*Hootie

Lighten up, he's 15 yrs. old. Hootie

Glad you are happy I just got a new G Loomis rod, so I am happy...lol Hootie

You need at least 1hr. and 6 min. to get accurate results. Hootie

I am just sitting here right now watching Major League Fishing, and I just started checking out the pro's jerseys, and I don't see any with Shimano on them. Hootie

Lol..... I bet you're right. Hootie

Does anyone know what pros Shimano sponsors for sure? Hootie

Thank you. Hootie

Ya think Mike at DVT ever opened up his first reel? If you want to do it, there has to be a first time. I remember when I built my first computer. I was nervous, but I did it. Since then, I have built over 100 units. Gotta start somewhere. By the way, I am posting this from a computer I built myself. Go for it guy!! Hootie

I rarely throw anything heavier than 5/16 on my baitcasters. "Can you say practice" ? Hootie

Try BPS's Crack Craw. It's big bulky and heavy. Hootie

Can't,....he's been deceased for 9 yrs. Hootie

YOU GOT AN STX!!!!!! Now I am totally disillusioned. Hootie

Gotta be Bill Dance. Bill caught a 3# bass once and had to take it to a fisheries biologist to confirm that it was really a bass. He had never caught one that small before......lol Hootie

That would be a recipe for heart failure for an old guy like me....lol Hootie

Lews reels are great, plus, they look real good with retirement.....lol Lews, retired, and loving it.... oh, Shimano too LMG. What the heck, everything goes better with retirement....lol Hootie

How about a Chronarch 50E for a hood ornament.....lol Hootie

The new Bionic reel is white. Also, the new Bionic has an aluminum frame. The old one didn't. Hootie

NEWS FLASH!! I think most of us have become fishing tackle SNOBS!! Hootie

You truly are a Blessed man.... Hootie

I just looked at your profile. I guess you can tell her it's work related and get away with it huh.....lol... Hootie

That's what I use. Hootie

Whoa!!.......LMG, did ya hear that?..........lol Hootie

Whoa!!.......LMG, did ya hear that?..........lol Hootie

I am retired, and when I tell my wife I'm buying an expensive rod or reel, she says, go ahead, you've worked hard, you deserve it. God bless that woman. Hootie

I know it did with the old fiberglass rods. I don't think it has any negative effect on a graphite rod. Some of mine are always leaning against a wall, I mean for months, and I see no problem, no curve or anything. Hootie