Darren.

Hm... It was pretty easy before the major changes. I just checked and don't see the option, either. One of the mods will chime in and solve it all soon enough.

Hootie is hard at work! Another great one!

Life is good, ain't it!

Welcome aboard!

To one brand, no. To several, perhaps. Reels: Shimano, Daiwa with the nod going to Shimano, but I appreciate the design, ergonomics, engineering of both. Rods: St. Croix, Shimano, Bass Pro, others... Whatever feels the best to my hands are on the menu, quite frankly.

Welcome aboard!

It was a Rex thing. Is anyone really surprised? Billy B takes another team's trash and turns it into treasure. Every. Freakin'. Time.... <pounds head on table>

If you love it, it's perfect for you! I'm a short-rod fan, and prefer them 6' and under with 6'6" the max for me. Also fishing from a kayak. No pistol grips in my arsenal, tho. One of my fave rods is a 5'6" travel rod. Thing is awesome

Well, the SB will be a great game no matter what. Falcons with their unreal offense, and New England with Brady and his "no name" receivers. Gonna be a great matchup!!! Of course, I'm predicting NE will maintain lead and win over the Steelers....

It's a big lady, that's for sure! Congrats to him!

I'm inclined to agree. My early pick of the Pats is looking weaker every time I see the Falcons play....

You mock me... We must break the curse:

Yeah, true dat. Speaking of last dance...My Bills are due for at least a ticket to the dance soon...

I did NOT see GB getting shut out... But again, my second time seeing Falcons. DANG. Beware NE or Pitt, whoever faces 'em.

Do you need an inshore model, or can you just go for a bass model? I use my bass rods for inshore fishing, fwiw. I just posted some brands earlier in the week for another post with MH and H spinning rods that are not inshore specific.

Whatever the other guys say I kayak. Welcome to the forums!

G, I use PP SS8 in 15# test and use with 6, 8, 10# fluoro or 4-15# in copoly. Also use 10# regular PP with same... Either of these I've had no problems with line-to-leader. Now the majority of the time I tie the uni-to-uni. I used to tie an Albright, and a modified Albright, but find the uni-to-uni just as strong for my needs. Maybe try a different knot and see if it makes a difference? And yeah, you *could* have a bad batch of braid...

Ah yes, or better yet, the dog...stuff after eating some merthiolate senkos...

You mean like a toxic, crusted oil slick?

This ^^^

A good life principle, to boot! Aka the "Golden Rule"

Mostly "natural" browns, greens, variations on blue, oranges. So an earthy rainbow

Google is your friend for stuff like this.

BPS Bionic Blade - 7' Heavy rated up to 1oz. http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-XPS-Bionic-Blade-Spinning-Rod/product/2240932/ Check bottom of the list on that link. St. Croix Premiere offers 1 and 2 piece Heavy action 7' rods. http://www.basspro.com/St-Croix-Premier-Series-Spinning-Rod/product/74392/ Daiwa Aird X MH rated up to 1oz, 7' http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Daiwa_Aird_X_Spinning_Rods/descpage-DAXS.html?from=BASRES Fenwick HMG 7' MH rated to 1oz. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Fenwick_HMG_Spinning_Rods/descpage-HXGS.html?from=BASRES Dobyns Champion XP 7' MH to 1oz Dobyns Champion XP 7' Heavy to 1 1/4 oz http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Dobyns_Champion_XP_Spinning_Rods/descpage-DCS.html?from=BASRES Just a few non-inshore-specific rods for ya to look at.

Small world, indeed, Sam. Very cool story.