds" looked like that day) I then explained to her that it would probably be storming on the water very soon. So with three upset kids, and an angry wife, I loaded the boat and started down the road for home. Within 30 minutes after getting off the lake, a massive thunderstorm arrived, moving at around 60 mph, bringing heavy lightning and rain and 70 mph straight line winds. That storm also produced an F2 tornado 5 miles north of the lake that we were on less than an hour before. The water is now one of the few places that my wife actually trusts my judgement!

get to shore...fast! or...don the scuba gear and go for a dive.

I like it. Thanks Rhino.

How far does gluvit go? Will a quart cover the wood in my seatbacks? It's a little expensive. I found it for $38.99/quart.

I want to go deep more often but can't locate structure well enough with my "antique" fish finder. When I DO upgrade to HB SS sonar, I'll be fishing deep structure a lot more often. OH BTW... I too love RichRod in AA! GO IRISH!!

Got two '09 STX's from David P. on this site. Love 'em. I use one with braid on a flipping and pitching rig, and the other with 14# fluoro on a deep crank rig. I'm not unhappy with them at all.

If you can't get the loops out, reverse the line so the loops are next to the spool.

I make a motion to remove the tag line under his name that reads "been posting a long time" and replace it with "motor and wiring GURU"