Nothing wrong with plain jane. Not everything needs rainbows and lightning bolts. Those handles look awesome!

Hopefully Ron won't get too mad at you for holding Harry's wand

Has anybody paired it with the Tatula reel yet?

Fortunately I don't have to resort to ordering. I'm in GA and we get a pretty good distribution. Although there are a handful of breweries that we don't get and I really really really wish we did.

Yeah I'm pretty sure a 40 of Jameson to anybody would end in a KO. For a year or two I almost always picked up something new every week and I still do, but like you I've picked out a hand full of regulars such as Bells Two-Hearted Ale and more recently WestBrook Gose. There are great beers in every ...

what are some of your favorite styles/ beers?

here lately I've fallen in with sours/ lambics such as The Bruery's Tart of Darkness

any craft beer enthusiasts out there?

I'm sad now. That makes my local shops look like toy stores.

If I wanted to know the basics of wood carving I would go to a "basics of wood carving" forum.

I thought the November sale at THUT didn't apply to Daiwa products?

I'm attempting to carve my first crankbait out of basswood. Any tips or tricks would be much appreciated.

Makes me smile knowing that you're actually using the ARMS and not just using it as decoration. I don't understand shelf queens. Screw that, if I invest that kind of money on equipment it's going to get a little usage at some point.

that's pure boner material.

Thanks for the feedback on MH-regular. I'm definitely going to get one now as I plan on using it for jerkbaits and topwaters as well. The gold thread doesn't get me too excited, but overall it definitely looks and feels like an excellent rod.

Guess I'm the only one in the boat on this one.

I may be jumping the gun a bit, but tonight as I was browsing the shelves of one of the big box tackle shops I came across the Tatula rods and I was very surprised. I feel like it might be a game changer for it's price. Not only does it look pretty rad, it felt pretty well balanced, fairly light, an...