SPEEDBEAD.

Go to a dealer and handle their stock of M&Ps. Dry firing won't give you a full representation but it will be about as close as you can get without making a "new" gun a "used" one. IMO, the scratchiness of the trigger does smooth out with use. My 45 was like that at first.

The magic 8 ball told me so....

I've got the full sized M&P 9 and the 45c. Both shoot awesome.

FYI, I fish out of a 16' Tracker jon boat that I bought 12 years ago for $1k. I still do ok.

I buy what I like as a treat for hard work. My kid has plenty of food, I've never been a single day late on a mortgage payment and my credit card has never accrued a penny of interest. It's about knowing what you can afford and being able to say "no" to yourself if the situation doesn't permit. I'd love to have the highest end equipment to throw a Roman Made Mother and have the money to buy them, but I know that's out of my range. I've seen it mentioned on here multiple times, there is a point of diminishing returns for the average guy. A Stella might be the nicest spinning reel ever made but if all I can afford is a Symetre then my fishing experience shouldn't be diminished. It will still catch fish and last a looooong time.

LOL, good luck. I can tell you from experience, prepare for a server crash. The first time he released 68s all hell broke loose. I can see it happening with this as well. I think I'm going to sit this one out. My days of bait chasing and F5ing went out the door with the 316 craze.

All I've heard is good feedback. Hell, even my wife wants to see it. Im sure Mr Cooper being in the movie has NOTHING to do with that either. LOL

IMO, if you go in looking for "easy" then you've already failed. Good luck to you.

Check out Predator and Big Hammer.

The Outdoors Show at the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex is pretty weak as far as displaying new lures and for fishing overall. It is basically outfitters from all over the world attempting to book hunting and fishing trips. In all the years I've gone, I've never booked a trip with anyone from the show. It seems really "used car salesman" to me.

I didn't notice a dramatic increase in the size of fish I catch until I started throwing realistic and larger baits. Throw what makes you confident. I'm a firm believer that confidence in what you are doing is a bigger factor than what lure you select.

You know my feelings on it. BTW, your state record is 9oz higher than ours and yours was just upped an oz in 2008. Ours has stood still for over 30 years.

That red rod is tough looking man! I dig it.

LOL, that ol' girl would give most baits a run for their money.

Stripers and blues will put a hurting on that bait.

It's either a copy or version of an ABT Banshee that isn't branded. They sink quickly. They have a decent swim to them.

Looks like he said NC there bud. That's about as much as you'd get from me too.

Shane, is that the 12 or the 5?

PM on its way

I stand corrected. Thanks Roger.

Roger, since I know you to be a detail oriented guy, a bullet doesn't technically begin to fall the moment it loses support from the barrel. All bullets rise, to some degree, before falling to zero and then to its final impact.

Saw that fish on FB yesterday (Oliver posted it up). That thing is a stud man!

See if you can confirm that date. I've yet to get down to one of those and I'd like to show up and BS for a while.

Hey, need a wedding photographer?

Not for the 8", no.