Newt

Trogg - I think I got a picture of your new vehicle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Trogg - I think I got a picture of your new vehicle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dragonbat - if I understood what you posted (and not at all sure about that), the 300x can be quickly set up for right hand or left hand retrieve. And FWIW, I have tried some of the other numbers and didn't like them much. I do like the 300x quite a lot. Easy to change spools quickly and WITHOUT altering the clutch setting which is nice. Anti-reverse really is "instant" and there is no backwards movement of spool or handle. And so on. I have been using fixed spool reels since around 1958 or so and I know quickly if I like a reel or not. This one may not suit you but I like it - a lot. There are better reels out there but not for anything like the same price. I have to get up over $200 to find one I like as well and the 300x is around $40.

Dragonbat - if I understood what you posted (and not at all sure about that), the 300x can be quickly set up for right hand or left hand retrieve. And FWIW, I have tried some of the other numbers and didn't like them much. I do like the 300x quite a lot. Easy to change spools quickly and WITHOUT altering the clutch setting which is nice. Anti-reverse really is "instant" and there is no backwards movement of spool or handle. And so on. I have been using fixed spool reels since around 1958 or so and I know quickly if I like a reel or not. This one may not suit you but I like it - a lot. There are better reels out there but not for anything like the same price. I have to get up over $200 to find one I like as well and the 300x is around $40.

Excalibur - normally it the water moving. However, in this case, these fellas have done something interesting. They have a long, skinny still water and they have a moving path on both sides so you think the water is flowing. They had to do this because there may be barbel in the water and they would have taken too much flack if anyone had noticed the place was really a still water. Works out the same for rigs and bits though.

Excalibur - normally it the water moving. However, in this case, these fellas have done something interesting. They have a long, skinny still water and they have a moving path on both sides so you think the water is flowing. They had to do this because there may be barbel in the water and they would have taken too much flack if anyone had noticed the place was really a still water. Works out the same for rigs and bits though.

I can touch the main letters and usual punctuations. Never got to the numbers though. I think of all the high school courses I ever took, typing is the one that has been of the most benefit over the years. I learned on machines that had all blank keys too so it was difficult to cheat. You actually had to learn where the blasted keys were. Thought for the longest I'd never get the hang of it but one day it just seemed to "click".

I can touch the main letters and usual punctuations. Never got to the numbers though. I think of all the high school courses I ever took, typing is the one that has been of the most benefit over the years. I learned on machines that had all blank keys too so it was difficult to cheat. You actually had to learn where the blasted keys were. Thought for the longest I'd never get the hang of it but one day it just seemed to "click".

Once upon a time, in a nice little forest, there lived a blind little bunny and a blind little snake. One day, the bunny was hopping through the forest, and the snake was slithering through the forest, when the bunny tripped over the snake and fell down. This, of course, knocked the snake about quite a bit. "Oh, my," said the bunny, "I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I've been blind since birth, so, I can't see where I'm going. In fact, I don't even know what I am." "It's quite okay," replied the snake. "Actually, my story is much the same as yours. I, too, have been blind since birth. Tell you what, maybe I could kinda slither over you, and figure out what you are, so at least you'll have that going for you." "Oh, that would be wonderful," replied the bunny. So the snake slithered all over the bunny, and said, "Well, you're covered with soft fur; you have really long ears; your nose twitches; and you have a soft cottony tail. I'd say that you must be a bunny." "Oh, thank you! Thank you," cried the bunny in obvious excitement. The bunny suggested to the snake, "Maybe I could feel you with my paw, and help you the same way you've helped me." So the bunny felt the snake all over, and remarked, "Well, you're scaly and smooth, and you have a forked tongue, no backbone and no balls. I'd say you must be either a politician, an attorney, or possibly someone in upper management."

Once upon a time, in a nice little forest, there lived a blind little bunny and a blind little snake. One day, the bunny was hopping through the forest, and the snake was slithering through the forest, when the bunny tripped over the snake and fell down. This, of course, knocked the snake about quite a bit. "Oh, my," said the bunny, "I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I've been blind since birth, so, I can't see where I'm going. In fact, I don't even know what I am." "It's quite okay," replied the snake. "Actually, my story is much the same as yours. I, too, have been blind since birth. Tell you what, maybe I could kinda slither over you, and figure out what you are, so at least you'll have that going for you." "Oh, that would be wonderful," replied the bunny. So the snake slithered all over the bunny, and said, "Well, you're covered with soft fur; you have really long ears; your nose twitches; and you have a soft cottony tail. I'd say that you must be a bunny." "Oh, thank you! Thank you," cried the bunny in obvious excitement. The bunny suggested to the snake, "Maybe I could feel you with my paw, and help you the same way you've helped me." So the bunny felt the snake all over, and remarked, "Well, you're scaly and smooth, and you have a forked tongue, no backbone and no balls. I'd say you must be either a politician, an attorney, or possibly someone in upper management."

Probably won't help to search for anything originated by Mike Connors. I think he got upset and left. And on the way, seems to have deleted every thread where his was the first post. I say "seems to have deleted ..." but it is more sure than that. The only folks who can delete an entire thread are the person who started it or one of the mods/admin. And none of us removed any thread of his.

Probably won't help to search for anything originated by Mike Connors. I think he got upset and left. And on the way, seems to have deleted every thread where his was the first post. I say "seems to have deleted ..." but it is more sure than that. The only folks who can delete an entire thread are the person who started it or one of the mods/admin. And none of us removed any thread of his.

Spindle - I have recently gotten two of the 300x reels. Best I can say is they are built like, and operate like they cost 4 or 5 times more than I paid. Nice, solid reels. Spool up well. Cast nicely (used one for a full day's lure flinging), the anti-reverse is instant. I have one of the spools filled with 10lb b/s line and the other with 20. I used the regular 300s for some years and loved them. These work better. I just hope they hold up as long as the 300s did though. You almost had to lose one of the things or give it away because except for the stupid bail return spring, they just didn't fail.

Spindle - I have recently gotten two of the 300x reels. Best I can say is they are built like, and operate like they cost 4 or 5 times more than I paid. Nice, solid reels. Spool up well. Cast nicely (used one for a full day's lure flinging), the anti-reverse is instant. I have one of the spools filled with 10lb b/s line and the other with 20. I used the regular 300s for some years and loved them. These work better. I just hope they hold up as long as the 300s did though. You almost had to lose one of the things or give it away because except for the stupid bail return spring, they just didn't fail.

Ask Americans why they have deer heads on their walls and they tell you it's because they're such beautiful animals. I think my wife is beautiful, but I only have photographs of her on the walls. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Anti came up to me on the street, pointed at my suede jacket and said, "Don't you know a cow was murdered for that jacket?" I said, "I didn't know there were any witnesses. Now I'll have to kill you too."

Ask Americans why they have deer heads on their walls and they tell you it's because they're such beautiful animals. I think my wife is beautiful, but I only have photographs of her on the walls. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Anti came up to me on the street, pointed at my suede jacket and said, "Don't you know a cow was murdered for that jacket?" I said, "I didn't know there were any witnesses. Now I'll have to kill you too."

Leon - if you are even close to quoting the man, I have to ask if his post is one from which impeachment is a valid option? If he really does not see the point in preserving the wild/sea fish stocks at all costs, I'm really not sure what he is doing in the position. [ 20 February 2002, 01:43 AM: Message edited by: Newt ]

chesters1 - say it ain't so. You wouldn't REALLY annoy Americans now would you?? I'd suspect that was a wind-up except that I'm sure you never would do those either. Ain't it fun to build a web/bbs persona?

chesters1 - say it ain't so. You wouldn't REALLY annoy Americans now would you?? I'd suspect that was a wind-up except that I'm sure you never would do those either. Ain't it fun to build a web/bbs persona?

And here is one that comes fully equiped. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And here is one that comes fully equiped. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well - if they can't figure out that w/o the viable coastal/open water eco systems and biodiversity, the jobs and coastal communities are done for, they ain't real bright. [ 20 February 2002, 01:36 AM: Message edited by: Newt ]

In the Eastern US OTOH - raking is a non-issue as I have never heard of anyone doing it much except occasionally to clear a path in weed long enough to fish there and move on. Rarely to the bottom though - just the top 3 or 4 feet or so. You can rake out a section of weed and be able to fish there within 30 minutes or so. BTW - most of the "raking" is done with a boat. Not from a boat but with the boat. Run up into the weed, reverse the motor, run out of the weed. Repeat several times if needed. And AFAIK, we don't have any tench here at all. The above is mostly done by the largemouth bass guys. The idea isn't to stir up bottom stuff but just to make an opening into the weed so you can toss a live or a lure.

In the Eastern US OTOH - raking is a non-issue as I have never heard of anyone doing it much except occasionally to clear a path in weed long enough to fish there and move on. Rarely to the bottom though - just the top 3 or 4 feet or so. You can rake out a section of weed and be able to fish there within 30 minutes or so. BTW - most of the "raking" is done with a boat. Not from a boat but with the boat. Run up into the weed, reverse the motor, run out of the weed. Repeat several times if needed. And AFAIK, we don't have any tench here at all. The above is mostly done by the largemouth bass guys. The idea isn't to stir up bottom stuff but just to make an opening into the weed so you can toss a live or a lure.

Clutch vs. backwinding - I thought about this one for a while. I was puzzled since it is obvious that some very good & experienced anglers prefer to primarily use backwinding to play the fish and others to use the clutch instead. My only thoughts have to do with the Primary angling methods and preferences gained there. UK - you folks do mostly bait & wait angling with the rod on a rest of some sort and you know when you pick up the rod that you have a take. So, you are prepared for the fish before you even pick up your rod. Backwinding in this case makes perfectly good sense. It is even nice since if you are fishing snaggy water, you can choose to not let the fish take any line to keep it out of snags. You will either turn the fish or break off but the choice is made for a reason. US - lots of lure fishermen and lots of them fish from a moving boat. Huge number of casts in the course of a day's fishing and most will be absent any fish. In that case, it is easy to get lulles into a cast & retrieve pattern and to be somewhat surprised when you get a take. Easy in this case to have the sudden rush of the fish pull the handle out of your hand and lose the fish due to slack. In this case, keeping the anti-reverse on makes sense and puts more fish in the net. However, you had better be using a good clutch when you do this else break-offs will be common. The situation is made even more biased towards the clutch since we also tend to use shorter rods with much less "give" to them. My guess here is that we will tend to use a comfortable and familiar style (backwind vs. clutch) most of the time. The US bias can be seen by the fact that most of our multiplier reels cannot even be set to allow backwinding.