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The barb doesn't seem to add too much to the diameter of the hole in general, so it probably isn't that much more traumatic for the fish. Your buddy, on the other hand, needs to develop greater care in paying attention to what he is doing. Hopefully he got a tetanus shot in that recent E.R. visit?

Ah, great, thank you. For the MattLures options, they do look great and I guess I will have to get a heavier rod to be able to chuck those around. I will also check into Musky options, thank you.

Hello Fellow Anglers, Has anyone seen a catfish imitation swimbait or crankbait? One of the little lakes I frequent has tons of catfish in it and I thought it may be a good idea to try to throw something similar out there.

I'm also new(started fishing 4 months ago) and here is my perspective. The price is quite good for the features you will get on the reel. If you were to buy it and give up fishing, you could perhaps even make a profit on it provided you maintain the condition. Otherwise, it will give you some reel to "grow into" as you become more familiar with a baitcaster. I started with an Abu Garcia BlackMax2 reel ($50 at Wal*Mart) and would certainly have thrown the additional $20 at this one instead. If this is your first baitcaster, I would recommend not using the QuickFlip button for some time until you are familiar with the reel's action on a basic to intermediate level. You can check out bassresource videos by Glenn to gain familiarity with the platform and prepare yourself to start out. With that understanding of what you will be doing, you should learn about Making Adjustments to Reduce Backlash and Method1, Method2 for clearing backlashes from the spool. Starting with monofilament will lower the cost of learning to deal with backlashes in the beginning. As your thumb learns to keep backlashes from occurring you may want to try out the QuickFlip mode. The gear ratio on this reel is high at 7.3:1, which means each turn of the handle will spool a larger amount of line. If you do not yet know what technique(s) you would like to fish with, be aware this one will require a great deal of attention if you want to do slower/finesse fishing as you may inadvertently pull your lure in too quickly for a good presentation. The information I am finding online for that reel indicates 30.5" retrieve. Finally, it may be a little daunting to service a more complex reel yourself so if you do decide to perform maintenance on your own, be certain to keep a copy of the schematic in a safe place and be orderly when disassembling. There are professionals on this forum and probably local to you who can do it for you otherwise.

I am glad for the speedy recovery! I spent the extra time getting frustrated at the terrible soundtrack choices and insignificant amount of information in random YouTube videos before recovering and rewatching Bassresource's channel. That almost proved fatal when he mentioned quitting bass fishing in his crappie tutorial.

Atlanta checking in. I got to check out Lake Clara Meer (Piedmont Park) yesterday and it was quite fun. I will need to work on my pitching/flipping to take advantage of the cover and see what's truly hiding out there.

It sounds like the SPORT is at position number twenty, and the top earning individual for the named sport is listed.

If you went through most YouTube videos you probably already came across the BassFishinCom channel. Their videos seem to be stuck in the old 10-minute maximum video length limit from old-school YouTube, but their site has the full-length videos that have some tidbits to help round out or provide additional perspective to what you are getting here.

I think some people may be over-complicating it a bit. Football jig. Matter settled.

Is that the exchange that has been stickied in this post?

Hmm, it would seem that I have misplaced my file...

I don't have any input on the units, but presuming you checked the flea market section already, perhaps you could try to call that new sponsor, Valley Sports? According to this post, Ron is willing to cut further deals and may be able to get you situated with something suitable for your needs.

Did he only pop the emergency brake or was he completely foolish and not notice the vehicle movement as he took his foot off the pedal to get out? I know getting excited to hit the water happens, but this may be a bit...overboard.

Awesome, thank you!

It might also be worth looking into duck/hunting boats in the same price range.