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  1. Except for tuna I always look for the best deals on rods and with few exceptions I have been happy with the results... Now reels are where I have put my money into and it has paid off well. I just got in a Goture 8 FT Spinning 4-piece Rod for under 40 bucks from TENU for a trip to Costa Rica. It looks and feels great, but I will test it before I go. I did have to spend more money to get a 4 PC slow pitch jigging rod, but I found one for under $200, straight from Japan.
  2. I have signed up to donate my organs, as I won't be needing them anymore... If someone stopped it from happening like that, I would do my best to haunt them for the rest of their life! What an awful thing to do to someone who was no longer there to see their dying wish fulfilled...
  3. I have a large adjustable Plano tube that you can stick several rods in, you are welcome to borrow it. I have not used it in a while and I have gone to 3-4 piece rods... I am heading down to Costa Rica in June with 4 rods; 9wt, 14wt a 7.9 ft surf, and a new 3 pc slow pitch jigging rod that just came in yesterday from Japan... I will zip-tie them together and carry them on.
  4. That is my point, Bob... Also, I think the Jershy netters somehow have a lot of sway also, but I could be wrong.
  5. I have been advocating for Game Fish Statice for over 20 years... I am all for it, but I won't be holding my breath...
  6. It is not about making me feel better about it, it is just a different form of sight-fishing. Whether it is a trout in a stream, a shark working a slick behind my boat, or a striper on the flats, with the livescope you get to do it in many more situations; cloudy water, straight down, deep areas... Most anglers think that sight fishing is some of the best fishing there is. Seeing the fish, making the cast, presenting your offering, the chase, the take, that is a good time! Many anglers said the same sort of things about fish finders when they came out and there are still a few guys that think it is "cheating" and they are welcome to their opinions. It is just one more tool an angler can use to go out and have some fun putting a bend in your rod. If it is not your style of fishing that is fine. One of the great things about fishing is there are so many ways to do it. From someone with line wind around a can to a $2000 split cane fly rod and the many methodologies between, all are fun to someone. As long as they are not dropping sticks of dynamite in the water or taking fish off of beds and having the next generation of fish put in peril then "so what". Will someone abuse this technology, yes just like anything there will be someone who does not listen to their better angles. Does that mean no one should get to use it? Looks like a lot of fun to use, and a real-time saver, so I am not spending time casting to empty water (just like when I am sight fishing), But if someone wants to use a can with line wind around it, who am I to say what they are doing is wrong or it's not fishing. As long as they follow the laws, hopefully, are polite to other angles, and show respect for the fish, then I will not hold it against them. Even if they want to fish for something like a smelly ugly carp, to each his own!
  7. All these things I do sight fishing, if you have not gotten to do the same come fish with me and I will show you! I have known many fly fishermen who have spent hours casting to the biggest trout in a pool, using different flies and drifts until they find what works, no one is saying it is the end of trout fishing and they have been doing it for centuries... Throughout the years each time a new technique comes out there is always someone that claims it is the end as we know it. And yet we keep fishing.
  8. Then it is just like working a large flat with big waking fish, slowly chasing them and getting multiple shots at them. Dam fun times., I love sight casting... No, I am not a big fan of fishing beds.
  9. Funny, I rarely find that "chased" fish bite very well. Bed fishing you are not even casting to a feeding fish, just one defending the eggs.
  10. That is only true if the fish can't swim away, because they are protecting a bed... Poor analogy.
  11. From my point of view, it is a time saver, you still have to get the fish to bite. Also, No one complains about sight-fishing a flat, you see the fish, you cast to the fish, and you see how it reacts. This just lets you do it in deeper water and for species that you normally don't get to sight fish for. I don't have one yet, but at some point, I will, but I just dropped my spare fishing money on a spot lock system for my small boat... For me that has been an even bigger game changer...
  12. I had a few bad spools of PowerPro about 24 years ago, but no troubles since. I now use several different brands depending on what application they fit the bill best for.
  13. My wife the Nurse can't watch any medical shows for all the BS that is in them. After being a Chef and restaurant manager for 12 years I can't watch many cooking shows without yelling at the TV. Don't get me started on shows like Wicked Tuna and all its BS... I think that in short, if you are somewhat knowledgeable in a field, most (but not all) shows related to that field will drive you crazy... Good shows and movies will have someone on staff who is an "expert" who will vet a story to keep it a little closer to reality, many/most do not.
  14. This is the truth, the only difference is it is easier to record and distribute... Snuff films were around when we were kids and the sick creatures that made them also. History is full of monsters and sadly so is the future and they come in all colors and beliefs.
  15. Not that I want one, but it is a Japanese (maybe Asian) "thing" for good luck... Right or wrong, many other cultures look at different body parts a lot less prudishly than we do. How is that any better or worse than having a set of rubber testicles hanging off the back of a truck... At least a lure in a tackle box I don't have to explain to my 9-year-old granddaughter at a stop light...
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