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My cousin and her husband live in Turkey converting Muslims to Christianity. They have been doing this for years. Vey dangerous work. Anyway here is a Bible verse in what ever language they speak over there: Doğruluğun ve sevginin ardından koşan, Yaşam, gönenç ve onur bulur. Süleyman'ın Özdeyişleri 21:21 He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. Prov 21:21 Had to laugh as I thought if you said that over here in Church they would think you were speaking in tongues. .

I have a good dependable boat that I would sell Bill if he needs one! Never mind I changed my mind.

Yes it was a lure retriever. Bill calls it a hound dog.

I too had a good time. Alot of folks showed up and its free! Constuctive critisism:: If time would permit before the meeting started have everyone stand up and introduce theirselves. Name vs. screename on OAF. Be nice to put more faces to names. Phil anounced more of these to come in the next few months.

Jimmy Houston was not to happy about them canceling the event. His Qoutes on the matter: JIMMY HOUSTON The FLW Tornament on the Red River was canceled I was totally shocked. It's amazing to me that it was safe enough to practice for three days but suddenly to scary for some anglers to fish. This is not an easy game, never has been and never will be. ( JIMMY HOUSTON To succeed, it takes a lot of hard work and and unusual amount of tou...ghness Im 65 years old, I chose to play this game when we had no sponsors, no fancy trucks and boats provided and had to pay every penny out of our own pocket! We also played for prize money thar was a fraction of whatnis available today. No one ever forced us to fish and ... See Moreeveryone had the option to quit if it got to tough or scary for them. A group of fishermen that were too afraid of the river, after spending three days practicing on it, should not penalize the rest who were willing to compete. I've heard the rumor that some fishermen did not want to compete because they were not catching fish. I hope this was not true. As a group, the FLW fishermen are exceptionally talented and extremely good fishermen. Every angler has the right to pull out and go home if they fear the water or weather but it's not right to force their opinion on the field. Yes I. am disappointed I continue to fish a few tournaments each year to try to make this sport better for future tournament fishermen. I would challenge everyone out there, both FLW and BASS anglers alike, to always put this game above your personal agenda. In the long run, everyone will benefit from that approach To really be a Pro fishermen, it takes a lot more than just catching bass. I pray that everyone has a safe trip home and everyone catches a bunch at Table Rock. God is Good Today. Jimmy Wed at 9:01am · Report

I would fish all day for one bite for that fish. Nice!

The canceled the FLW on the Red River yesterday. Might be a few of those boys since there next stop is here.

I plan on attending. Want me to bring a couple of those h2o stickbaits?

Yes they do, nice!

A Web log by Adam Johnson Lure Review: H2O Express crankbaits June 22, 2009 at 07:55 PM Have we found the "$4 Lucky Craft"? If you’re like me no matter how much I try to avoid it when I am browsing around at one of the major tackle retailers, ultimately I find myself salivating over all the shiny Lucky Craft crankbaits. All shapes and sizes abound in the “Mercedes” of fishing lures, however one thing holds common for the lures, the $14-$18 price tag. I know there are many of you out there who scoff at the idea of spending that much for a bass lure. But I must admit long ago I decided to take the plunge and purchased my first Lucky Craft. I’ll also admit that I have on more than one occasion nearly shed tears after breaking off or breaking the lip of one of these pricy plugs. Even though I have tried a good bit of the lucky craft line up I have found that the only lure I consistently purchase and use are the Lucky Craft RC 1.5 and 2.5’s. With their square bill and fat body they are perfect for one of my favorite techniques: crashing a crankbait. Anyone who is familiar with this technique knows it can do some serious damage to a crankbait. So for the last two years I have been searching for the perfect alternative to my $16 crankbait woes, and my friends I believe I have finally found just the diver. During my time as the WIU bass club’s President I tried to bring in as many guest speakers as I could round up in hopes of improving our overall skill as anglers. One of the presenters I managed to get to share some knowledge with us was David Prosser. Aside from being a Western alumni, David is also on the Pro Staff of Academy Outdoors as well as being an accomplished tournament angler. For any of you who don’t know, Academy Outdoors is a major outdoor retailer predominantly in the Southern portion of the U.S. While at our meeting David not only shared some valuable bass fishing insight but also brought along several of the Academy Outdoors crankbaits also known as H2O Express Crankbaits. Since then I have received a variety of the H2O Express cranks and have had a chance to use several of the models. So I don’t go on to long I am going to limit the review to the CRS Model cranks. That being said there are quite a few different options of H2O Express lures ranging from top waters to deep divers. Here is the basic info on the H2O Express CRS Crankbaits. H2O Express: H2O Express Hardbaits Home Site Model: CRS Weight: half-ounce Length: 2 inch Dive Depth: 2-5 feet Price: $3.29-$3.99 Just as in my previous reviews I will break it into three sections: Appearance, Performance, and Concluding Thoughts. Appearance. Upon first opening up one of the H2O Express CRS’s I found myself getting a the feeling I was holding a lure far more pricy than its 3.99 tag. It also did have a very similar look to a Lucky Craft RC or BDS(CRS-BDS coincidence?) The cranks have a very thin lip which is a trade mark of many more pricy divers and many believe allow the cranks to reach there desired depth sooner than with a traditional bill. Another selling point to the cranks is the pair of VMC trebles dangling from there bellies which is rarely found on 4 dollar and under lures. The CRS even sports an oval split ring to tie on to which is found most commonly on high priced Japanese lures. I also noted that no tell tale signs of cheaper made products such as excess plastic on the mold, or excess paint was to be found on the CRS’s. The CRS cranks also come with internal rattles. Whether they aid in the casting distance or not, I’m not sure. But they do have a solid low pitch clacking sound not too dissimilar to the Xcaliber 1 knockers. The color schemes offered in the H2O Express baits rival that of just about any manufacturer with quite a few colors closely matching Lucky Craft colors. The differences in the “Table Rock Shad/Lavender Shad” and “sexy chartreuse shad” colors I compared were small if at all. A couple comparisons to a Lucky Craft RC 1.5 The color schemes are also similar. Though the American Shad I still have to tip my hat to Lucky Craft on. But they do offer an assortment of great colors. A few more. Performance. To test out these new cranks I brought them to my favorite cranking lake of all time, Spring Lake in McDonough County. Because of aquatic algaecide and herbicide placed into the water on a yearly basis by the city of Macomb almost no vegetation grows in the lake making it perfect for throwing shallow cranks without worry of fouling on submerged grass. I was pleasantly surprised to note that the three separate CRS’s I tied on my 7ft medium action crankin stick all ran extremely true straight out of the box. They also didn’t seem to have any problem rolling over or side to side when burning the bait back to the boat. Of course the true test of any square billed crank I throw is its ability to come through any lay down I toss it into and I can confidently say that the CRS made it through just about any lay down or rip rap I tossed it around. The only minor flaw I noticed in the H2O Express cranks was that their paint did seem to come off rather easily. Now I know its for the most part unpreventable when running cranks through cover especially rip rap and other rocks, but I do believe the more expensive lures such as the Lucky Craft RC 1.5’s do hold their paint a little better with fewer chips. Concluding thoughts. There are definitely positives and negatives to the H2O Express CRS crankbaits. The majority of the negatives however have very little to do with the plugs themselves. The obvious physical flaw as I mentioned earlier seemed to be in the paint job being susceptible to chipping. Still at under $4 a lure you can chip your way through 4 CRS crank’s before you’ve equaled the cost of one Lucky Craft The true downfall of these baits and this line of lures is the difficulty in getting a hold of them. Academy Outdoors as far as I know doesn’t even have a store in the state of Illinois and the closest as far as I know is Missouri, Kentucky, or Tennessee. To make matters worse, they also don’t have an online store to purchase the cranks which are sold exclusively at Academy Outdoors stores and subsequently won’t be found on major online tackle giants such as Basspro.com, Tacklewarehouse.com, or Basstackledepot.com. As far as I know the only way to get a hold of these bargain secrets of the bass fishing world is to make the drive down yourself, have someone ship them to you, or purchase them on a trading post such as eBay or BassBoatCentral.com(heres a link to a guy who ships them all over for a small increase in price Thread for H2O Baits Shipped to your door). Still I would say positives far outweigh the negatives of trying to get a hold of a batch. So the next time your traveling down south and happen to drive past an Academy Outdoors store on the interstate I would encourage you to stop in and pick up a few. At only 3.99 you can load up on quality cranks for a fraction of the cost. Or if you’re like me and simply can’t wait that long you can call up a friend or relative who lives south of the Mason-Dixon line and see if they’ll ship you up a few. I think you’ll find yourself holding a lure that is almost if not entirely as good as a Lucky Craft BDS or RC at a quarter of the cost. O and of course, the ultimate question… Do they catch fish? I sure think so. (0) Comments :: Permalink

How much are they going to cost?

KC, not really a Favre fan. Just a Vikings fan. When I lived up there got to play in several chaity basketball games against the Vikings in the late 70's and early 80"s. The likes of Scott Studwell, Tommy Kramer, Jeff Siemom. They wern't friendly games either, lots of contact. Those guys came to win, but they didnt. We beat them in all three games that I played in. Got to hang with them after games. Was pretty cool.

Cleaning up the shed today and ran into this. Forgot I had them. I have two. Mitchell 508.

Guess I have to go with the colts. I was really wanting the Viking in it, so gotta go against the team that beat them.

Went into Southtown bait in Joplin this morning. They didnt have the cara finess rods. When I asked about the trade up program they said they didnt do that. I said your a Falcon dealer so whats up with that! Was told they didnt have to do anything they didnt want to do. Guess I am about done with that store, they treat me like I am going to steal somthing and I have spent hundreds of dollars in there in the past. They have been downsizing on there fishing stuff and gearing toward more hunting. Never a thank you when I do buy stuff. They think there the only game in town and can treat folks like crap! See ya SouthTown.

Wow is right! Great take on the songs.

Flippin, dont know if its a Medallion or not. just know its the IM7. You can feel them even if they just look at it. I bet they are 20 years old and still great.

My 225 Yamaha does alot better on fuel than my Merc. 150 EFI. Just have to run them in the sweet spot 3500- 4000 RPM. I am not a hot rodder like some people I know! Last time I was down there I did try to run down a boat. I came around point 5 heading for the Indians and saw it about half a mile ahead of me.Kicked it up to 71mph and the boat kept getting smaller and smaller, what is up with that! By the time I hit the Indians it was nowhere to be seen. It was a bass boat but thats all I could make out. Wow!

I will take you up on that. The Browning is a composite, boron and graphite. No ice or snow here, just rain and 35 degrees.

I like them too for cranking, top , spining ect. But have still not found one I like for a jig rod. Not as sensitve as I would like.My old Browning IM7"s are twice as sensitve. Any sugestions?

Busted their butt by slipping on the snow with wet feet.

Acadamy sports has their store brand (H20) knock offs of popular baits for $3.99 There jerk bait isnt bad.

I wouldnt have a clue. Ask Buzz.

And nobody busted their butt??

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