Currently at $314 for a Medalist? Yikes!

I have a weakness for old reels. The current market reflects how popular "vintage" reels have become.

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Bob, the Battery Tender is a great little device. I used one for years on motorcycle and trolling motor batteries. Cool thing is, it's a plug in and forget about deal. I lost mine a while back. Of course the new boat/blackhole you throw $ at can't use such a simple, and inexpensive item. I now have ...

I was just about to seal the deal on the Sage largemouth, but now I think I should wait until the final report from the water, so you should probably go fishing so that you can finalize this report. :D Btw, what do you think about using any of these for stripers? Might be a few weeks before I get o...

"Swag" is gear over $250. This was only $149(a lot less with cc points used), and can be considered essentials like toilet paper, floatant, and beer.

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I currently have 3, species specific, "bass rods". The third just showed up before lunchtime today, so I thought I would do a comparison on my lunch break. Here are the contenders. 1. Sage, Largemouth Bass Rod(original model). MSRP $550. 00(line inc.) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/45...

Brian, I don't have a 4th rod to put on the list. I have many more that fit one of the two functions, but to date, no others do both in perfect harmony. Some are REALLY close, but if I scrutinize each one, they fall a tiny bit short in one of the two qualifiers. Am I being too picky/serious. Yeah, ...

Brian, I do not know what the temp was, but I left in in the sun for about 5 hours and the water was warm enough that your boys wont shrivel up! That's a big plus! :mrgreen: On the site it says they plan to add a water heater accessory. Just plug into your car AC adapter and it will heat the water ...

Thanks for the heads up Bob. I like it. I now use a Sun Shower bag for car camping, but this looks like it will work a lot better. Question. I noticed on the website that the container is insulated. How warm does the water get when you leave it in the sun? I like a warm rinse at the end of the day, ...

That trout underground article was "interesting". It's a safe bet the LL 389 will be on any list. No one is surprised to see a couple bamboo rods, a Tom Morgan, or Scott G. A Eagle Claw Trailmaster one of the best fly rods of all time?? Any "reasonably tapered 8.5' - 9' 6wt best of al...

briansII, I quit sling packs cuz of the net issue. Never figured out carrying a net at the same time. How do you do it? I have a belt net holder by Smith creek and I use that a lot but the pack kept knocking it around. Bob First off, Happy Birthday! I thought about how to add a net while using a sl...

Appreciate your post, and your info back in the day about millcreek, chocolate milk, and our royalty. It was cool out there today.Have a cool one. That feeder creek spiked the other day and was dumping 1,800+ cfs of mud. The release from the dam was only 50 cfs, so I can just imagine what the river...

One of the many reasons why I don't fish that river very much these days. Of course, the #1 reason is my car has been broken into three times and after picking broken glass out of my butt a few too many times, I'm just not game any more. And then there's guys like this also! Yep, not to mention the...

Be on the lookout for a masked, low-holer. Last seen Jan 24th on the Lower American River. Suspect is a male, wearing all back neoprene waders, with full face mask and silver sunglasses. Considered armed and dangerous with a spinning rod/reel and spoons. Hit the +/enlarge button in the upper left tw...

darrin terry wrote:Can we sing this instead?

RIP Lemmy.

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Hey, I'm going steelheading next Thursday on the American if anyone wants to meet up. I'm closer to a Central Addict. Would be cool to meet up, but weekdays are out for me. I was actually planning to hit it last weekend, but last minute changed plans. Stayed closer to home to get my skunking. brian...