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Yippee , I may have a chance after all !!!!!!

Just asking your opinion , Do you find that tungsten works that much better than lead or is it the fall rate that is so appealing ?

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awwwwwwwwwww maaaaaannnnnnnnnnnn!  not fair!!!!!!    LOL ;)   nice idea Rick G ! 

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Tungsten let's you use a smaller profile but still get down at an ok rate.  I fish both depending on what fish want.

Nice idea Rick.  Should be a nice prize for a new member.

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10 hours ago, eyeguy 54 said:

awwwwwwwwwww maaaaaannnnnnnnnnnn!  not fair!!!!!!    LOL ;)   nice idea Rick G ! 

@eyeguy 54 if you stop poking eggs I will give you a tungsten jig

@Rick G This a great idea man!! Keep up the good work. I know I am staff but what the heck

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Lol, smurfy.... I will do another giveaway when this one is over.... will make it something simple, without pics...lol:)

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yea for some reason I just don't think of cameras and taking pictures........... then there's the issue of posting them.:cry::D

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On 12/29/2015 at 8:34 PM, Weathertite said:

Yippee , I may have a chance after all !!!!!!

Just asking your opinion , Do you find that tungsten works that much better than lead or is it the fall rate that is so appealing ?

In deeper water, I won't fish without it anymore. Faster drop than lead yes, but what it does is keep your line taught, and allows you to feel your cadence much better. Shallow water, (>15) all bets are off. Lead may out produce a pronounced pounding, with a more subtle floating action. Still even then, I'm grabbing tungsten first. You need to know, that I'm a 100 mile an hour personality too, and that's how I fish, every time out, all day long, tungsten allows me to fish faster.

 I have been hand tying flies with tungsten bead heads, adding feather hackle, and dialing in the correct amount of lead wire, to slow drop rate speeds for years now to incorporate the best of both worlds. Just don't tell Northland Tackle or VMC about my stuff :) 

I will add 3 Tom Sawyer customs to the contest. 

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Here's a shot from yesterday's first time on the ice this season. New member here and loving what I'm reading on here, great forum guys! 

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1 minute ago, walleye- said:

Nice fish kunzi26. Haven't caught one in the slot limit yet out there. 

This was was a bit short, but I wasn't planning on keeping anything anyways. Had to put him on a leash until I looked up the limit just for fun 

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Nice photos all and congratulations to the winners. Great job to Rick and Tom for there generuos donations.

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11 hours ago, Rick G said:

And the winners are.....Richj. and pike79. Thanks guys....

Thank you Rick G

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Thank you Rick G and Tom for making this a fun place to be.  Congratulations too the Winners

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