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Date:
Apr 28, 2008
Subject:
Oh Baby! (country boy hits cabelas)
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So, although you pro guys out there down on Cabelas in East Hartford for not having the selection you need (and I guess if you're looking for everything you might be right to), Marc and I made it out there on sunday and I was duly impressed! I will, as I said to marc, point out though that the whole place is hugely depressing. When you think about what P&W accomplished at that airfield, and to see the runways falling back to the earth along with a football stadium and a beacon to consumerism, it's really very sad... BUT Now, onto the high points! Marc and I made the mistake of checking out the fishtanks BEFORE buying equipment...We walked out and I said to him "So, I don't know about you, but I'm ready to buy every possible thing in here." I ended up coming out with a seasons worth of plastics, hooks, and associated stuff, along with a couple new lures, but by far I am most excited about the new setup I picked up, consisting of a St. Croix mid-lite 6'6" spinning rod and a shiny new Daiwa Tierra. [img:13c8fdaa53]http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/Item/12/15/29/i121529sn03b.jpg[/img:13c8fdaa53] Decided to try some new mono too, and finally step away from the stren blue. It's served me well, and chances are I'll end up using it, but I'm excited to see how the Suffix Siege Works out. I will admit on the shortage of rods, I was looking for a shimano Crucial rod, on your reccomendation but I couldn't find any in the weight/length that I wanted. I'm also in love with my St. Croix UL pole, so it was an easy sale. I was thinking about the new shimano Stradic Reel as well, but I couldn't really tell the difference personally between the Stradic and the Tierra, and as I'm not into tournament fishing, I couldn't justify the price difference. Either way, I'm glad we made it out there, and I'll report on the new equipment as I hopefully start to catch some fish on it!
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