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If you can get your local store to find them and get them shipped to your store, they you can get the Daiwa SL-X50HV Reel for $44 each There are some available in some stores, but not a whole lot. Would be worth a shot to tell them to look up on the computer and find some for you. I think the other sizes are marked down as well.

how about entering the Calcuttas? I fish a few tournaments and have done some larger ones in the past.... SCSSA is the one I mostly fish, which donates much of the money to Camp Happy Days, I believe. www.scssa.net is the homepage, I believe.

Dug up some pics from a local site... It has brought up a few snowies in its short use Rod not included

Not used much Missing the red knob on outside of drag star handle....I've used it without it and it works fine...I'm really not sure exactly what it does. It rotated out on a trip offshore and I ordered another one, but the one that came in was too long and I never messed with it again. I think the price for replacement from Masters of the Deep was like $18. The cable has ring terminals on it, but can be modified for a plug. I also put a waterproof blade style fuse receptacle in line and put a big piece of copper wire where the Euro style fuses went. Euro fuses were like $4 each and I have been told that the blade style would do just as well. Not sure if I can find the extra Euro fuses I had, but if I do, you can have them. I think there were about 7 or so left. Spooled with 130# Jerry Brown.....approximately 900 yards maybe? Started with 1200 yards and have since then spooled a Senator with a topshot of that and got snagged on bottom once or twice. Plenty of line for 600-1000 feet of water, that much I know. I will try and get pics next time I go home. Asking $500 Not sure what shipping would be, but it weighs about 13#, I believe. Reason for selling is the deepest I have fished is about 650' and I actually prefer my Avet 50 on a bent butt. Bought it to catch a wreckfish off of Charleston, SC, but they have since outlawed recreational catches.

Charity? Insurance? Cost for hosting event? A number of things, really.

sweet rack, brah.... West Marine just gave us a nice 30ish rod display rack...probably won't be able to use the top row, though, due to height.

If you make it to Charleston, I would say Shem Creek for eating. The scenery is usually pretty good and a few restaurants to choose from.

Sounds about right from a few stories I have heard.

One last pic...

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Slow....slow Fished in 140' waiting for a very large storm to get off the ledge and went through 2 packs of ballyhoo in about 1.5 hours....all cudas and one 9lb dolphin. Finally made it to the ledge and a little beyond. Caught a nice sailfish... had one cut off from a wahoo in about 280' with one hour left, decided to put some big lures out.....some 10-12" plungers, jets and troll at about 10 knots........ flat line clip pops...I drop lure back and another sail tried to inhale a 12" lure. That was a first for me. Picked lines up at 3 and travelled through a bunch of sailfish. Buddy fishing said he was on the bow of boat tossing ballyhoo to about 6 sailfish but they didn't want what he was offering. I heard another boat had 6 releases...several other boats with some releases, also. Lots of sailfish out. Hopefully have pics soon.

All the West Marines around here would do that. I work part time at one... also, you folks should check out the Mariner's Protection Plan....pay a little more for "insurance" and get free replacement on top of factory warranty. Anything from sunglasses to electonics.

It is a good layout...I would change a few things, but that is with every boat. He had to add those rear stanchions to the top to keep welds/pipe from cracking. The new hull hasn't had a transom issue, but he was also told they added more glass to that area (not sure if they really did or didn't) I was just mentioning that for you so you can keep an eye out should anything happen. Our 26' BW Outrage cracked a transom that Whaler fixed and it cracked again...sent it to a local guy and no more problems....all mfg. will have a bad boat or two. Good luck with yours. edit....that picture was taken about 85-90 miles out of Charleston....overnighting. It is a good boat...I think he has all the bugs worked out for the most part.

and to be honest, the T-top that was breaking had the fiberglass top....here is a picture of what he had to do. He spent about $3k+ trying to get that thing right...the last weld job is jam up and should hold.

I'm not really looking for tecnicalities...I guess is what I'm trying to say. I'm just saying she didn't really catch it all by herself and, therefore, can not say she caught that fish. It isn't a big deal....I could really care less, I just don't think that is honest....no matter what "rules" say. Just my opinion.