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Mark, the knots you mentioned are just that knots. In that case, when the braid tightens down around the mono or fluoro it will cut it. Try the sebile "knot". Its more along the lines of a Chinese finger-cuff "connection". at first it will be a little tricky to tie, especially wi...

Ya I agree, getting the settings correct is tough.. I got it decent but I feel like it could be a lot better with the proper settings. I'm not sure what I had it at (boats not with me) but if I figure it out I'll let ya know. Anybody else got this dialed yet???

I have the HDS 8 with structure scan on the console of my boat. Simply put, It's AMAZING. No more guessing whats down there. If you graph a tree, it looks like a tree, grass looks like grass and so on. This is a great tool to use when looking for a certain type of structure, or to see what kind of s...

Hey guys i live in reno and was planning on coming over today to do a little pre fishing for the oroville cbc. This morning i woke up to snow and its real bad in the mountains. If anyone wants in let me know by noon today, after that im putting on chains and heading over. Cell # 775 790 0674 Denny G...

734 or 735... Covers most of your basics besides heavy flipping work.

734 or 735... Covers most of your basics besides heavy flipping work.

Man, If i felt this strongly about a bait i would find a buddy with diving gear and go get it back! Sometimes crank baits are really one of a kind in there fish catching ability.

Try RCS. Its a smaller place located on the west side of I-5 (you can see it off the freeway) kind of across from phils. They serve American food, burgers, steaks, ribs, etc.. They make one mean burger and you better bring your appetite.

I'm not sure what the differences are but I have had my hands on the new stuff at cabelas and it is quite a bit "stiffer"
either way I don't think you can go wrong with guide wear apparel.

734 Powell with micro guides

It really just depends on what type of swimbaits your going to be throwing. If your going to start off with paddle tails and swimbaits like the mission fish a low pro reel will work just fine. When you begin throwing large swimbaits like Huds, BBZs, baitsmiths, etc.. You will want to use a round ree...

Sorry guys, didnt realize they were sold out on line. I picked up a few from the store in reno and figured most of you were in cali so id pass the website.

Hey guys just ran across a really good deal on Revo premiers: @

http://www.scheelssports.com/webapp/wcs ... ategoryId=

-Denny Goldston

Guys, Thanks to all for the help and insight. Hopefully this thing gets worked out and we find those rods, There was a few in there that i havent stopped thinking about since i heard they were missing. Like the two customs that i built, my Powell flipping stick that i landed a 160# tarpon on, and a ...

It was shipped UPS. sorry for the incorrect lingo, the tube was supposed to be in phoenix wednesday and disappeared somewhere on the way. Tube was insured for 4k. Bad part is that some of the rods are kind of irreplaceable. But the good news is that powell rods are only 119$ in arizona! Definitely a...

Hey guys, need some help here. My Dad flew to Roosevelt today and was told last night by ups that the 20 rods he priority mailed on monday are GONE. They should have been there on wednesday. After spending many hours on the phone we have gotten absolutely no where. Ups claims the rods were shipped t...

Throwing a frog is inherent with missing fish, everyone does. The first time i got my dad on a good frog bite he missed 20-25 good strikes in a row. The best thing to do is every time you miss a fish that actually ate the frog, remember what you did and do SOMETHING different on the next blow up. Wh...

White and black are absolutely staples no matter where you are throwing a frog, but greens also have a place in my arsenal. Especially on the delta during the begining of frog season. Cicada, snag proof?

Mac,
I have found the same thing as you. Split ring pliers suck, from the 4 dollar model tothe 20 dollar model. The best way i have found is to let your thumbnails grow out for a few days and use them! Just dont do to many hooks in one day, your nails will be offer sore if you do.

powell is the best all around rod i have yet to find.. Dobyns are great but have found that they suffer from some BREAKAGE issues, I succesfully landed a 160 lb. tarpon on a powell flippin stick...

the powell 734c is my favorite, light enough in the tip to load up and properly pull threw grass and strong enough in the butt section to set the hook and manage fish out of heavy cover..

I recently aqquired a whole bunch of basstrix and they came in zip-loc bags. Anybody have a good method for storing them and not putting bends in the body/tail?

If backing the boat is what bothers you, practice with any type of trailer.. the shorter the trailer you can find to practice with the better, it will be much more difficult than that of a 20 foot bass boat. As far as the trolling motor part, maybe ask your pro if you can put around at the end of th...

Hey, I also live in reno and there are a ton of lakes to fish within 2.5 hours.. Definitely check out oroville, folsom, the Ca delta, clearlake, on the tactics side: soft plastics such as drop shot, senko, wacky rig, shakey head and split shotting should catch you a ton of fish! good luck Denny Gold...

definitely the sassy shad, We used to slay the stripers in the port of sac. on those things