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You did notice I have a Texas Rig rod right? 90% of the time it has a T.Rig on it, sometimes I use it for Jigworms or Slug-go's but I love TRigs.

No preference, I use what works based on what structure I am fishing. With the right stick even an exposed wacky worm can stay rather weedless you just have to feel when you should pop it so it doesn't get hung up. On Tonka I only fish wacky when I fish docks and many are weedy, but you fish weightless so the bait doesn't dig into the weeds but "rests" on top and you can pop it off.

Nope, that was very adequate! You'll have to let us know if they help you catch more fish. I only have one pole with an open spinner reel . But I'm also still a novice, I still have yet to buy my first baitcaster reel. I also don't fish as many different habitats as you. For me it's pretty much just off the shore into either grassy/mossy or silty bottoms. I usually do most of my damage with spinnerbaits, maybe my rod/reel combo is the reason I don't get other baits to work very well? Of course it could also be my technique, I'm still learning the tricks with all of them. 4 major ways to fish spinnerbaits. 1) Rip them back fast enough they make a wake 2) Drop them to a depth (count down) and reel in evenly 3) Slow roll them across the bottom 4) Yo-yo fish them Super versatile and amazingly weedless. And yes the new rods help me catch more

Didn't he have insurance? If it was a dui it is obviously his fault no matter what. That's what I was thinking too. Matt, I remember you taking some pictures of it a while ago, if you show those to the appraiser so they can see the good condition and any mods/upgrades you did, would that help? And with the pics you should expect to get a car in the same condition. Go to a local shop and get an estimate to do what you did and have them add it to the car. They have to.

You have some Awesome fishing equipment!! Thanks. A lot of time, thought, "training", and effort went into figuring out exactly what I wanted. If you don't mine, what would you recommend for flyfishing. This is something I have been thinking about doing. Budget? Fishing location? Species? Do you know what sort of baits you'd throw? *what works here may not be your choices

You have some Awesome fishing equipment!! Thanks. A lot of time, thought, "training", and effort went into figuring out exactly what I wanted.

That is a rather abbreviated description, if you want any further info just ask

I finally replaced the ones that were stolen, this time though with custom sticks made for how I fish. How do you fish? Or maybe I should ask what custom mods you got to them and what performance differences they give you. Loaded question. I only had $4k to spend so I had to make some compromises but here are the 7 sticks I ended up with. I chose these actions for the lake I live on which has a lot of milfoil and mostly largemouth. (I have other rods for Muskies ) Spinning: Dock Skipping rod - St Croix Avid MH 6'6" blank. I had the reel seet extended forward with a hidden texas mount so you only hold cork, this also shortened the rod a couple inches for better accuracy. I usually throw wacky rigs and other weightless worms with this. Also would be useful for deep walleye jigging with heavy jigs or throwing roller jigs in the wind. Paired with a Shimano Stradic as it is what I'd call an entry level reel from a reliability standpoint. The MH was chosen to turn the fish as fast as possible because when you are 20' under a dock you need to get him coming towards you pronto. Drop Shot Rod - St Croix Legend Elite 6'8" MXF kicked out to 7'. The extra inches soften the whole action without reducing the power allowing you to really feel everything but to nail hook sets when necessary. This rod also regularly doubles as a light Texas Rig rod for fishing shallow weed edges, but has enough power to fish full size texas rigs if it gets windy or the W comes along. This gets a carbon fiber Stradic. Baitcasting. Texas Rig - St Croix Legend Elite M 7' kicked out to 7'6, butt extended to 14", foregrip removed for extra sensititivity, SiC Ti guide upgrade. This thing is light and ultra sensitive. The extra length gives me longer casts and IMO an improved action. The longer butt allows me to tuck it under my forearm better when necessary. Roller Jig/Spinner Bait - St Croix Legend Elite 7' MH kicked out to 7'10", butt extended to 14" with a flair to help get that extra cast distance,foregrip removed for extra sensititivity, SiC Ti guide upgrade. If you could only have 1 bass rod this would be it, you can really fish anything on it. I already have a slightly shorter version of this stick I use when I really need super casting accuracy, but the combo really lets me cover water. I can cast a spinner a country mile and have more than enough power to actually set the hook and bring the fish in. Pitching Stick - St Croix Avid, 7' H shortened to 6'9", normal length butt so as I flip the rod around it doesn't get in my way. This I had built to cast to pie plates or smaller targets at 30 yards. Super accurate with more than enough power to pull a hog up right through the milfoil. Weight wasn't a huge concern here, but accuracy was. I chose to save a little on the blank because of this. This rod made more of a difference in my accuracy than I could imagine. I replaced a slightly lighter 7' with it and went from hitting within 20" to significantly less than 10". On a good day I am within 4" of my target at 30yds. Frog/Slop Rod - G Loomis 904 kicked out to 7'10 (butt and stuff identical to Spinner Bait rod). This rod is about casting really light lures with heavy braid as far into the pads as possible and the instant a fish bites getting it up on the pads and closer to the boat. You need a serious stick to turn a 7lb'er in the slop. All Baitcasters were fitting with last years Salt water Shimano Chronarch's. I prefer last years by a lot to this years as they have bigger paddles are more comfortable in my hand and seem to deal better pulling large lures through the water.

Didn't he have insurance? If it was a dui it is obviously his fault no matter what.

You should really look at a bridgeable 4 chn as it will be way more flexible in the future.

11.25 isn't causing this issue.

Well if your trying to compare output from higher frequencies at the same volume to lower frequencies then it wont never be even. Regardless where you have the filter at, 500 watts @ 30 hz will sound lower and have less output then 500 watts @ 40, 50, 60 hz and so on. Not in my truck, pretty flat across the whole band. Of course that is the box and not the driver...

Cutting mdf is baaaaad. I've got my whole head covered when I work with mdf. Hate that dust but still need to pony up and get a good respirator. Even a cheap disposable is good

Respirators are your friend. I use one for when I cut mdf as well, no need to choke on that shit for a week.

unless you add it externally

You are assuming he doesn't want the buzz

It wouldn't happen if Californians weren't Californian

If I weren't on the phone all the time...

I don't understand that engine choice.

I finally replaced the ones that were stolen, this time though with custom sticks made for how I fish.

Has nothing to do with intended power, but the realization of how it will be set up. If you truly want to run active neither the Pio nor Kenwood have the settings you need, you are going to need a single din deck for that unless you want to use a double din and an offboard processor. When the pico blows the rca's don't get all effed up, but they do get noisy. The pico only blows though if you connect something incorrectly.

you are an odd cat

True, my guess as well but I couldn't find it but did find the diesel which was available in the same chassis.