I love my 20 in the energy & in the Catalyst.

Wow you go to Ed Shirley's too. What a small world, Which one you go to? I tend to frequent the store in Niles on Dempster but also go to the one on Dundee in Palatine(Closer to work).

Filled the truck up today$2.44 a gallon $45 later I drove out. Truck is great & i love my V8 but GRRRRRR

That & the fact the big part of fishing I like the most isn't actually fishing but getting away & into nature. Away from traffic,cell phones, work, People. If I here over the loud speaker that some morons lights are on While I hooking a bass it kinda might put a cramp in the whole thing.

I don't cut the barbs off but mearly bend them back with a set of pliers & I do this to all my lures, including the Super Shad :) . I read an article about mortality rates with time out of the water with Muskies & large Pike. I figured the Quicker I can get C.P.R. done & get the fish back in the wat...

it's a good real but like Flippin said if you can spen the extra $$ for the Catalyst do it man. I have the Catalyst man is that a smooth reel. I love it & recommend it to anyone. Read the review-http://www.tackletour.com/reviewquantpti.html The one things they found wrong with it " Tiny amount of ba...

I use the Quantum Hot Sauce on all my gear. I know it's know Diawa but this can't be beat. It's a permalube. It bonds with the metal. I didn't believe it either but I lubed my stuff last year & it's still there & needs no more this year.

Glad to hear it worked well for you. Every Qunatum product so far I'ver used has worked just as well.

BPS is the way to go man. Take a look at there Tourney Special Rods & the Quantum Pulse like you were saying. Or take a look at their combos. This ones under your $150 budget & looks great.

Bass Pro Combo

Your completely normal. I do the same & I fish medium-light.medium, & Heavy. Anti reverse is on all the time--IMO the selector switch is useless & just adds one more area to get dirt into the reel.

I'd buy a $400 reel & a $100 Rod.
IMO the reel is more important then the rod. Not to say I'd buy a $9.99 Special at Wal-Mart but a reasonably marginal rod with a great reel will fish alot better, longer, & with alot less hassels then then a great rod with a marginal reel

Get out Fishing more, Cover more water(lakes), Enjoy my time on the water, Enjoy nature more, Use more tackle & get better at the tackle I use more often, become a better-smarter nore adaptive angler, Go to a couple pro torneys.

I've used the Ti in-line spinners & they're fairly decent. I have one & thats all I'll even buy. The Ti Liters aren't worth it either. I bought one a few years back, first fish hit it & it bent the swivel, & the split ring broke. I won't buy anything with TI except reels with the Ti lip on the spool...

Sweet man. Nice Ride.

I suppose so, only the you could cast with two hands vs. one