Recent content by xltom

Hey rogerdodger! Any word on whether the dam has been open? My buddy called one of the fishing resorts on the lake and the owner swears that he's seen a couple pulses come through and even caught a jack. I'm trying to figure out if he's just trying to rent some cabins or if it's for real. My...

That sucks. I will never understand that. When I meet a chick who can fish like you can, I am mucho impressed. Wait, I only(personally) know one other bad ass fisherwoman. My aunt Cathy fishes redfish tourneys down in florida. If they doubt your skills, show them how well you can whip a plug...

Damn. They disrespected you? We need a good pro shop in Eugene. I miss 2bros tackle

neither are tips. I looked up how to do the repair and that's the part that worried me most... getting the old epoxy and thread off without ruining the blank. And I don't have the aforementioned wrapping rig. I'm gonna hit caddisfly tomorrow and if it's too much I'll just buy new rods I guess.

Meh. Usually I'm down for a diy project but if someone can do a good job for around 10 bucks an eye I can't see how doing it myself is worth it. Do you have a rod wrapping rig?

abu ambassadeur AMB862MH 8'6" med heavy. I have another rod that needs a line guide as well. Neither are very expensive but like I said I have a hard time throwing stuff away and both are rods that I like.

Not a fan of that guy. Won't be taking my business there. Thanks though!

Thanks, I just called them. They couldn't nail down a price and have to send the rod out for repair, Same with Mazama. How long ago was it 5$?

Anybody know who can throw a new line guide on a rod here in the Eugene area? How much do they charge? I'm not sure it's worth it but I hate to throw away an otherwise perfect rod. It just lost the ceramic insert. Thanks for any tips. Tom

Roger, I'm waiting on pins and needles for your next siltcoos report. Looking to head over sunday and Monday.

Wow those are some light rods. I have the cabelas tourney.. exact same but mine is a spinning rod. I just assumed I needed a rod with a line weight the same or larger than the line used(40lb). Is this # not relative to the breaking strength of the rod itself? Thanks for all the great tips roger!

By the way, My bro john got this one today. I lost one at the boat and had another quick bite. There were MANY fish jumping all around the 101 bridge all day. I'm 1 for 3 so far this year but my boat is 3 for 3. Thanks guys.

Yeah I'm pretty sure u can sleep next to your rod. That's what those little plunkin bells are for. I used to wait for "thuggin4life" to fall asleep, then I'd sneak up and jiggle his line...ringing the bell. He would jump up all confused and trip...fall.. cuss... trying to get up to grab his rod...

My apologies mosd, I'm surprised nobody recognized your boat on here. I hope you aren't too burnt up about me poking a little fun at you. From the pic it's hard to believe there's anybody else in there. But I'll take your word for it as I've been seeing you on the forum for a long time now...

What kind of rods do you guys like for this? I'm using some burly thick rods. Seems like everyone else has thinner more flexy ones. Maybe that's why I've lost two out of three fish (broke leaders)? One of my trolling rods is a Berkley "Big Game" with a penn 209 on it. Looks more like a deep sea...