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The answer in one sentence. Use quality reels with drag adjustments being made as the battle ensues This trophy Brown was taken on 6lb test using a Team Daiwa Advantage reel and a 9' St. Croix medium/light spinning rod. It can be done with practice and a little luck Yes, you may have seen this fish before, I will keep bragging about it until I catch a bigger one Tony

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Great...more gasoline supply shortage propganda to get in line for another gas price hike for the summer Tony

I agree with Marc that it is a volunteer effort and a personal choice. ChrisS I think your post was taken out of context in this thread, it seemed like a $hit disturbing kind of post at first. I can totally understand your frustration with it. Let's move on and how about that deposit strategy for all things disposable Tony

Someone breaks down on the side of the 401, tens...hundreds of cars pass by. "Someone else will stop to help out, I'll keep driving" Another person breaks down on a country road, first car that passes by pulls over to help out. How can we explain this phenomenon? Perhaps we can't blame any given individual for not having the desire to help conserve our resource. After all, someone else will do it...right? Maybe it is just human nature? Tony

Canada is on board. It has caused a heck of a lot of work for us patching servers in time for March 11th Kinda like the millennium bug that was supposed to cause computers to act up. Tony

Did Terry just reveal his age? Tony

I've been to Varadero twice. Haven't been to Cayo Coco (Less/nothing to see and do off the resort from what I've heard) I have stayed at Barcelo Sol Y Mar and it was nice, and just recently (January 13-20, 2007) stayed at Sandals Royal Hicacos and it was the best resort I have stayed at ever! (Better than 5 resorts in Dominican Republic, 2 resorts in Mexico - including the Marriott in Puerto Vallarta!) I could literally go on and on about how amazing Sandals was in Varadero, but instead I will just say book there and rest assured you will have a relaxing worry free vacation. EDIT: Oh! One other thing, if you do decide to go to Sandals, upgrade to Concierge Suite. Best location of rooms on property, also closest to the beach. Champagne and cold towels upon arrival, express check in/out, nightly turn down service, priority reservations in 5 a la carte restaurants, mini-bar stocked daily with refreshments including wine, beer, liquors. Private pick-up at the airport and drop-off was a nice feature. We talked to people that left the resort at 7am, we left around 9am for the airport...same flight home! Do plan on a trip to Havana, talk to the lifegaurds on the beach and they can arrange for a private bus for you. You go where you want when you want - much better than the resort tours where there is dozens of people on a large coach bus. You end up waiting for stragglers at every stop and it extends a 5 hour trip into an 8 hour+ ordeal. If you have any questions about Varadero, I'd be happy to answer as many as I can. You should already know the Barracuda hotspot from my earlier post Tony

Niiiice Irishfield, I can show you how to catch the Lakers but don't ask me about how to catch a Whitefish! I can even catch the elusive and rare Herring of Lake Simcoe, but a Whitefish! bah! I am cursed. Tony

That's too bad. Doing nothing at all while angler access point by access point is shut down may not seem like a big deal to you now. But when it affects you directly, will you think back and wonder if you could have made a difference? Unfortunately if you do nothing, we will all pay for it eventually one way or another. (no trespassing,boat launch fees, paid parking, negative public image of anglers, etc.) Tony

I've said it before and I will say it again. Put a deposit on everything! like they do with beer bottles. Think of the new businesses that would spring up, garbage collecting! You could make millions! A dollar each for a Tim Hortons coffee cup... 40 Tim hortons cups = $40 Pop cans $1, Bottles $2, Smoke packs are worth $2, loose line $.05/yrd, worm containers $5!! I bet you that worm containers are never seen left on a bank, loose line would be scarce, and you think you'd be able to find any empty cigarette packs or pop cans? Seriously... Tony

It's ok...don't cry John

I have this exact same rod and it is a beauty! I would definately take a look at this rod when considering your purchase. Cheers, Tony

Hey M.O.B., check out my report from Cuba, same stuff should work in Cozumel. http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.p...amp;hl=varadero Tony P.S. You're not the only goof out there in a summer camping tent, I've been there done that

Indeed, I posted in the sticky thread about the teams, and who is on what team. I guess it doesn't really matter yet, just keep track of anything you catch. Tony

Try at the riverMOUTH LOL It's rather dangerous as C.C. mentioned with ice floes drifting down stream as she melts. Tony

Amen!

ccmtcanada, You can stay in closer to shore/shallower for the Perch to keep the kids busy. Usually small jigs or a simple split shot and hook rig with a small minnow will work. If you want to catch something bigger, you just need to venture further out from shore where the Lake Trout and Whitefish play. For Trout/Whitefish lures Williams ice-jigs, Jigging Rapala's in size W5, W7, and W9, and the popular Humpback Creeper, Bad Boyz, Meegs lures tipped with a tube jig work well too. Also, a simple sliding egg-sinker rig with a large shiner hooked through the tail area will work for Whitefish (Let the sinker lay on bottom). You can even get fancy and put a 3-way swivel with a short section of line and another single hook about 5-10ft up the line (Above the sliding sinker) to tempt Lake trout with another Large Shiner hooked through the lips. There will be people all over, so just ask someone if you can fish with them, I'm sure it won't be a problem as everyone is there to have fun! See you Saturday! Tony

Wouldn't it be nice if they stopped fluctuating gas prices during the day so you wouldn't have to wait until the middle of the night to buy gas. 95 cents all day until late night then the price drops?! I assume this is so that they can say their 'average' price wasn't 95 cents but 80 cents over the day. Whatever Tony

Interesting. Man, the fishing industry has got to be a tough industry to get sponsorship in, take whatever you can get I suppose. Tony

Is there a different site other than the blog site Rick? I was wondering if any teams had been formed yet as it is 2 days away from the start of the tourney... Thanks, Tony

Ok, I will have to talk to the crew and get back to you about meeting that early. I told them we would leave around 5ish, 4 is a whole different story Tony

Try the rivermouths now! and all throughout the winter, good fishing can be had, especially during mild spells (i.e. later this week) Cheers, Tony

Ok, I could meet you there in the morning Say around 6:00am? I have talked at least 2 other people into coming out on Saturday, hopefully 2 more by then. It should be a great day. Tony

Could someone who knows the area post where to get Minnows on the way in? Please don't say that Fish online off the 400 is the only place to get minnows Thanks, Tony