FishTank

As far as the people at PETA, It's a shame. They are in an organization that has the potential to do so much good. Looks like they have gone way over to the fanatical side.

I don't know about this one. I live and work around several cow farmers. They are operating in the black instead of the red now. But that does not make me happy about paying $3.50 to $4.00 a gallon at Wal-Mart for milk.

My hope is that after the next election things will change for the better, like I said that' a BIG "I HOPE". If things stay the way they are, illegals might be give Diplomatic Immunity as well. ;D

My former neighbor used to breed pit bulls that were true monsters. They came from a special blood line that was know for strength and muscle density. Everytime I saw a puppy leave his house I would wonder when it would end up in a dog fight. But the good side is not all of these dogs are bad by nature, my father-in-law has one of my ex-neighbors dogs and she is a sweet and gentle 11 year old. So I guess it is up to the owner to be held accountable. In Vicks case the evidence points to guilt so much he has been banned by the NFL from participaiting, Nike has suspended his shoe contract and is pulling all of his merchandice from their shelves, Reebok has stopped production of his jersey, and Donruss will not produce a football card for him next year. Vick is a multi-million dollar investment for several companies and their decisions did not come lightly or with out a significant amount of cash lost. Guilty or not in a court of law, the door is closing on Vicks career as a football player. The court of public opinoin has spoken and acted quickly. This is a scar on the NFL that will never go away because it brings a player's "lifestyle" into direct question. Look at this way, if Vick is guilty of having illegal dog fights at his home and with 52 other players on his team and with thousands of other NFL players, staff and ex-players, who else might end up in the public opinion guilty pool. This thing is just beginning.......

Junebug and Green Pumpkin Red are my favorites in either clear or stained water.

Chatterbaits for sure. The original was OK but the next version seemed to be made poorly. One other lure that might make this list later on is the Rapala X-Raps. They are a great looking, well made lure but I just don't catch as many fish with them as I do with Lucky Craft jerkbaits and the original Rapalas.

Senko in any dark color and a Zoom lizard black blue tail.

Sweet reel. It looks like it is destined to be a collectors item. I would love to own one but I don't think I could bring myself to fish it.

Sustain 2500. Smooooooth.........

Chartreuse. This color version is my favorite but in the LC flat mini mr.

For live bait, I will use a swivel (just an old school habit I guess). But for everything else, I tie direct.

I would have to go for anything plastic that I can t-rig, weightless with a 4/0 EWG. If I had to pick one soft plastic that was the most versatile, I'd pick the GYCB Fat Ika. I can rig it forwards or backwards, fish it in just about any condition of water, and when it is used up, I can save what's left of the body and the skirt and use it for a jig trailer.

I've been wanting to try these for smallmouth but I would like to here how you guys have been rigging them.

The MBR783C GLX was the first Loomis I purchased and like you said, it's like a magic wand. I have paired mine with a Shimano Calais 201A. It has become my go to setup. Enjoy the new rod and I hope all goes well.

Great Job.... Glad to see things up and running.

Of the fish you listed I went with the Smallies. But pound for pound the toughest fish I have ever caught was a Florida Tarpon. It took hours to bring that sucker in.

That's funny. A few more seconds and you would have qualified for the Darwin Awards. ;D

I picked up a 200 yard spool for $19.99 and then you get a $5.00 mail in rebate. Not exactly cheap but it is still good line.

The Symetre and the Stradic are probably the best bang for the buck out there. I like Quantum reels but for starting out, the Shimanos are proven proven performers.

I have been testing this line out everyday for about a week now and wanted to share my thoughts. So far I have been very impressed. I have been using it on a Shimano Calais 201 and Shimano Sustain 2500. It casts better than anyother flourocarbon line I have tried, the not strength is excellent, and it's just an all around great line. Also, it is almost as limp as some of the mono I used. Overall, I would give it a . The only bad thing I noticed is, just like most other flourocarbons, when you get it kinked badly it will break easily. I am going to give it some more time before I would highly recommend it but like I said, so far it is very impressive.

The new Core looks sweet but at $350 I'm thinking Calais. If the bait monkey demands extreme satisfaction and balance to the force, how about a Calais DC and a new Stella.

Fantastic......... I bought a couple a packs of the original and caught fish on every single one I used. I fished them t-rigged with a 3/0 EWG and when they got beat up, I used what was left of it as a jig trailer. I hope I will be able to track some down here locally. Thanks for the info.

I have tried them on both soft plastic and a few hard baits and have found no real advantage.

I would have to say a Curado 100D or the Daiwa Zillion. You can't go wrong with either one.

I have four of them now and I am still blown away by the sensitivity and power. I hope a new Senko rod (BCR893 or 864) might be in the future but I'll just have to wait and see. But so far, I have a MBR783 GLX, BCR803 GLX, MBR844C IMX and a SMR753S-SP Bronzeback.