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Elliot- it is a little bit different casting with a 8 ft rod and flipping/ pitching with one. To answer the original question. I am almost 16 and 5'8" and yes I can use a 7'6" flippin stick, and yes I do alright with it. It took me a little while to get used to it though, and I still find ...

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Get him a Zebco combo.

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I use a uni to uni knot, and sometimes a blood knot. I think that these knots are the norm for tying braid to mono. Someone correct me if I'm wrong

Check out animatedknots.com - it is a pretty cool site with instructions on how to tie some knots.

Hope this helps you some,

Scott

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Looks like it could be about 6. It has a large mouth/head which implies bigger fish, yet is it short, which implies the opposite. Just an opinion, but either way, that is an awesome fish!

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Has anyone tried this bait? It looks similar to a Basstrix with some realistic colors. I have some of the Hawg Shad that they make, and they work well, so I just wanted to know if it was worth purchasing any. Looks like it will work pretty well as long as it is flexible enough. Any input would be gr...

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Sweet! I sort of like the triangular livewell lids. It is going to be hard to keep your boat for more than a year, with all of these nice looking rigs coming out each year. Especially if you want the newest, biggest, and baddest boat.

I wonder what it is going to cost?

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I know that I have had a few problems over the years using Spiderwire, and Power Pro. The Spiderwire Stealth worked better than the original, and the Power Pro was better than the Wire. I would break the line here or there with both, more so with the Wire, but not often enough to stop using it. Rece...

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I throw it on a 6"11" Heavy action rod with 50 lb braid, or on a flippin stick with the braided line. Hope this helps!

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Tom!

How could you?! I think that from now on I will pack banana nut muffins, banana boat sunscreen, and rotten bananas with me each time we go out

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I wanted to do the same thing, as I was at Cooch's with piles and piles of great looking baits, along with some high dollar Japanese baits, and some nice rods. The only difference is that I refraned from taking anything. And to think, you were going to steal from a helpless teen who wanted nothing m...

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I know that the hooks are the Daiichi equivilent of the Gamakatsu 2x or even 3x trebels. So far, they only bent a little on a 15 lb striper that I horsed to the boat.

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Gator, I don't know if I trust you, the first time I met you, two years ago at the Pro Teen, you tried to steal all of my gear, and this year, you tried to root through my tackle bag and pick out all of the good stuff! You know, I have a friend that owns a banana business! Just kidding! Or am I :?: ...

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The Go 2 Minnow is an awesome bait. It has great action, and when twitched, it looks just like a dying fish. Can't wait to use it at Clear Lake! Oops, I mean, errr... um oh well, yes, I do have it tyed on for the Rally

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My dad and I are leaving tomorrow afternoon for Clear Lake. We are going to pre fish for a few days before the Rally. Haven't been there in a while, so any advice? No, I am not trying to find any of your secret catfish holes :twisted: , but rather the green fish. I know I had at least a few people s...

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Well, now that I have started fishing swimbaits, and I have seen a 12 pound fish caught on one, of course I want more :D :P I was thinking more along the lines of trout swimbaits like the Huddy. Also, Fish and Game may not need to plant there, as no one is taking the trout that are in there. Who kno...

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There is a LAKE San Antonio down by Los Angeles, and the one I am talking about is about 850 acres and a drinking water lake. Every time I pass it I want to go there.

If you have Google Earth, you can search San Antonio Reservoir, Ca and it will find it for you. It is right by Highway 84 I think

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Does anyone know if they will ever open this lake? It is located by Del Valle, in Alameda county, supposedly there are big trout and big largies in there. My hotmaps even has it on there. I think that it would be a great lake for swimbaits.

Curious Scott

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I was casting my Energy against a Shimano Chronarch, each of us with a 1/2 oz rattletrap, and my casts were going 30% farther than the Chronarch. I handed my rod to him, and he immediately started casting further, hmmm... My dad uses the old Shimano Curados (green super free) and I also outcast him....

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Congrats on the finish. We just couldn't get that extra .4 pounds

Oh well. We had one great fish, and you had a solid sack of fish. Great job.

Scott Trummer

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Also give Crestliner a look. www.crestliner.com

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Great job on your new PB. To catch a 12.61 pound largemouth is a feat to behold, let alone in a tournament. Also, great job in your last few tournaments as well. Thank you for taking me under your wing, and helping me become a better fisherman and person as well. I am grateful for all that you have ...

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I feel like it takes away from the front page abit, but then again I don't just hang out on the front page, so if it helps make the site as a whole better, then you get my seal of approval

On a more serious note, it is your site Tony. You can put whatever pleases you on it.

Scott

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I can't help you on the basstrix, but on the Shellcracker, I always use the snap. It is a heavy-duty snap, and I have not had a problem using it. When I couldn't find my snap, and I tied direct, I seemed to have issues with the hooks and line fouling up :? It is possible that that had nothing to do ...

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Go to http://ridewithalegend.com/alphaseries.html to see all of the 199s. You can also look at the other boats too.

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Just want to say good luck to everyone. Be safe and have a great time. Oh and catch a big fish while you are at it!

Scott, boat 13

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Shellcracker

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The dings are from going into an island and my dad saying it was deep enough to trim down. NOT!

Oh well, do I need to remind myself what BOAT means

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My dad and I have a 90hp Merc 4-stroke on 17' Crestliner Fish Hawk. We have some small pieces missing in the leading edges of our prop, so we are looking to get a new one. As of right now, with the dings, our top speed is 39.5 mph gps, RPMs are around 5600, and we have pretty good holeshot. Our turn...

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Stick around for an extra day, and fish the pro teen on Sunday! It is an awesome event, and it only costs 30 bucks. Just show up ready to fish, and there should be enough boaters to take you out. Check it out on the main page.

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Great reminder Fish, I always cut my line into smaller pieces for that exact reason.

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My dad and I have been told that it is ok to do so. I am not quite 16, and I fish with two rods at lakes sometimes.

If you find out otherwise, please let me know!

Scott

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Go to this site, http://www.tackleunderground.com/ and then click on the forums at the top. There is a hard bait forum, and you should get all the info that you need there.

Hope this helps you, and post some pics when you are done!

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I pm'd you about the Pro Teen

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I talked to him about an hour ago as he went through the mountains, so we didn't talk long. He said that they got 6th place today with an 8 and a 6.

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I use a Quantum Dean Rojas signature series rod. I love the action of it. I am sure that there are other rods out there though, and other people will give you there opinion too.

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The R2S frog comes in three sizes, a 55 which is smaller, a 65 which is the normal size, and a 75 which is larger. I like the normal frog for working the mats, and the jitterbug style one with a lip for open water. For me, it is easier to walk than a lipless frog. Take my advice with a grain of salt...

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I think that it comes with a heavy-duty snap to throw it with. i know that the shellcracker does. If it does, then throw it with the snap, and if not, I'd either buy a large snap, ar tie direct. I have yet to try the bait, but others who have wil tell you how they throw it.

Good luck!

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Buy the other one too! You won't be dissapointed. They each have their place, and I feel that that is in my tackle box

Good luck with your choice.

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The water was down about 4-5 feet. I don't think that they have planted anything for a few months.

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My dad and I had another awesome day on the water today. This time though, we were at Del Valle, and the fish were trout. We sat on one spot for about 6 hours or so, and the smallest we caught was 2.5 pounds. First fish I hooked was a 15+ pound trout that I eventually lost. Oh well, that is fishing....

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Grant and Jeremy come up with an idea, make a prototype, then make it into a mold. After that, they make a resin model, which they send to their factory so that the baits can be HAND CARVED to their specifications. The workers use the resin molds as a model for the real deal. Once Grant gets them, h...

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My dad and I have a 1750 Fish Hawk, and we use No Sweat Mist. It gets the gunk off just fine.

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Recently, I started throwing it on braid, just because I feel that I can get better action, and I like the rock solid hooksets

I used 50lb Sufix for all of those fish, as it is what I had on, and it handled all of the fish wonderfully.

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My dad and I did what Sacto John did. If you look in your owner's manual, it should tell you what to do.

Good luck!

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My dad and I went out to the Delta on Friday at safe light to throw some early morning topwater. Well, I had confidence in the Shellcracker, after using it for two days, so that is what I threw. About ten minutes after starting, my dad casts over my line, so I just start reeling my bait in. I wasn't...

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I forgot to say that I will try and post the pics tomorrow. Need to get another card reader, as my mom has it right now.

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Great to meet you guys. That was an awesome day on the water to say the least. :D The striper was 15.0 pounds. The biggest largemouth went 7 pounds, 8 ounces and it was caught on a Shellcracker. The fish was long and skinny. Too bad that it had a flat stomach. Absolutely flatâ€” probably the reason ...

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The stepwa is an awesome bait. Yes, you do have to sqeeze out the water every once in a while, but the action and the fish are worth it. If you reel slowly, it will wiggle back like a jitterbug, but you can also walk it a lot easier than a normal frog. Tom Leogrande can tell you all about how much h...

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