NorcalBassin

I really appreciate you taking the time to answer the questions of a lot of the Loomis owners on the board. With that being said, you only partially touched on damage caused by the time we buy a rod. Yeah, obvious damage may be picked up by the dealer, but what about the careless guy that may have caused some damage to the $300 rod he was playing with and then I proceed to buy it after he puts it back on the rack? The inspectors are going to deny my warranty claim because it was a damaged rod and not a defective rod. If my new outwardly unblemished rod breaks while landing a dink and the warranty is denied because of prior damage, I would be incredibly upset. Hopefully there is some gray area in the warranty coverage.

EWG Gami's for me. Haven't had a problem with them sliding off the hook. Gotta love the grubs.

Looks sweet!

Just get moving a little faster again... good bye to dead sticking (until I get desperate).

Silva's been exposed. It's plausible that any of the top LH's would beat him at this point (Rua, Machida, Rampage, Rashad, Jones) due to their bigger size and/or wrestling backgrounds that Silva obviously struggles with. Basically bigger Sonnens with more power and better stand up. I doubt Sonnen would be able to do what he did again if Silva is healthy and I don't think Vitor will beat him either. The only guys that would fight him at 185 that I could see him losing to within the next 2 years would be GSP or Jake Shields. Shields has good take downs with top notch submission defense and lays and prays every bit as good as Fitch. It would be boring, but he could win a decision.

For the same price point check out the Lamiglas XL... nice crankbait rod.

Forgot to add... that was the best top to bottom card I've ever seen.

I doubt that Silva will literally walk away, but he just didn't seem to be 100% there for that fight. In the press conference after the fight he was asked what he was thinking about as he was being dominated... his reply was that he was just thinking about his family and how much he wanted to go home. He's without a doubt one of the top 2-3 MMA fighters in the history of the sport, but everyone's time comes at some point. Wrestlers with decent stand up are Silva-kryptonite, and his weakness was totally exposed last night. GSP would have an excellent shot to beat him (could also get KO'd) and Sonnen very well may beat him if they fight again. I would bet that we won't see Silva fight at 205 again and he will only fight 2-3 more times before riding off into the sunset while still being a dominate fighter.

Awesome pics... those are some crazy tats! Haynesworth needs to get his tail in gear. First time I've been excited about the Skins in a few years.

I just try to make sure I don't "go Ike" and start breaking my gear... that's a sign you may have some anger management issues. 8-)

Any chance I can give you $25.01 and pay your shipping costs for that replacement rod??? ;D ;D ;D

It look good on paper. Jerry McKinnis has a great history with ESPN and should be able to help straighten up the organization. I like that ESPN will still televise the Classic and Elite Series wih Zona at the helm.

Props to Clunn... that's a straight shooter right there.

Thanks for the idea... I usually use dartheads but will give it a shot.

smoke bk fk

Forgot about There's Something About Mary and Joe Dirt... I'm very easily entertained.

Bummer... first I'd heard of this. I guess that is what happens when I go to BR forums for my news updates.

That was awesome... funny how it just freaked out like that after hanging out with him for such a long time.

Nope, Skeet would have won by a mile. The last two tourneys are weighted HEAVILY and pretty much shrinks your lead to a low enough level that 2 so-so tournaments by the leader and a couple good tourneys from someone nowhere near the lead in the regular season results in the guy that was out of it in the regular season being the AOY. It's all about how you finish... congrats to KVD yet again.

Can't say I blame him... I just picked up my PB smallie last night with one of those in Sexy Shad.

Make the most of the awesome opportunity you have... guys like Ike, Skeet, and KVD were probably using Ugly Sticks when they were your age. Best of luck and remember us when you're famous.

I have been very pleased with my Mojo spinning rod... I haven't noticed it being "tip heavy" either and have heard that doesn't become a problem with the Mojos until you get into the 7 footers.

Call me anything you want for a day of fishing like that!

More natural colors in gin clear and more loud for stained/muddy. With that being said, I've caught a lot of bass on red crankbaits in gin clear water. If a bass has never seen a gold fish and you let it swim past his nose, the bass is going to inhale it. Presentation is probably the most important aspect of catching bass on your crankbait.

Bummer... I just ordered my first G.Loomis rod last night! > > >