SPEEDBEAD.

Dang, I used to love riding Big Wheels. ;D

New Castaics are Reaction Strike from what I understand... Don't forget to stay away from Reaction Strike. Not particularly fond of anything from River2Sea either, as far as swimbaits go. The Kong/Bossymarck has a different motion to it, but the bait is FAR from durable. Mine shed plastic and paint on a cast, no contact with any rocks or limbs.

Pretty crowded over there. I dont like all the bumping in the B/S/T section

Sounds like you got the Costa Tropic Star, perhaps? I have that pair and I love them. Before this season is here, I will have a pair of 580 Costa glasses in Amber.

Have the owner of the company contact Glenn about a BR sponsorship. That will certainly help get his name out. If he is from Tennessee and he is a sponsor by May, he can bring his rods down to the Roadtrip for us to try out. Sounds good to me.

So.....Does that mean you use "G"? ;D Just messin' But seriously, is that what you mean? ;D

Evil in all DEMONinmations.... ;D

You supplying the gear and baits? Sure, but you only get to throw floaters. ;D

Awesome!!! I will share a "got beat up" story. Actually, it has happened twice. ;D The first one, I was completely enjoying myself when one of my "friends" decides that it is time to fight. For some unknown reason, he decides to go after a guy that is obviously the most scary individual in the bar. As this scary individual is standing over my buddy, beating him senseless, I walked over to help my friend off the floor. Apparently, the other guy had friends near the area that thought I was trying to jump in. Three quick punches later, I realized that I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I still get a chuckle when I think about that night. The second time, I was bouncing at a bar in Altoona named "The Gingerbread Man." This was the type of place that people came to do two things: drink and fight. One night, a pretty good sized fight broke out in the parking lot. I was content to let the police eventually handle it, but the manager wanted me and the other bouncer to go out and break people up. Fair enough (so I thought). The first couple of skirmishes were easy enough in that when you pulled the people apart, they went their separate ways. At some point, my partner and I were separating two guys and the next thing I know I am getting hit repeatedly in the back/ribs/kidney area. BTW, that chit hurts. After the fights were all through and the cops made their arrests, it was time to go home. I woke up the next day to some blood in my morning pee. FREAKING AWESOME!!! Luckily, it went away and I have peed happily every morning since. Everyone that has ever been in a fight has gotten beaten up at least once. I dont care if you have platinum gloves and are a 300th degree black belt in Who Flung Poo.

Someone get me on the Potomac this year and we can throw swimbaits all day, if you like. They will catch you fish anywhere in the country, not just SoCal. Dan is a puss, BTW. ;D

Learn to use your thumb and not cast beyond your ability. It's easy to blame equipment, "equipment no hit back." ;D

Floater - 20lb CXX Sinker - 20lb CXX or 100% Trilene Fluoro

I feel that the original Bluegill swims better than the newer one. I also feel that the newer one is better when using the bait as a jig or bed fishing. Rondef, boil the bait to make it a little softer and the tail will kick noticeably better.

Just start randomly banning people...

Congrats man. You deserve it. See ya in a couple months.

I'm with that guy ^ Huh? :-? Is the answer "6"?

LOL'D Balls, huh? Make a video of that and it should garner some interest...

Anyone notice that Roadwarrior is not a moderator on the Pinnacle forum? ;D

Carp Skeet, cool. Sign me up. :D What do ya think? #4 shot? ;D ;D I also would love this but we would be dumping lead in to the rivers and causing a whole new problem Steel shot or some other alternative like Tungsten/Bismuth. I can be Eco-friendly while Carp Skeeting.

Funny how no one pointed out that the OP lists his age at only 15 years old. This means one of two things: 1. He is not able to buy this firearm, period. 2. Someone older than he is stupid enough to purchase and give it to him with a loaded magazine. I seem to recall the "Carry while fishing" thread where he said to carry a Colt 45. :

Stop it, this is killing me ! Ike has switched from $400+ Steez rods to $99 budget rods! Of course, if you pay me enough to fish with it I'll fish with a broom handle and tell everyone its great. Next thing you'll see is Ike flippin with a cane pole. If they continue their success I guess Ike and Skeets moves show its not all about having top of the line equipment. Bummer huh? Don't get me wrong, I know money is the driving force behind their decisions but still...it's kind of funny. Agree 100% Nice stuff helps, but the guy holding the rod is the most important part. No amount of money will change that...

Pig hunting is a good time Robert. I am sure you will have fun. A few years ago, a group of us traveled to Ft. Stewart in GA to hunt hogs. The only problem with hunting there at that time is they were prepping to deploy quite a few troops and not many areas were opened to hunting. We saw some pigs, but most were in the areas with no hunting. This is before I started fishing for bass or I would have just spent those couple days in the Ponds...

I was referring to the color of the rod in the OP. Not long ago, there was a big rush to find an orange or black reel to pair up with the Carrot Stix. Now, other than the old stradics, where have you seen a production white reel?

What are your thoughts on AJ's new swimbait rod purchased from RedlineRobert? :-? I think the white ABU is badass. Just hope the rod fishes as nice as it looks.... Now the question will be, which reel to pair up with it?

Gary, I dont care what you say.... I still think it would be fun to shoot them out of the air with my shotgun. ;D