Alex from GA

Drawer in the basement. Never over 65* there.

Bought a Diawa spinning Tatula 2000 xh and used it Monday with 6 lb mono and a custom finesse rod. It's by far the smoothest reel I've ever used. Caught 2 Alabama bass with it. Very happy.

It'll be good for another 23 years.

I have a '73 on a 14' glass boat. Great engine. It's not hard to reseal the lower unit if it's not been used in salt water.

My buddy has one we fish ponds with. Throw it in his truck with a trolling motor and battery and catch fish. He worm fishes while I throw a flyrod popper.

I use a Grumman Renegade 16' bass boat and the console rattles so hard the locator jumps off the dash. It planes in 12 mph so I just slow down and it's not bad.

I know in FL your out of state license is good for up to 6 months. I drag my boat there every winter for 3-5 months. The only thing I'm asked for is my FL fishing license.

I have several Shimano reels with plastic fillers that snap in.

Depends what bait I'm throwing. 6lb for finesse worms and drop shot, 10lb for small swim baits, 12 or 15 for jigs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and topwater, 65lb for toads and frogs.

Redeye because they live in very scenic places. I've caught several redeyes and the largest was 12".

I'm not fussy as long as it's light. I just weighed my finesse worm outfit and it totaled out to 9 oz. I just bought a Diawa Tatula spinning reel that weighs 6 oz filled with 6 lb mono and the rod is a custom Rainshadow blank.

To remove a tight bearing you might try to cover the whole bearing with a paper tower and use your air compressor in the center. To insert them back in a 1/4" socket set usually have a right size socket. To remove a tight bearing you might try to cover the whole bearing with a paper towel and use your air compressor in the center. To insert them back in a 1/4" socket set usually have a right size socket. I've polished the gears by removing the handle, putting toothpaste in the gears, chuck the main shaft in a drill and spin it.

The pale one was caught in Lake Lanier, GA and the black one was caught in a black water pond/lake in FL.

50+ miles off shore in So Cal a boat signaled us for help. Boat wouldn't start. My buddy put me aboard the broken boat and I found the starter didn't work. I took it apart and got it working once and told them not to turn the boat off. We caught some good albacore that day and did a good deed. If asked I'll help with fishing but won't offer.

BTW it's an Alabama Bass.

Fished all afternoon and had only one bite but it was a good one. Lake Lanier. 3.78 lbs

Received my new Tatula spinning reel this morning and in shaking the box the reel wasn't packed in anything. I opened it and there it was reel and unattached handle loose in the box. I called the company where I bought it and was told to put it back in the box and send it back, no questions. Thanks Tackle Warehouse.

I use Corrosion X mixed with grease for gears and 10/30 on everything else except baitcaster spool bearings which get 1 scant drop of hot sauce.

Most of the fish I'm not catching seem to be offshore and it's hard to catch up with them.

My latest is a 6'8" Rainforrest Immortal blank with Minima guides, an Areo seat and Winn grips that I've had around for a while. I wanted to try a longer worm spinning rod with a fast action instead of the extra fast 6'2" I've been using for a few years. After using it for a couple of months I prefer the older extra fast action one. The longer rod casts a lot longer with the same reel.

Terrific catch, congratulations. I've been trying to catch a bass over 8 for 40 years.

The minimum size is 14" for black bass on Lanier.

I have an '88 Classic 50 which is the same engine but have to mix my gas and oil. Runs great idles great and starts immediately if I put it on fast idle. The choke doesn't close all the way so I pump the bulb 7 or 8 times when it's cold. Put it on fast idle and crank. Usually starts right now if I don't flood it by pumping it too much. I find that if I use Seafoam it idles better.

Lakes in GA are all open but bass fishing has been tough for me lately. However the stripers are eating if you can find them. Hint, follow the birds.

Has anyone bought stuff from www.fish-united.com/? Their prices seem too good to be true.