mastertangler wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2013 at 5:59pm:

Hey, if you can't actually GO fishing then just buy some fishing stuff, works for me (at least till the bill comes due  :P ).

oh yes... i got 'grounded' by the wife because of my 'kid in a candy store' mentality at gander mt yesterday. after running up quite the bill i came home with lots of new goodies. it took all of 15 minutes because i was out on the river trying out the new stuff! excellent!! i came home with a guide series 8' light action 'crappie' rod and new suffix seige 6lb test clear. the crappie rod might be my favorite purchase in quite some time! (even though i came home with a pile of the new for 2013 rapalas) i ended up tail hooking a 25lb carp with a tiny husky jerk and the rod was flawless. dealing with a fish of that size hooked in the worst way possible, the rod handled all the runs, all the current hastles, all 37 minutes worth. it loaded nice and even, it absorbed all the side to side shaking of the tail. i let the rod do all the work. it has a nice long handle that balances out the length of the rod and its surprisingly light. for being only a light action, it had a decent enough backbone i could actually see myself trolling with it up in the Q or elsewhere. plus, my favorite part is that the eyelets are nice and small so it stores like a baitcasters but handles like a spinning rod.

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plus i got a new clamshell box for my phone/wallet for fishing out on the river, new line, more rapalas, these really neat rubber coated wire tie down thingers, like a rubber coated twist tie, plus at fleet i got an anchor mounting pulley set for my new canoe anchor rig, 2 ft of chain for an anchor, a 16 foot retractable dog leash for an anchor rope, 1/8 inch diameter camo rope, and a set of those cheapo plastic cup holders for your car. with tin snips and velcro, they quickly became removable canoe cup holders for both a soda can and a nalgeen bottle size!! ill try to get some pictures posted of all the work ive done!!