aplumma

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Art Melancon

US citizen

The curados are a very nice reel and for the extra money I spent I would in the future stick with the Curados.

Art

I moved up tot he core reels recently and all I can say is WOW. Smooth and casting a country mile is easy as pie. I put them on a few of SPIEL rods and it is no issue to fish all day chucking baits.

Art

That's a shame I have been a power pro fan for years and the line has not caused me to look for anything better. You can test the line strenth with your fish scale just tie a knot and anchor one end to the floor and the other to the scale to see what it does break at. With this information you can usually write the company and they will send a free replacement.

Art

Actually every muskie lew holds up looks like a 60"er to me. lol

Art

Good for you it is not a crime to harvest a few for the table. It is a reward to those that pay lot's of money to get to the point where they are fishing to get a reward of a fresh caught dinner.

Art

P.M. sent Capt. sleep well.

Art

Triple Recommendation.

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Shoot I live to far away GRRRR.

Art

Nice shot DanC

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I had one of the rattle traps that had a tail spin and the line passed thru the body of the lure and tied directly to the treble hook. I wish I could find them again they were killer and the lure would slide up the line and keep the fish from throwing the hook.

Art

What a good cause good on you Maureen

Art

I have the wireless unit and the delay on signal and the over rotation is a pain in the butt. I have installed a special tiller handle on the bowmount motor and only use the foot pedal or belt clip units to turn on and off and speed adjustment. To do all over a factory tiller bowmount is my next motor. You can knee or kick it around as you fish.

Art

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/WestAdvisorView?langId=-1&storeId=11151&page=Battery-Charging#.UaU8akCTiSo

Here is the charging profiles in graph form to help you understand what the difference is between the charging rates. The link is for the rest of the info. Thank you Westmarine.

Art

I would P.M. T.J. he has lots of reviews on lodges and has been to quite a few of the Northern Lodges.

Art

Well done nothing like getting work done and getting interrupted to catch a big fish.

Art

Please note that I am in a place where it is legal to fish for bass all year around. I have fished in the time of the spawn and returned the fish back to the water in a timely manner. This is what I have observed. The bass will return to the nest area and continue to guard it. I have seen very little predatory reactions from the surrounding fish. I know there are many that say this condemns the nest and we have wiped out a whole brood of bass. I think the impact is minimum on the bass as far as the breeding and year of the young. Now the important point is if it is illegal for them to be fished then that is what I would be angry about. As far as devastating the lakes population I think that it is not likely.

Art

back to topic of Bass Pro please it is heading down the locked road otherwise.

Art

nite nite to this we all got a chance to say our peace and it will only get ugly from here.

Art

Funny in 38 years you are the first person I have hear Spiel refuse a build too. Just saying.... BTW I own 5 of his masterpieces and am not only proud of them but have been offered more than twice what I paid. Value grows on quality products.

Art

Unclamp it and place it on the floor of the boat. If not then vertical puts the stress in line with the transom which will prevent any damage. If you leave it in the horizontal then it is has the leverage and the weight to torque the transom. A strong transom though should not have an issue with a horizontal electrical trolling motor.

Art

Go to any plumbing supply and get the sheet goods for building a shower pan. It is a plastic that can be glued together as needed and is flexible enough to fold the corners.

Art

The 1600 CC volkswagen was rated between 40 and 50 H.P. stock and runs without a load around 210 F and starts to destruct at 235 F. Air cooled as they are I would see this thing sending a lot of them to the garage with a blown motors and drivetrain issues. However it is cool to see that someone has do this.

Art

Good to see T.J. does this mean Monique can catch more fish in more spots further from the camp than you now still?

Art

I once found a drowned cow on the river tangled in the brush. I fished downstream from them and we caught a whole herd of catfish.

Art