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Muddy man, Here's my $0.02 for what it's worth. Just like the others posted, this is very subjective and rules are very general. Soft plastics This includes senkos, T-riged worms, Spot Removers, tubes etc. I have three rods I use 1. 7' MBR 844C IMX - MH (Loomis calls it heavy) my main plastics rod. 2. 5'6" Lamiglas XC 66 MH fast - I use this for pitching under overhanging trees & bushes. 3. Loomis SJ722S IMX 6' Med. Fast (spinning rod) for skipping under docks bushes etc. Jigs I use three rods for Jigs with trailers in different conditions. 1. 7'6" Loomis FS904 IMX 'flippin stick' for pitching jigs (and 12" worms) in heavy cover (my favorite fishing) and I will sometimes cast frogs with this rod. 2. The same 5'6" lamiglas above for pitching and skipping Jigs in close quarters. 3. 6' Loomis CR724C IMX heavy fast for swimming Jigs in rocks, ledges, open water, etc. I don't fish c-rigs or live bait for bass enough to help with those. Now catfish and saltwater is another deal and a long post. Crankbaits & spinnerbaits I am learning to fish crankbaits even now, as I have always hated fishing them, but based on what I have learned here, I built myself a 7' MH Lamiglas BMB841 all glass crankin stick. I have always liked to feel the blades turning on a spinnerbait so I will use this rod for that also. JUST FOR YOU MUDDY - The 7' Lamiglas rod I built for you is very similar to this one, that's why it seems so much bigger and less stiff than other rods you might compare it to, fiberglass is not as compact as graphite, but is very strong. You have an exceptional deep crankin stick IMO. Top water, Loomis CR 722C GLX 6' Med. Fast for LC Sammys, Spooks & Rapala floaters. Loomis CR 724C IMX 6' MH for Buzzbaits, Jitterbugs, surface poppers. Finesse Fishing & dropshotting Loomis DSR820S GLX Light extra fast spinning rod. this includes 4" senkos, finesse worms, mini tubes, etc. Too many freakin rods (and reels) to keep up with, but it makes me think I'm doing my very best to catch fish. I hope this helps you my friend. Ronnie

Why are they so pretty? It's a baitmonkey tactic, he got you didn't he? Seriously, I don't think there is any freshwater fishing you can't do with a 200 series Curado. Great reel. Ronnie

New Jersey observes a catch and release only season during the spawn. As long as you practice imediate catch & release, there is no scientific evidence that catching a spawning bass will adversly affect the general bass population. JMHO Ronnie

Risky, Me & the mooks are coming by your house on the way to Fork next month. Get your Magellan and the software that came with it together and I will get you fixed up. GPS is my business. You will love what it can do for you. Ronnie

Here you go, it doesn't get any better than this. http://cgi.ebay.com/G-Loomis-Mag-Bass-Rod-MBR783C-IMX-New_W0QQitemZ230086642497QQihZ013QQcategoryZ36149QQcmdZViewItem Ronnie

Take another look, it looks like you can have exactly what you want for an awesome price. Git er Dun! http://cgi.ebay.com/G-Loomis-Mag-Bass-Rod-MBR843C-GLX-New_W0QQitemZ230086671698QQihZ013QQcategoryZ36149QQcmdZViewItem Ronnie

Almost never lose a hard bait, because I don't use them that much. LOL But when I do I usually have power pro on and I just straighten out the hook and get my $15 LC bait back LOL. It's easy to replace the hooks. Worms, jigs and other plastics are too many to count. Ronnie

A buddy & I were fishing a local charity tournament several years ago. I hooked what I thought was a small dink, almost no fight at all. I didn't bother with a net, just gonna pull him into the boat. When I got him to the boat to heave him over the edge I snapped the line 15# big game, he was a real nice fish. Screwed up my whole day. Ronnie

Guys, As always, I am humbled by your kind words and priveliged to be counted among you. Fishbear, Anxiety disorders are among the most common emotional problems in the world. You are far from being alone my friend. As a teenager, I spent 2 years as an inpatient at Georgia Mental Health Institute in Atlanta battling anxiety. My daughter suffers with it as well. There are two things in your post that I totally disagree with. The first is that you cannot beat this, that's just hogwash, you most certainly can. It will have to become a priority and you do not have to take no for an anwer from insurance companies. The second is that anxiety medication can be very helpfull, most are non narcotic and non habit forming and can be just the thing to "get you over the hump" sometimes. Just like your physical health, your mental healt requires you to take some action and find solutions. The key to success is begin to begin and keep on keeping on. Oh yea, you posted this on a public forum, so it's not a secret anymore, so get used to others knowing what's going on and give them a chance to help. Ronnie

I would fish a big jig with big skirt and a big trailer. Get it to fall as slowly as possible as close to that bluff as you can get. JMHO Ronnie

There is never a retun fax #, only a call back # to remove you from the database, but if you should ever call that "remove" # you will be placed on a higher priority list that sells for even more $ because you proved you are a definite hit as a fax machine. These companies are dirt bag operations, who know thety are breaking the law and know how to do it well. I keep waiting for someone to make a fax machine that will reject any incomming fax that does not have a return ID. That's all I need, but haven't found one yet. Ronnie

No need for me to gamble, I have perfected a couple of dozen ways to lose money. Ronnie

HAHA That is a good one. I get so much junk mail its not even funny. I will be doing that from now on, LOL!!! Maybe I'll put some stupid message in there too, just to be an @$$. Take everyone elses junk mail and put it in one of the reply envelopes and tomorrow choose a different reciepient. LOL Ronnie

I have a standard 400 for big swimbaits and a TE200DC for cranking. Fine reels! Ronnie

WELCOME to the forum! Check out this post by Road Warrior, it might be of help to you. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1158577137/0#top Ronnie

I tot I knowed a few o dem der jokes yea sher! Brought yousef to ma shak an I'll tol you one o dem. LOL ;D Ronnie

LBH, Don't get too comfy, my friend. The only reason that they haven't called you (or others) on the cell phone is because no one has compiled a database of cell#s to distribute. War dialers are illegal for cell phones and are easily traceable, but when the major wireless phone carriers can profit in a big way from selling yours and a billon other's #s to telemarketers, all bets are off. It doesn't matter that it is not legal, fax blasters consider the few times they get sued and have to pay "the cost of doing buisness" and a multi million$ business it is. It's only a matter of time. Sorry for the rant, but I throw away several hundred $ worth of paper and injet cartridges a year due to unsolicited faxes. I get several every day. The inkjet cartridges for my fax machine are $45 each and I get more faxes from fax blasters than from my clients. I can't tell you how this makes me fume. I would sure love to spend that dough on the bait monkey. Ronnie

Thanks Fishtank, That's not good news for me, as I like power pro on the stella. If noise is the only problem, and it's not enough to spook fish, I will probably be OK. I may have to try Road Warrior's YoZuri Hybrid soft line & see how I like it. It will be an adventure anyway. Ronnie

My answer is "this # is registered on the national do not call list, this call is a direct violation of the Federal TCPA act and subject to litigation". I don't think I have ever been able to finish that statement, they always hang up. BTW The civil penalty for violating the Federal TCPA (Telephone Consumer Privacy Act) is $1,500 per call/fax. This includes illegal telemarketing calls and junk faxes. There are guys out there making a living suing these telemarketing and fax blasting companies. Ronnie

I had a fly in the vise last night while surfin BassResource.com. I will get a picture or two up soon. I like popping bugs & wooly buggers for bass. I also fish stripers on the fly so I also tie big clousers & decievers. Ronnie

The DSR820S showed up here today. I was taken aback by the recoil guides, it's the first time I've seen them in person. I didn't realize that recoils are standard equipment. I will fish it and post a review. I'm a little skepitcal of these guides, so this is my chance to learn one way or the other. I'm still very stoked about the rod and am anxious to fish it with the stella. Any of you guys fishing with recoil guides, I would love to hear about your experience. Thanks. Ronnie

8-) Doctor Raul strikes again! Now that's funny. I don't care who you are, that's funny! Raul is correct, of course, but you might be satisfied with the Shimano Symetre or Stradic at different pricing points. I can see the Shimano posse has already been here so I will just mosy along. Stradic is probably the reel you are looking for. Ronnie

Flooded timber, lilly pads and thick brush & weeds. Every cast should catch a fish or snag my lure. Ronnie

Another thread about shorter rods. I have a 5'6" stick. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1169949043 Ronnie

Chris, I quit flipping a long time ago also, I pitch exclusively. I have to admit I have been disingenuous as I have often refered to pitching as flipping, just to avoid explaining the difference. I have found that spending my time practicing pitching has improved my catch ratio dramatically. JMHE Ronnie