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A man wakes up one morning to find a gorilla on his roof. So he looks up the yellow pages and sure enough, there's an ad for "Gorilla Removers". He calls the number, and the gorilla remover says he"ll be there in 30 minutes. The gorilla remover arrives and gets out of his van. He's got a ladder, a baseball bat, a shotgun and a huge, ferocious looking dog. "What are you going to do?", the homeowner asks. "I'm going to put up this ladder against the roof, then I'm going to go up there and knock the gorilla off the roof with the bat. When the gorilla falls off, the dog is trained to grab the gorilla's testicles and squeeze. The gorilla will be subdued enough for me to lock him in the cage in the back of the van.", says the gorilla remover and hands him the shotgun. "What's the shotgun for?", asks the homeowner. "If the gorilla knocks ME off the roof, shoot the dog."

An Engineer dies and goes to hell. He looks around and sees that hell is in a state of disrepair and convinces Satan that he can make some improvements. Within two weeks he has air conditioning, elevators, and indoor plumbing throughout hell and the damned are starting to enjoy themselves. God sees this and goes down to find out what happened. He gets the story from Satan and tells Satan that the engineer was obviously meant to go to heaven. Satan refuses to give up the engineer, saying "I like the way things are going." God says "You will give him back or I'll sue the pants off you." Satan asks "Where are you going to get a lawyer?"

A man walks in to confession and sits down to confess his sins. "Forgive me Father, for I have sinned," he says "Go on" says the priest. "I swore the other day" says the man. "Continue" says the priest. "I was on the golf course the other day and I hit my drive, it was looking perfect, heading dead straight. About 200 yards down my ball hit a power line crossing the fairway". "And this is when you swore?" asked the priest. "No father, my ball then ricocheted off the power lines and flew off into the deep rough" continued the man. "This must have been when you swore?" the priest exclaimed. "No father, not yet. As i was walking over to the rough to hit my second shot a hawk flew down from the trees, picked my ball up in his beak and proceeded to fly off with it" continued the man. "Ah. I see" says the priest "this must have been the point where you swore" "Nope not yet, as the bird flew over the green the ball fell from its mouth and landed two feet from the hole..." The priest pauses for a few seconds "You missed the d**n putt, didn't you?"

Those are some nice looking fish!

Bubba went to Alabama on a football scholarship. He was a good running back, but a poor student. At graduation day, Bubba didn't have enough credits. But he was a great football star and the students held a rally and demanded the dean give him a diploma anyway. They were so insistent that the dean agreed if Bubba could answer one question correctly he would give him a diploma. The one question test was held in the auditorium and the students packed the place. It was standing room only. The dean was on the stage and told Bubba to come up. The dean had the diploma in his hand and said, "Bubba, if you can answer this question correctly I'll give you your diploma." Bubba said he was ready and the dean asked him the question. "Bubba," he said, "How much is three times seven?" Bubba looked up at the ceiling and then down at his shoes, just pondering the question. The students began chanting, "Graduate him anyway! Graduate him anyway!" Then Bubba held up his hand and the auditorium became silent. Bubba said, "I think I know the answer. Three times seven is twenty-one." A hush fell over the auditorium...and then the Alabama students began another chant. "Give him another chance! Give him another chance!" Just a few good ones.

The maid asked for a raise, and the wife was upset. She asked, "Now, Helen, why do you think you deserve a pay increase?" Helen: "There are three reasons. The first is that I iron better than you." Wife: "Who said that?" Helen: "Your husband." Wife: "Oh." Helen: "The second reason is that I am a better cook than you." Wife: "Who said that?" Helen: "Your husband." Wife: "Oh." Helen: "The third reason is that I am better at sex than you." Wife: "Did my husband say that as well?" Helen: "No, the gardener did." Wife: "So, how much do you want?"

There are 3 Spies that get captured. One spy is French, one is German and the other is Italian. Their captors come into the cell and grab the French spy and tie his hands behind a chair in the next room. They torture him for 2 hours before he answers all questions and gives up all of his secrets. The captors throw the French spy back into the cell and grab the German spy. They tie his hands behind the chair as well and torture him for 4 hours before he tells them what they want to know. They throw him back into the cell and grab the Italian spy. They tie his hands behind the chair and begin torturing. 4 hours go by and the spy isn't talking. Then 8 hours, then 16 and after 24 hours they give up and throw him back into the cell. The German and French spy are impressed and ask him how he managed to not talk. The Italian spy responds, " I wanted to!, but I couldn't move my hands!".

So a blind man walks into a bar. The blind man sits down, thinking he'd break the ice with the bartender by asking "Wanna hear a blond joke?" In a hushed voice, a man beside him says "Before you tell that joke, you should know our bartender IS blonde, or bouncer is blond, I'm a 6'4" black belt, the man sitting on the other side of me is 6'2, 250lbs, and a rugby player. The guy sitting next to you is pushing 300, 6'6, and he's a wrestler. We're ALL blond. So you think about it mister, do you really wanna tell that joke?" The blind man sat for a second, thinking over the odds and then replied "No, not if I have to explain it five times."

I second the Sahara. I have an older one from 2007 that I have done virtually no maintenance on, and the thing is nearly as smooth as the day I bought it.

Before you go out and buy a new rod, look up the Fenwick service website. They might be able to save you some money instead of buying a completely new rod. If you're set on a new rod, there are several threads right now discussing similar topics, but that St. Croix is not a bad choice.

No problem! As someone that came from trout fishing the tiny creeks in Arizona with ultra-lights, the casting setup was foreign to me as well. Don't be intimidated by it. When you're learning, be very conservative with you brake adjustments. Also, when you do inevitably backlash use this video. I really wish I had known about that technique earlier as it would have saved me loads of frustration early on. As far as M vs ML for drop shot, I would refer to the opinion of others as I am not an expert. My Medium rod for drop shot works great for me, but may not be so great for you. Good luck!

I would start here. There is a listing called "Best of Bass Resource" that has been extraordinarily helpful for me. As far as a second rod, assuming you are on a budget or don't want half a dozen rods to start with, I would get a MH F or XF rod just for versatility's sake. Also, I have no idea if you are looking for a casting or a spinning setup. If your current setup is a spinning setup, I would get a casting setup. If you already have a casting setup, I would look into a spinning setup. Spinning gear is useful for dropshot and other worm techniques as well as those lightweight crankbaits. The casting setup would be more useful for just about everything else with a MH rod. Again, refer to the starting point at the top of this post and the "Best of." Hope this helps!

After looking at a few reviews myself and the going price on Ebay, I would say jump on it. If you don't like it, you should definitely be able to recoup your costs. Hell, I'd probably buy one off you for that price!

Wow. Now that's ticking off the wrong group of people. Wouldn't want to be in their shoes.

You could always do it Alabama style with a pool noodle and a trolling motor...

Just think of it this way. In about 3 months, there are going to be a lot of bass boats for sale to fill up Santa's Sleigh. Good things come those who wait, or so I've been told. Hang in there!

I will tell you that I have used it on my Anon Polarized Mirrored, Anti-fog, etc. goggles, but I'm glad you pointed that out Darren. I would not want to take the chance with a pair of Costas either if they can be damaged, but I'm not sure what else Costa could tell you to do with fogging up glasses. The trick I did prior to finding Spit for my Ray-Bans was to just leave them out for a little while prior to using them so the temperature equalizes.

Seconded on the backpack comment. You could also look at shoulder bags, but I use a hunting style backpack with built in frame for my needs. I have two large double sided Stowaway boxes and two small single sided stowaway boxes with me for all of my gear. Keep in mind, while smaller boxes may be better for organization, larger boxes will result in less overall weight generally. I learned that after having about half a dozen smaller boxes and switching to my current setup. I use a Tenzing 2200 pack which is mainly for hunting, but I like that it has an internal frame so that it takes the weight off of my shoulders and places it on my hips instead. Makes it easier to cast and carry all of my gear for a long day. Good luck!

No problem, Darren! I've had so much trouble with glasses and goggles fogging up on me, it almost drove me away from snowboarding and the outdoors. Just glad I could help someone else!

I personally don't have Costa sunglasses, but for my snowboarding goggles, I used Jaws Spit last season and it worked like a charm. I've always had problems with goggles fogging up (even with $200+ goggles) before using it and I had zero problems after one use. That's what I would look into if I were you. They also sell anti-fog wipes online, but I don't think I am allowed to post external links. Good luck!

Also, look at Dick's Sporting Goods if you have one in your area. They are having a clearance event at a lot of their stores, especially on their fishing gear. The one by me had a bin full of Senkos, Roboworms, Zoom worms, and others all for half off as well as a good selection of Strike King and Rapala crankbaits.

I will make sure to avoid this kind of area if possible. However, I'm glad that I have several options now when I am forced to fish these area. Thanks again, everyone.

SirSnookalot: The wall is a very rough concrete stucko material. This lake is a completely man-made portion of a river that runs through town, so there are no big rocks to contend with. The wall is at about a 60 degree angle from horizontal, so while I could feasibly get down, I doubt I could get back up with a fish, especially without hurting it. As far as your leader solution, is that similar to shanksmare's idea with the paracord and weight? shanksmare: I have been looking at telescoping nets, however, the length I would need (10') is a bit outside my price range for now. As for the weight solution, that sounds like a good option. The question I have about that is does the shape of the sinker matter or is the weight the important part? I have two 8 oz egg shaped sinkers from a deep sea fishing trip that I could use, but I would like to be sure that they would work. senile1: The bottom of the wall varies from day to day, depending on the flow from the river and if we have had any rain. Generally it is covered in algae, making it pretty slippery. The wall itself is usually dry, but from previous experience, I know I can't climb up it safely. roadwarrior: I completely agree. Unfortunately, that's not in the cards right now. Not many boats on Craigslist in Phoenix. And I know I would need about a 14' minimum. I'm a pretty big guy and most of my height is in my torso (bad balance in little boats.) geo g: I agree that it would be better to fish elsewhere. I usually fish this lake when I can't make it out to the larger desert lakes. The are I usually fish has been getting a lot of pressure lately and doesn't produce like it used to. Thanks again for all of the replies. I now have several options to recover fish from these spots. I will probably try the milk crate and the "weight on paracord" idea until I can get a proper net and/or boat.

I like that milk crate idea. Put some of that anti-slip stuff for rugs in the basket so the fish doesn't hurt itself. Thanks for the suggestion Clacker! And I'll make sure to get my rock climbing gear out if I do decide to go over the side.

I didn't know telescopic nets existed. Any recommendations as far as brands go? For the hand line retrieve, Oro is right. The bank is angled about 60 degrees from horizontal and that would require some serious maneuvering to make sure the fish wasn't completely shredded by the walls. I learned not to winch a fish up the hard way, but with a tougher rod, I believe it can be done. The other issue is that this was a dropshot rod, so I can't go overboard on the action. I've thought about jumping down the embankment for other fish, but I don't think I would be able to get out again. Thanks again for the replies to this. I feel like I may have found a good place to start looking for a solution.