John

Haven't been to that one but go to the one in Watertown NY once in a while. Definitely worth a look around.

I think that any of us that have been around here for a while know who the service operators are and some of us use them from time to time. Most represent themselves well and while there is always an ulterior motive of promoting their business, most do it with class and share as much as they take. Those who abuse the privilege are taken care of by the mods... And by the way everyone knows that the Blue Marlin on the West Arm prefer white, purple is sooooo last year!

Hey Brian,nice to hear from you bud. Life has a funny way of throwing us some curves from time to time. We'll be here......

Lefty shouldn't be any more money. I would show them the ad and perhaps get a few $'s back..

Welcome Jason. This is a great place to hang around.

I'm not a fan of the telescopic rods. Maybe my opinion is a leftover of what was available 20 years ago. St Croix makes a really nice 4 piece Premier. It is not cheap but I hear good things from a friend who has both the 4 wt fly rod and the spinning rod versions. They break down to roughly 20" sections and pack in a nice compact nylon tube.

Someone was telling me that a piece of sonotube filled full of foam insulation works well.

I am right handed Garry and still can not understand casting with the right hand and then changing hands to retrieve. Especially when you are burning baits across the top of weeds. 01 series all the way for me..........

Ambidex was actually a brand of spinning reel made by J W Young and Sons's (50's I believe) and it's claim to fame was the fact that it was ambidextrous.

I'm told that they dig a pretty mean post hole or two................especially if she is blonde

A newlywed Irish couple arrived back from honeymoon in Connemara to move into their tiny new flat in Dublin. "Care to go to bed?" Paddy asked. "Lord Jesus Shh!" said his blushing bride. "These walls are paper thin. The neighbours will know what you mean! Next time, ask me in code - like, 'ave you left the washing machine door open' - instead." So, the following night, Paddy asks his beautiful bride: "I don't suppose you left the washing machine door open tonight?" "No I did not," she snapped back, "I definitely shut it." Then she rolled over and fell asleep. The next morning, she woke up feeling a little frisky herself, so she nudged Paddy and said: "I think I did leave the washing machine door open after all..." "Don't worry," says Paddy. "It was only a small load so I did it by hand."

Hey HH...... I had a 2005 XLT V6 2WD with factory tow. Mechanically it was pretty good I put a lot of miles on it in 3 years. Fit and finish was pretty much rubbish as were the seats. I would advise strongly against non-leather. The fabric on mine (drivers and pass seat) wore through in 60K, mind you I'm a FF. Towing can be an adventure unless you are down below 2000#....One more comment is that mine had the pipe style running boards. They look cool but try getting in without rubbing the bottoms of your (or you wife's) pants or dress along them. Pretty much best thing about the vehicle is that they perform well. If you drive it hard gas mileage will go down DRAMATICALLY... It would need to be a pretty good price as new '08's (a much better truck) are discounted very heavily. If you plan to finance it, you may find that an '08 costs very little more to carry due to the OEM discounted interest rates.

Welcome aboard. Lots of good peoples around here. A few of them from your part of the world.

RR, as a start, with $200 to spend, I would get a 6501 C3 and a Bass Pro brand muskie rod. For your $200 budget you could even swing two Bass Pro brand rods, a 7' MH and a 6'3" XH. You are covered for pretty much anything you want to throw that way and they even troll quite well. The reel should be no more than $89 and you can find them on sale for less than that. The rods are $39 a piece and they go on sale for $29 at times. I am not a serious die hard muskie guy but this set up ( I have 2 6501's and 2 rods) has done me well for 3 seasons. John

Simple.............. whatever works for you. I am right handed. I use left hand retrieve spinning reel and left hand retrieve baitcaster. However, most guys and gals I talk to use left hand spinning reel and right hand baitcaster.

My Johnson is 55 on Saturday. Never missed a beat either.....

Happy Birthday bud....have a good one

That's really cool Lew. I'll leave the big words to TJ, he has a bigger thesaurus

Great report. Thanks for helping with the cabin fever.

Minutes for me too. I'm logged in most of the day M-F.............post when I have something semi intelligent to add, which is not too often.

Welcome aboard, this is a great place to talk to other addicts! John...

As everyone says Cliff, the truck can be replaced. Glad that someone was looking out for you. Couldn't stop is a lame excuse and will not stand up as a defense slush or no slush.

Depends on how good your calf muscles are Lew.........

Hell yes, I love AC/DC............you don't hoot 'n holler much, do you?.......... Anne and I had a misunderstanding many years ago...

Bear in mind that "Hamster" is the one that crashed a jet car at around 300mph and spent a few weeks on like support!