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You still have space on the table. That seems like a good enough reason to me.

That's a trophy if I ever seen one. Congrats.

Dick's/Field & Stream in Dickson City, PA has a buy 3 get 1 free sale on Zoom and Keitech plastics. Got 2 Swing Fat Impacts and 2 Swing Impacts for $20.53.

I like to throw small baits when I know the conditions are tough. Whether its because of bad weather or heavy fishing pressure, small baits can entice fish that are in a neutral mood. Micro baits are great for post spawn bass.

Wow that is a fat brown trout. Around here the state stocks a few of them that big but they usually don't survive the stocking. They go belly up as soon as they are dumped into the water.

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Well if they aren't selling them anymore I'm sitting on a goldmine. The bidding for a packaged, new Terminator T-1 spinnerbait starts at $50 do I hear $55, $55, do I have a bid at $55.

If you fish in pike/pickerel infested water I would invest in some Terminator T-1 spinner baits. They don't bend out of shape or snap if you bend them too much. I usually fish 3/8 to 1/2 ounce with a willow leaf main blade and a Colorado small blade. As far as skirt color, on the lake I fish most white or silver always produces so those are the colors I use.

A quick trip last weekend showed most of the lakes in my area still had some ice on them. Not a big deal as temps are predicted to rise next weekend with no major snow events planned. This is the good news. Now for the bad news. Where I fish if the river is over 5 1/2 feet its unfishable.

I'm trying to train my DVR to go to "mute" when ever Ike catches a fish. So far no luck.

Paint.net is what I use. Quick and easy to resize and crop photos.

You should see the "Cat Channel". Its nothing but balls of yarn and the occasional laser pointer on the wall.

Plenty of places along the Delaware Water Gap to find supplies. Its not the wilderness. Just go to the local stop and go and pick up what you need. If its after Memorial Day and on a weekend everyone and his mother will be there so bring your patience x2. Have fun.

Susquehanna Fishing Tackle moves a lot of bait out of that store. I was there for the yearly inhouse sale they had a week ago and the deals were darn good. Bought $100 bucks worth of stuff I didn't need just because the prices were good.

Are you a type 2 diabetic? I was recently diagnosed with it and its thrown my life for a loop.

Belated congratulations. Hope you two have a wonderful life together.

Good luck finding one of those. I dang sure ain't gonna be driving it cause at any speed over 40 mph those things are a death trap.

I know I overdid it with the braid. I have to respool it also because its loose in some spots. Still got a couple weeks before the weather turns and the bite turns on.

Fixed the problem once and for all. I'm officially a braid guy now. It was so easy. Took less than 15 minutes, no hassle, no stretching, no twisting. Should have done it years ago. The line I went with was the Gliss 40# and an Albright knot to a 12# floro leader. I hate trying new things in the spring because that is prime time for Susquehanna smallmouths and I usually don't have a big window when the fat females are biting. So any hiccup will ruin one of the few chances I get to snag hawgs. Hope this change turn out in my favor.

Oh what the wind can do.

Update on the situation: I had off work today so I went to the local Cabela's to buy some line. I was staring at the different brands of braid and I noticed so Sufix Advance. On the box it said "low memory". I bought 330 yds of 8#. I took the advice of many who replied to this topic saying I should drop down to a more manageable diameter. Took it home and immediately tried to spool up my spinning reel with it. It was worse than the Trilene. I didn't even get the spool full. Too many twists and I couldn't straighten them out without it kinking. The old adage "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." applies here. Never again will I spool a spinning reel with mono. Ain't worth the aggravation.

I like your idea about a swivel. That is something I hadn't thought of. I will try that. And yes, it is a new reel. Sorry about the baitcaster/spinning reel confusion. I didn't look to see if there was a baitcaster with the same name.

It is a spinning reel. It is a Pflueger President XT 30. I've spooled spinning reels in that same size with 12# XT and like I said, it was tough at first but would calm down after stretching the line. I still have it stretching and have been trying unsuccessfully to get the twist out. I also bought a spool of 150 yds. of 40# Gliss. Not really sure what to do with it but since it was only $7 I might as well throw it on this reel and see how it does. I will look at the FG and Alberto knots and see which is easier for my arthritic hands and nearsighted eyes.

Fishing a rocky river from shore when you can't wade around (spring time the river gets between 5 and 7 feet where I'm fishing) makes running straight braid impossible if not extremely expensive. Sometimes I get hung up on multiple casts in a row. @Joshua van WykDo you ever have problems with the knot getting stopped at the rod eyes? That's another reason I'm not to excited about going to a leader.