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The town I live in is about halfway between Belton Lake and Stillhouse Hollow. I can be on either one in about 15 minutes. These two lakes are so good that I usually don't feel the need to fish anywhere else. Belton is a numbers lake with some great smallmouth fishing. HitmanFO is right about Stillhouse. It regularly takes 30 plus lbs to win a tournament and it's been referred to as "the Lake Fork of central Texas".

Is anyone involved in the American 150 tournaments that ABA is sponsoring for boats with 150 max HP? I like the idea and I hope it catches on. Right now there are just a few divisions and they're all in the southeast.

Watch what?

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Me too!

That happens a lot here.

I'm sure that sexy sunfish will catch plenty of fish, but I think people get too hung up on colors. Find a color that comes close and focus on the action, depth, speed, etc. Those things are almost always more important.

I'm moving to West Viginia in September. My goal is to catch a ten pounder before I leave Texas.

I don't think you can expect perfection out of a $60 rod. I would just use the rod as is. It would be a different story if we were talking about a high dollar Scott, Sage, Orvis, etc.

Before you get upset when people don't understand your posts, try using capitalization, punctuation, and spell check.

I did mine myself two years ago. I didn't think it was that big of a deal. Mine came with an instructional dvd. All I did was watch the dvd and follow the directions. Be sure to do it on a warm day and let the keel guard sit in the sun and warm up before you install it. The warmer it is, the more pliable it will be.

Red, is that Waco Lake? I've been meaning to head up there.

Flipping is designed for close range precision. Having an extra foot and a half of rod essentially adds three feet to your range. I use a 7'5" rod and it suits me just fine.

Wrap the rod in bubble wrap and put it in PVC pipe. It should be easy to find a box to ship the reel in.

That's what I was thinking.

I don't know if there is a "normal distance" for pitching, but if you are accurate at 28', then you're doing alright. A fisherman putting a lure on target is really no different than a baseball pitcher using different pitches to hit the catcher in the glove consistantly. Or an archer arrowing targets from various distances with no sights on his bow. In time, with enough practice you will have the skill and confidence to pitch your lure into tight spots without even thinking about it. You will also know your limits. Keep practicing and you will notice your accuracy improving and your confidence growing. Good luck!

Thanks Bilgerat! That makes a lot of sense. Do you switch lubes during extreme hot/cold weather conditions? It seems like the lower viscosity lubes would have a higher tendency to gel up in cold weather. Just a thought.

Okay, I feel ignorant. I would think that a higher viscosity would be better, but you are using one of the low viscosity oils. Can you please explain the pros and cons. By the way, I have a bunch of those little bottles of oil that come with Shimano reels and that's all I've ever used.

The Winch also has a larger spool.

They're trying to take title of "baddest team ever" from the '87 Sooners!

Welcome!

I would go with the STX. I have two of them and I really like them.

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21... I am not smarter than a fifth grader!

I'd buy it. I'm not a gamer, but I would have to check it out. I guess I'd also have to buy the whole game system because I don't own one.