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I think the 500 will be a completely different race than what we saw at the shootout. 43 cars is going to change everything and with the changes nascar has made to try and slow the cars down, I think the racing will be much tighter and the 2 car draft won't be as dominant. And, there's a good chance Nascar will try and slow the cars down even more after the Gatorade Duels which will only make for better racing.

Whatever rod you buy, make sure it has a lifetime warranty. In my opinion, that's gotta be one of the most important things. From my experiance, BPS was great about giving me an over the counter replacement for a crucial I snapped a few years ago.

Great stuff!

Check out the classified section on www.walleyecentral.com Theres some awesome tillers available if you're willing to to buy in the US.

Good Luck Paul! Question: How long does weight gain normally last? Does it go away? Anything you can do to prevent it or minimize it?

Best of luck to your daughter, I'm sure she's in good hands.

That's not true.... I fished Wilcox for years and use to throw my waders on and fish the trees. Theres some good largemouth in there if you know where to look.

Sweet beer, Oh, and that walleye ain't bad either! congrats!

Get the biggest ones you can afford. I have 2 Lindy's Drift Control socks, 48'' models. They work great on my 19' 3'' bass boat. Bigger is better, especially if you have a boat that sits high in the water, like a deep V. You can probably use something a little smaller though. Use strong rope that isn't frayed (don't ask how I know) and you may want to consider using a couple carribeaners with a swivel to attach to your cleats to prevent the ropes from twisting.

Great first episode! I'm looking forward to the next one.

Nicely done guys!

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

Size would typically be determined by the depth your fishing, weedgrowth, and the sink rate your after (a faster sink rate might help with a reaction bite). 1/2 and 3/4 could for sure work on smallmouth and are pretty typical for largies, just trim the skirts back a little to create a smaller profile if you want. As for football heads, I've never flipped or pitched one but have dragged erie darters on bare football jigs for smallmouth in deeper water. They still get hung up on rocks on occassion from my experiance. The main thing with jigs more than anything, in my opinion, is buying one with a quality hook. This goes for all lures. As long as the hooks don't rust out in a few months you're good to go.

What type of jigs did you purchase? Rattles aren't necessary by any means, but can be helpful when fishing muddy or stained water as they will help bass locate your jig more easily. Same goes for fishing deep weeds I find. When fishing clear water rattles aren't needed nearly as much as bass are able to track down your jig through sight and vibration, rather than noise. Some anglers will suggest that depending on the jig and the forage you're trying to imitate that the rattles actually sound like certain prey species, like a crayfish clacking it's pincers or a sunfish nipping at the surface. If you bought a jig where the rattles dangle on 2 strands from the collar, then they may appear to get in the way of the trailler, but shouldn't when in the water. What type of trailers did you buy? chunks don't need to be threaded on (the way you would a grub). Hope this helps a little.

That was sweet!

Bruce, next time you and the gang are up this way send me a message, I'm 10 minutes from Cooch now. -Drew

Caught a few fish through the ice. Me, my pal Molson, and few pike I iced on buckshot spoons. Home turf whitefish My dad, Me, and the Steve (the seller, good guy) Last April after finishing up my post-secondary schooling I decided to treat myself to a bassboat. I've wanted one of these bad boys for a long time. My dad and I drove 14 hours each way from Brechin to Appleton, Wisconsin, to pick her up. I'm going to be broke for a long time but I couldn't be happier. A couple largies from the Upper Niagara River. A couple Simcoe Smallies. Man, those can be tough fish to catch at times. A couple more from Simcoe

Wouldn't a 150 optimax have a trim limiter?

I would say that you may need different vent plugs on your prop, but if it is blowing out while you are running (ie, not during your hole shot), you could have another problem. Could be any combination of things.

I stand corrected, the boat seems to be fairly priced. I didn't realize that the engine was one of the new SHO models. Still tough to compete with the boat prices in the states.

Too bad it's not worth 45k, not even close.

Sounds a little suspicious. I picked up a bass boat from wisconsin earlier this year and the owner of the boat was able to prove that the bank did not have a lien on it. As for the ownership, he should know exactly how many owners the boat has had as he would have had to sign off as the new owner on the same document.

I have last place locked down pretty good hahaha. Hit a couple bad waves and filled the boat with water on Day 1 and had to back out of Day 2 with boat/motor problems. Congrats to the team, you guys deserve it!

I've caught a bat too while fishing topwaters in the Kawartha's Also caught a pair of shorts in Hamilton Harbour during a tourney.