Steveo-1969

Seeing as we are playing with your money, I would buy an NRX rod from American Legacy and have them replace the broken GLX rod for free...

I've never fished there, but don't Doug Stange and the Lindners film smallmouth segments on the Upper Mississippi? They always catch some nice fish...

Beautiful fish. On a side note: Are you wearing a Green Bay Packers hat in Chicago Bears colors???

This past weekend while I was fishing I watched two mature bald eagles harassing an osprey. It looked like they were trying to get the osprey out of their fishing area. That accomplished the eagles split up and one of them started getting harassed by a pair of blackbirds. Karma is a b*tch...

Yup, mark me down as another fan of John Gillespie's Waters and Woods. "Get the Frabil!!" and "It's a Slobosaurus Rex!!" Does anyone watch Fishing with Johnny Johnson? It's a bass fishing show taped in Arizona.

I prefer MLF but I don't dislike UMF and there are only a couple things about UMF that I find annoying. One of them is watching them flip the bass into the boat and flop around on the carpet. The other is having TWO announcers. Joe Thomas or Fish Fishburne by themselves wouldn't be so bad but why do they need both of them? And they each get their own boat to follow the contestants? Just silly...

I absolutely will not catch any fish while sitting on the couch at home.

Hmmmm, I record and watch all the shows on your list (and then some) so I can't pick out the one I watch the most. The one I like the most? If you held a gun to my head I would pick Major League Fishing. (So I picked that one for your poll......)

When wading I only carry one rod (spinning or baitcasting depending on my mood) and I carry all my tackle in a small over the shoulder tackle bag. Specifically a Plano Crappie Fishoflauge bag. Plenty of room for the limited tackle I need while wading and doesn't need to be water proof because I never fall in the water while wading. Well, almost never.........

Gotcha. I bought my son a crappy spinning combo when he started out but once he showed he was going to keep fishing he got a better rod. Can't go wrong with the Pflueger President spinning reel IMO.

Ditto. I watched you schooling Mike D on how to catch smallmouth bass on Lunkerville. I joined BR the next day.

I see it every time I watch an episode of Lunkerville. That's the only time I've seen it though.

Sounds like you are going to really enjoy your Mojo rod/Ballistic reel. I use 10# braid/8# fluoro leader on my spinning rod and love it. IMO you don't need to go any higher than 10# braid. And great pics of your son! Mine is older but just got into fishing about 4 years ago and is now my favorite fishing partner. Your post wasn't real clear, are you and your son sharing the same rod?

For my spinning reel I can now set it by feel every time and I'm good to go, but with casting reels I'm still getting used to it. I set them by feel as well, but sometimes when fighting a fish it's too loose and sometimes it's too tight so I'll adjust the drag as I'm fighting the fish. On a side note, when setting the hook I always thumb the spool so the drag doesn't slip. So if the drag is too loose I don't notice it until I'm fighting the fish.

So my reply is kinda apples to oranges but for what it's worth... I have two NRX casting rods and a GLX spinning rod. I can't imagine wanting my GLX spinning rod to be more sensitive than it already is and don't feel the need to upgrade for any reason. My guess is you will be completely satisfied with your new GLX rod.

I have rods with full cork, split cork and split EVA and I have no preference for any of them. I do prefer a longer handle on all my rods though, spinning and casting. (And my main spinning rod happens to be a full cork handle... ha-ha)

Welcome to BR Shawn and thank you for your service!

I won't hear you laughing because my legs will have already taken me to the next county...

Spinning reel or baitcasting reel?

Hmmmm, I've never heard Bill Dance mention how much he thinks a fish weighs. Roland Martin on the other hand... I've seen a bunch of other TV hosts make fun of Roland for inflating the weight of a fish. Including his own son!! (Pull in a 2-pounder and say "Wooh, that's a Roland Martin 6-pounder right there! Son!!!)

Great post, thanks for sharing!

My finesse rod is spinning. G. Loomis WPJR 821s GLX (Mag-Light/XF), Shimano Stradic Ci4+ 3000 size, 10# Sufix 832 in neon lime and 8# FC leader (brand varies). Yes, this rod is part of Loomis' walleye series. Shhhhhh, please don't tell the bass!!!

I use a uni-to-uni knot for my line to leader connection, but I use the Trilene knot for line to lure connections for all line types including braid. I also learned this knot as a kid and it works great for me.

I had a young boy tell me one day that he caught an 80 pound carp out of the local canal. He was so serious all I could do was congratulate him! Ha-ha! It's unusual to find a Beatles fan so young. I call that good parenting!!

I've been using GM 10# fluoro on a baitcaster for about 4 months now and I like it. As others have said, it's thicker than other brands (the 10# GM is about the same thickness as 12# Seaguar) but it handles well and I have no complaints. I will buy it again.