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i got my citicas set up w/ the 12 and 6 oclock brakes on, the rest off, and the spool tension set to where the lure falls somewhat fast and will get a minor over run if it hits the ground. when i have it set up like this, i dont need to thumb the spool on the cast at all except to stop it before it hits the water, and i am easily getting 80-100 feet on a cast. i like it the way it is set up, like roadwarrior said, it works for me!

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jameson lake, left side

....pickerel: found that hanging in the brush by the boat ramp at a local lake. its been there for a while (as you can see) but i just felt like taking a picture of it saturday. enjoy ;D

well, i bought my first st. croix avid back in November, and i have fished with it many times, but i just recently caught my first fish on it. im a few days late on this post, but i caught this bass on a wacky rigged 5" *** (smoke red pepper) in 3 feet of water on my not so new avid 7' MF. about an hour before i caught that bass, i caught a crappie on a Rapala DT-06 but that was on my other avid (crankbait rod) which i have caught many fish on already.

way to go paul!!! care to enlighten us on your new triggering techniqe

which album, St. Anger?

nice belt ;D

what is really great about their later works (st. anger especially) is the emotion that hetfield puts into the lyrics. in the earlier stuff, he had mainly a higher, faster pitched tone that didnt vary much. but in the later albums, he had more emotion and the lyrics are more powerful. IMO. but i dont care what anyone says, i love all the albums from Kill 'Em All to St. Anger .

You do realize that Cliff was already dead when they started writing ...And Justice For All, right? but i must agree, Justice is a stellar album. definitley my second fav. behind Load.

thanks max!

thats really awesome. i totally love the blue. also, no cork behind the reel seat is an interesting concept. let is know how it turns out!

yeah i heard the same thing about a new album, but i have heard that for a while now. Load is my favorite album

hey all you metallica fans (i know there are a few ) what do you guys think about the St. Anger album? i personally like it a lot. it is so much different than any of their previous albums but different doesnt equal bad. i will admit, at first i thought it sounded like trash, but after listening to it a few times it has really grown on me and i like this album a bunch. the songs are very catchy and the lyrics are deep! anyway, what are your thoughts?

which is why you should spend half of the money on a rapala rapalas have 7-12 epoxy clear coats and the epoxy will get scratched but the actual paint will not, and you can brush on some clear fingernail polish over the epoxy scratches and you cant see em anymore. its too bad bandit and lucky craft do not have epoxy clear coats :

Who has dead fish in their avatars?

heres how not to hold a bass....i cringed when i saw this at the bookstore..... :-[ he has that thing's jaw cranked so far back

hey you're right, that would look real cool!

yeah foam spiders are great for bluegills. i've even caught a few bass on them. i need to make some more and take em out when the weather warms up. theyre very fun to fish on a fly rod!

can i use paint thinner or mineral spirits to thin devcon 2-ton epoxy? if so, how much should i use?

yeah it was very fun! when i was finished i wanted to do another rod but i dont have any more rods that i would be willing to potentially mess up/void the warranty. i think i might adjust the taper on my hands. i like the looks of yours how they are tapered all the way down the handle, instead of just at the edge like mine.

im not really sure....i havent fished my re-finished lures a whole lot. i do plan on fishing this particular one during the spawn though, should be a good producer. i guess i could. i'd feel awfully bad if i messsed that one up though :-/. yup

you're funny! you supply the lure and i could easily put a sunfish finish on it just like that for a small price .

if its really that bad just save yourself the frustration and wait till it warms up.

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