NorcalBassin

Did you register your visa gift card (has you enter an address as part of the process)? I think that could be the issue and if not I'm sure TW will be more than happy to help you out.

My wife and daughter "may have" hit a volleyball off my old 902 IMX and broke it into two pieces, so I figured I'd call G Loomis to see if the program was as good as advertised. Verdict- it's even better. It only took about 3 minutes on the phone to give him my old model (discontinued), have him run down an equivalent, and get my address and payment information and then the rod arrived two days later. Incredible service and a significant upgrade only cost me $100 despite the rod breaking being 100% my (family's) fault. Not good... Much better... Funny how the build has changed... this 892 is an inch shorter but has 10 guides compared to the 7 on the 902

Trip to the Rose Bowl fell through at the last minute, so I decided to take my dad out for a quick trip before the big game. Pretty awesome morning... Lots of chubby 2-3 pound spots and a beautiful 5 pound hookjawed rainbow...

Spots were loving good ol' Ned yesterday...

I'm strongly considering picking up one of the Conquests and leaning towards the 903. What are your thoughts on it vs the NRX 893 (versatility, best uses, etc)?

Pushing 70 degrees this weekend and we still haven't had any measurable snow this year. Hammered by a 100 year winter last year and we've pretty much been stuck in fall mode since October. Weird "winter" so far but I imagine January will start making up for it.

You don't want to be stuck listening to the Sooners win the semifinal game over Georgia from the county jail's guard's cell phone Monday afternoon...

Thought for sure I was going to lose when Brown went down since my other receivers were ridiculously inconsistent this year, but thank goodness for Todd Gurley going crazy yet again. Awesome season and that was a lot of fun. Thanks for putting together ia!

Holy smokes... Deak went nuts with the loot and when I opened it and saw inside I felt like I should have done one of those unboxing videos! Awesome job with so many cool things I can't wait to try. Thank you and I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas!!

You're welcome and I hope you get lots of use out of them. That was the last I-Jack TW had in stock and the videos I watched made it look like a fun and unique bait to fish... hopefully the big girls love it this spring/summer. Thank you for keeping the gift exchange tradition alive and have a Merry Christmas!

Thanks. Bummer is there's a real possibility I'll go from the 10-3 regular season champ that led start to finish to a semifinal loss against a 5-8 team. Pretty much all luck at this point and I'd love to have two more weeks of it!

25 Days of Christmas starts December 7th... makes perfect sense for the last 7 days of the sale to actually be after Christmas I suppose. That being said, I'm sure they'll squeeze at least one more order out of me.

I'm surprised TW's 25 Days of Christmas hasn't started yet and if it doesn't happen Monday I'm wondering if it will happen at all. I'm playing with the idea of getting a 10% off gift card to save a little more on an Orochi, but then again I probably don't need to add a 16th baitcaster to the lineup...

Most definitely... always sad to see "trophy" trout in CA more often than not having a worn out rounded little tail from being a fresh plant. Anytime I catch a 3+ pounder with a full tail it's a quick pic without touching it and right back in the water to hopefully reproduce and let someone else catch one day.

I'm going to be in the minority with this take, but I'd actually recommend being cautious about pursuing an MRI/CT right away unless someone suffered a traumatic acute injury with significant neurological symptoms (e.g., cauda equina, gross strength loss, etc). There is very little to no correlation between severity of symptoms and findings on diagnostic tests for low back pain, and a lot of medical professionals start chasing MRI/CT findings instead of just addressing the symptoms. Retrospective studies show people getting advanced diagnostic tests for an acute onset of low back pain take longer to recover from their injury and cost significantly more money to treat. Research also shows there's one thing that determines whether or not someone will get a fusion. It has nothing to do with severity of pain, symptom distribution, neurological findings, size of herniations, etc... the one thing is your zip code. If your local specialist likes to perform fusions as a treatment option instead of the absolute last resort as it's intended you're much more likely to get one whether or not you actually needed it.

Didn't catch any picture worthy bass, but this rainbow was a nice unexpected gift and looked more like a steelhead than the trout we usually have around here. Weighed in at 4.5 lbs.

I can relate to all of that... love where I am and isolated from a lot of the crazy CA things up here in the mountains, but the taxes and other things do start wearing on you. Best wishes to them with the move and continued success.

Kittery Trading Post has 30% off when you spend >$300. Lots of exclusions, but Yeti isn't one of them if you've ever wanted one but couldn't allow yourself to pull the trigger at full price.

Dang, terrible news especially this time of year. Thoughts and prayers to his family.

Keitech Fat Impact with a Rage Tail not too far behind.

Hasn't been on since June and didn't do the gift exchange last year... hopefully all is well. Fortunately deak stepped up and kept the tradition going.

Hopefully Deak will be up for it again, especially since he finally changed that avatar.

Smoked a brisket for fight night.

Looks pretty similar to RI's Pocket Rocket. I'm a fan of Missile Baits and will be giving them a try... thanks for bringing them to our attention.