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  1. Champ188
    The last couple of times Donna and I launched at Sweetwater (I presume this is the same as Arrow Rock) there were some suspicious characters loitering around (not fishing) and possibly smoking pot/meth/crack. Gave me an uncomfortable feeling and Donna has stated an unwillingness to go back.
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    I hope that I didn't suggest or insinuate that anyone wasn't very smart. That was certainly not my intention. My "system" such as it is on setting my Lew's reels is to have two of the four centrifugal brakes pulled out (engaged) and two pushed in. I set the mag adjustment to about 3. From there, I use the spool tension knob on the right side of the reel to get my spool adjusted to where I can throw as far as I need but not so loose that it wants to backlash every cast.
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    I'm sure you've done this, but have you checked the centrifugal brakes under the palm plate? I wasn't aware my Lew's reels had them when I first bought them because they also had magnetic brakes. Once I popped the palm plate off and saw the all four centrifugal brakes were in the "out" position and disengaged two of them, my reels picked up significant casting distance.
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    Check with Allstate Insurance agent Jeff Cook in Lowell. He's usually the one collecting entries.
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    I've said my piece and then some about such matters. No need making additional enemies.
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    I spend less and less time up there as the years go on. Got burned in too many derbies making that run and then having to play bumper boats with everyone else over those 6-7 spots you mentioned. I'm moving into Schooner and White's Branch this coming spring.
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    Ah, OK ... don't get out there much and didn't think about that one. I too had visions of Noah's ark in reference to the big bridge.
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    Pretty good, Enforcer. We had 15 total in 7 hours, including 8 keepers with a couple of 4-pounders and some solid 2.5 and 3-pound fish. Spinnerbait, squarebill and jig. Oh, and one on a buzz bait. A fun day even though it literally rained sideways all day. We were on the lower end ... Disney up to Duck Creek. Water was a bit more stained than I expected and is likely to get even more stained with all the rain Sunday. Creeks and ditches were really running when we started home. Surface temps 54-58.
  9. Champ188
    Competition got too stiff for him up the Kings.
  10. Champ188
    Good job, Ben. Sounds like lots of fun. Had to be a lot more comfortable under that covered dock than out in the rain like Donna and I were on Grand yesterday. Top photo is definitely a LM. The rest look like K's to me.
  11. Champ188
    LOL, now that would be quite the sight.
  12. Champ188
    Boy, that sure makes me feel better. Kind of like the deep peace I get from listening to Obama.
  13. Champ188
    Water temps were 56-58 on Thursday in the Shell Knob area.
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    Couldn't agree more, Tanderson. All six of our cats are rescues.
  15. Champ188
    At my house, the problem is often between the monitor and the chair back.
  16. Champ188
    So, actually, this is not a team event but an individual one in which you just might HAPPEN to have a partner onboard. So, if I win, I wouldn't necessarily have to share the spoils with my boat companion, right?
  17. Champ188
    Again, totally awesome. Feel-good thread of the year.
  18. Champ188
    Don't forget, you would also have had to credit your Power Poles for holding your rig steady while you battled that behemoth, presuming you either had the 100-foot Table Rock Specialty Series or the optional Hugger device that allows you to clamp onto bridge pilings, trees, boat docks or other vertical structure.
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    I caught one on a blade last winter that was pushing the heck out of 4 pounds. That's my biggest from TR. I did catch a 4-13 at Bull Shoals many years ago while fishing with former BASS pro and Ranger public relations guy Jim Nolan.
  20. Champ188
    Couldn't agree more with both statements, except you gotta put cats in there, too. They love you just like dogs; they're just a little more coy about showing it sometimes. Here are 3 of our 6, all fulltime indoors. Yeah, it's a zoo sometimes.
  21. Champ188
    High praise coming from a guy who's been featured in magazines including Bassmaster and Field & Stream and has designed colors for Bass Pro Shops, SPRO and top pro anglers across the country.
  22. Champ188
    Very nice indeed, mjk. The one in the bottom pic should be absolute dynamite.
  23. Champ188
    That's freakin' awesome, Joe. Best post I've seen on OAF in a very long time. Thanks for being a true stand-up guy. The way a man treats animals says a lot about himself.
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    Donna and I are in.
  25. Champ188
    Dang, you just can't front end your partner anywhere anymore. LOL
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