FishTank

Being from Indy, I have to say the Colts are the best of week 5. I can't wait to see what happens this weekend with the Pats and Cowboys. My heart says go Cowboys but head says if the Pats watch what happend Monday night against the Bills, it will be a slaughter.

I caught five Smallies on Mepps in line spinnerbaits last Friday in the White River here in Indianapolis. My personal favorite has been the Black Furies. There is nothing like a river smallie.

: Funny you should say that, 10 years ago I got a Lazy Boy coach for Christmas. No words or hints were needed.

Been there and done that. I tried 6lb on two spinning reels at the beginning of the year and like it a lot but it is hard to find around here in Indy. Gander Mountain is the only place that I have found it and they want around $10 for 300 yards. I plan on getting some more of it when I need it. Right now I have about 3000 yards of regular YoZuri Hybrid to go through first.

The St. Croix TBS69MLXF would make for a fine dropshot rod. You might be able to find one clearenced out somewhere at a great price.

My wife would sniff that one out. Anything that ends up under the tree is investigated to the very end. I did try this tactic one year and I blamed my purchase (Laptop and Ipod) on Santa. The kids are now scared for life ;D.

I picked up a few of these to replace a couple Booyah jigs that I lost last weekend. These suckers were $10 for two. Are they worth it? Compared to the Booyah jigs I usually buy, they're double the price. They look cool but do they catch fish as well as others? I wanted to give something different a try and baitmonkey said, "Here, buy this."

I used Big Game and XL for years. Big Game is good line at a great price. I had a spool of it that kept breaking on me and decided to see what else was out there. The search keeps going and I have not gone back to Big Game since.

It has got to stop sometime, right? It has reached the point were my kids are telling me, "No more fishing stuff!!!!!". My wife has given up. But I am not as bad as my fishing buddy. He was a chain smoker for years and decided to quit. He then saved all the money he would have spent on smokes, insurance, etc. for a new Daiwa Steez and a G. Loomis MBR783C GLX. Well a year or so has passed since his purchase and he has not smoked since but he'll spend about $30-$50 a week on Lucky Craft, Megabass, or Rapala lures. He won't stop. The bait monkey has replaced his Camels with some pretty sweet equipment.

I now use a Jansport 3 Day Hiker backpack. I can put a bunch of tackle in this thing, including my lunch, cell phone, a few beers, etc. It's a lot easier to carry than my old plano 777 plus it has a lifetime warranty. I sent one back to them years ago and got a new one in the mail about 2 months later. It may have taken awhile but I still got a new one.

I have the BCR803 GLX and I have tried using it for spinnerbaits and some crankbaits but it was overkil. Jigs and worms are were this rod is best at.

Ultra Soft is a great choice and a lot of guys on this forum have nothing but great things to say about. If you want to stay with flurocarbon, you might try Berkley's new flurocarbon. It has been great line for me and so far it is my favorite of all the flurocarbons I have tried.

Great photos and thanks for your service to our country. My father was sent to Korea in 1951. He was deployed from a far worse place than Korea, Fort Polk, LA (or so he told me many times). Eventhough he was sent to war, he always said Korea was a vaction from Fort Polk. Oddly enough when he passed away in 1998, a Korean Catholic priest gave his military burial. While he was speaking my mom leaned over and said, "I think your father shot a few of those". Not that appropriate but we all got a laugh out of it, at what was the hardest time we had ever faced.

My wife is a teacher and professional tutor. Her job has take her all over the place including a graduate early chidhood development class. In this class they did an experiment with a control group of 200 kids (12-24months) spanning a two months using objects that where supposed to be child proof; bottles, doors, locks, pill bottles and believe it or not an unloaded gun. The results were that about 20% of the kids could open, use, or figure out the function of the object. The odd thing was that the most of those 20% could figure out all the objects Kids are amazing given no parental suppervision. If they want something bad enough they will figure it out.

That was great. I never seen that one before. I think I could use one of those swear jars at work. I'd be one rich m@#%@$&^$r.

I live in Indiana I saw two things that I think don't belong here. The first was a graylag goose. I saw with a group of Canadian Geese. I didn't think much of it at first but then I thought, I have never seen one in Indiana or anywhere in the Midwest for that matter. The second thing really caught me off guard. I was fishing from the bank at a local friends apartment complex and got my hook stuck in some weeds and slop about 3 inches deep in water. When I reached down I saw a flash of blue and black on the top of water. I pulled my hand back and started to take a closer look at the brush and water around me. That's when I saw several small little frogs with black bodies and bright blue on top. They look like those poison dart frogs I have seen at the pet stores. I looked on the internet I found this picture.

I live here in Indy and love the Colts. I get plenty of local coverage on the Colts so I don't mind if don't get alot of national coverage. We have only played four games and it still early. When we get late in the season the Colts media bus starts to revup. We'll have to wait and see. As far as New England goes, I think will get tons of media time because of Moss and the cheating incident and lets face it, they're good. As an Indy fan, I have always suspected that they have been cheating because of the plays that Offensive cordinator Tom Moore has called always seem to be picked up on by New England's D. The one's that the Colts burn them on are the ones in which Manning points to Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison and now Dallas Clark and he holds out a finger indicating the route they run. No one else knows but the receiver and Manning. Sometimes the best plays are the ones you draw in the dirt. Oh, one more thing on New England, did anybody ever notice the eye gouging going on after the plays have been called dead? How many players got their eyes poked at Bengals game, 3 or 4? It is rough game but come on, these are good enough that there is no need for this kind of BS.

I don't think they can beat Arizona. They have played tough all year. They have had 3 games decided by a field goal. They played some solid D against Pittsburg and their offensive with a two quarterback setup, is going to confuse most NFL defenses. I do hope that the Rams can turn things around though. I don't see them being the worst in the league. That distiction belongs to the Bills or maybe the Dolphins.

I have a BCR803 and it is my favorite rod. It is by far the most sensitive GLX rod I own. I use a either a Shimano Calcutta 251 or a Daiwa Zillion on this rod. It is great for weightless Senkos and Ikas. As others have stated the Recoil Guides are not the best for braid but work fine if you don't mind the sound it makes. When it comes to jigs this rod is also outstanding. You can use some light weight jigs with a trailer and the feel of it bouncing off the bottom is amazing. I never thought I could tell the difference between rocks, twigs, stumps, etc. When it comes to hook sets, the extra fast tip makes it a no brainer. I caught a 5lb largemouth last weekend that I would not have felt it bite if it had not been for this rod. I have gotten to the point were I don't usually watch my line, I just let the rod tell me what's happening. I would not hesitate buying this rod again and I would highly recommend it.

Man that's funny. I hope it fishes well. If not, enjoy it with a salad.

I have followed this guy for years. He is one of those who followed a path of self discovery and enlightenment through martial arts and then become self obsorbed in money and popularity. He was at one time the real deal. The fall from his faith has become his undoing. I hope he gets out of the buffet line and gets back to Temple and the gym.

Great selection of rods. I too have the SMR752S-SP. It is a fun rod to fish. I find it works best on deep soft plastic and deep cranks. It has one of the most powerful hooksets of any spinning rod I have ever used. Let us know what you think of it. As far as I know, you are the only other person I have heard of that owns this rod.

I don't care either way. I'm an Indy Colt fan so the Throwbacks kind of look like what they wear every game anyway. The Eagles have to have the worst though.

My favorites are Goodfellas, Resevoir Dogs, Mean Streets, Millers Crossing. And my all time favorite The Usual Suspects. I can still here the guy in the hospital say "Keyser Söze".

Another canidate for the Darwin Awards..... What a waste.... Here is my story on a bike crash. An 18 year old kid lost control of his motorcylcle in a school zone two blocks away from my house. He was going about 90mph at 3:00 in the after noon. He clipped a car and was tossed into a street sign. He was decappitated. The body and head were left for hours untouched until they could investigate the crash and by then all the kids in the neighboorhood had passed it on the way home from school. My son said it best after witnessing the crash (he was quoting Spider-Man), "With great power comes great responsibility."