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This is just the kind of nonsense that I was talking about. If your seven wins were against the likes of Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Ole Miss, and a few nonconference powderpuffs, I'm not impressed. Going undefeated in the SEC might be more impressive than going undefeated in some other conferences. Going 7-5 is not.

I have nothing against the SEC as a conference. I have nothing against the individual teams in the SEC. I respect the accomplishments of teams like Alabama, LSU, and Florida. (Notice I didn't mention Auburn?) My problem is the way the bottom half of the SEC somehow looks better because they are in the SEC. A perfect example of this happened when Okie State beat Mississippi State. The commentators couldn't shut up about how this quality win over an SEC opponent would help OSU out in the strength of schedule department of the BCS. Their other two nonconference games are UTSA (Conf-USA) and Lamar (FCS). How in the world does adding a mediocre SEC team give them a strong strength of schedule? Teams like OU, Texas, Baylor, and TCU will be a much tougher test for the Pokes, but somehow they will still get more credit for beating an unranked team from the Southeastern Conference. Conference affiliation will not make a QB throw better. It won't make an LB tackle harder. It won't make a coach call better plays.

Not too bad for public land. How did everyone else do?

The correct number is seven.

There isn't one player on that team that has ever lost a national championship game. Don't hold the failures of the 2006 and 2007 Buckeyes against the 2014 team.

You might want to recount.

9 what?

I saw the title of this thread, and I thought it was going to be about dove and teal hunting with a bow. I would love to see that!

Hunting is not allowed on Sundays in WV, so I'm going Monday.

Yeah, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Auburn, Arkansas, and Ole Miss are some real powerhouse teams. The combined records of those six teams was 26-47 in 2012. Give me a break.

My biggest issue with fishing on holiday weekends is the traffic jam at the boat ramp.

Don't talk too much smack to your K-State friends because you are wrong. KU beat SDSU last season. KSU lost to NDSU last night.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--jadeveon-clowney-doesn-t-need-another--hit--to-live-up-to-the-hype-052859726.html

"Those people don't know what it is to be champions. Oklahoma invented it." ~ Barry Switzer

Two thoughts come to mind: 1. Are you using more weight than the rods are rated for? In all my years, I've broken exactly one rod, and it was entirely my fault. I was heaving a heavy swimbait on an el cheapo flipping stick, and the rod snapped when I tried to make a long cast. 2. Are you holding the rod by the handle or further up on the blank? I remember Bill Dance or Jimmy Houston or somebody saying that most of the rods he broke were from holding a rod up on the blank instead of by the handle. I used to do that a lot back when I was using the old pistol grip rods, but fortunately, I never broke one.

Bill S Preston Esq. & Ted Theodore Logan

It's funny that you say that because I can remember a few years back when people were referring to the PAC 10 as the PAC 1 (USC) and the BIG 12 as the BIG 2 (OU & UT).

I have to agree with Bob Stoops when it comes to the SEC. Yes, they have consistantly had the top team for several years, and they have 3 or 4 that are very good every year, but what has the rest of the league done? I hate to be the bearer of bad news to SEC fans, but Alabama's dominance over the past few years hasn't made Vanderbilt a better team. I don't recall any Oregon St fans shouting "PAC10" back when USC was at the top of their game. Why? Because they knew that the Beavers were a lousy team. I seriously doubt that many Texas fans were rooting for the Sooners in all their NCG appearances. Why? Because they are loyal to their team. Hey, why don't y'all change your chant from "SEC" to "FBS"? Then, no matter what happens, you can still bask in the glory of another team's success.

I could be successful if I was limited to two rods, but I'd have trouble narrowing it down to one because the two rods I use most often are completely different. One is a 7' H/F baitcaster, and the other is a 6'9" M/XF spinning rod.

I just tried them for the first time yesterday. I was out of Gene Larew Salt Craws, and the tackle shop I stopped at didn't carry them, so I bought the Money Craws in Black Blue Shadow and Green Pumpkin. I fished them on a Texas rig, and although I didn't catch anything like that hawg you landed, I did catch five or six fish in the 2-3 lb range.

TW has them for $30. I bought the G-Force and a Troll Perfect after seeing them at the Classic. Adding those two accesories is like having a whole new trolling motor.

Where were you fishing? I've had some great days fishing for reds (sockeyes) on the Klutina River.

Go west, my friend. I'm from NE OK (Chelsea), but I make a trip out west every year around New Years, and I always find birds. PM me, and I'll let you in on some insider info. P.S. If you make the trip, you had better pack your walking boots and a good dog. You will get a workout.

There was a good article about this subject in the August-September 2013 issue of FLW magazine. It should still be available at Wal-Mart. My personal favorites include the Berkley Chigger Chunk, Rage Chunk, and Zoom Super Chunk.

I put a G-Force handle on my trolling motor this year, and I couldn't be happier with it.