POS Milk Crate Now Ultimate!

[Uncle Russ]

Gentlemen:

I have the high honor and distinct privilege to tell all of you that the POS is ready--but no longer deserves the name. In fact, it can now not only compete with the "UMC" but is itself worthy of that name. I will admit to having had my doubts--but so did Michaelangelo when he was diving into a block of Carrera Marble to create the David or the Pieta.

Russ

[crazyjigr]

I'm waiting for the unvailing before I show my "?MC"

[BretABaker]

I think the 4 rods I brought for the big E was a perfect amount, even though I didn't really use 2 of them too much. Some guys had multiple popping rods rigged up and ready to go, but i don't think that'd help that much. it only takes a few seconds to tie a new lure on. plus after 8 hours of straight casting, it's a nice break

[MrBill]

Originally Posted by BretABaker

I think the 4 rods I brought for the big E was a perfect amount

I just peeked into Uncle Russ's super secret shop and took a picture of his POS crate.

[awesum]

Originally Posted by BretABaker

I think the 4 rods I brought for the big E was a perfect amount, even though I didn't really use 2 of them too much. Some guys had multiple popping rods rigged up and ready to go, but i don't think that'd help that much. it only takes a few seconds to tie a new lure on. plus after 8 hours of straight casting, it's a nice break

I get real nervous without backup rigs......

[BretABaker]

backup rigs meaning backup reels or backup rods/reels? i have backup reels......i've never busted a rod (knock on wood). If i buy another casting rod I'd bring that, to make 5 overall.

[gimmedeal]

Me too. I'll be taking 3 jigging outfits and 2 for casting/popping and one heavy rod on the July 3rd trip and might be going light. It's gonna be 3 days on the water and if you don't have it or something breaks down you can be wishin instead of fishin.

Fred

[Snagged]

Originally Posted by MrBill

I just peeked into Uncle Russ's super secret shop and took a picture of his POS crate.

The knobs give it away.

[SkeeterRonnie]

whatever it is, hope its heavy enough to keep from tipping over. I have seen a few that fall over due to being topheavy. rigs and jigs spill out everywhere. I take bricks, wieghts, whatever- and put them in the bottom of mine. Also zip-tied some rubber on the bottom to keep it from sliding bungie cord all the rods together when the boat is moving to keep them from slapping each other which can cause stress cracks that will lead to a broken rod. these new lightweight rods are sensitive and need to be handled like virgin kitty

[Uncle Russ]

snagged You hit the nail on the head. Those knobs look like they were designed for a Kodiak bear feeding on salmon all summer---oh wait! MrBill: When and if you lay eyes on the new POS, you will have to admit that there ain't an ounce of plastic (or, for that matter, fiberglass) in it. Those materials are fine for a mechanical engineer--but the POS is made of wood grown under God's good grace and assembled with the love and tenderness, not just of a craftsman, but of the kind of artistic genius that comes along once or twice in a millenium. You and Gunsmoke have your place in all this--even Michaelangelo had to admit that Da Vinci was the superior engineer--even if the $hit he designed didn't work-- M. was a poet in stone--U.R. is a poet in the finest woodwork. God has inspired a few geniuses in the last thousand years...

...But I don't want to brag.

I came out of my last two trips thinking that 4 rigs were perfect--some backup built in. I swore I would never take more than that. But now...I want to play with my stuff. The bad news is that Drifter and Steve and James have two of my rigs in Venice right now--Noone knows what condition those will be in when they get back to Austin--the good news is that the Stella had no line on it (I couldn't take time from finishing the milk crate to spool it) so I sent 400 yards of 80 pound Braid--but since the three of them are now Government managers, there is no way they could have agreed on how to spool it.

So I'm taking 8 rigs--even if I have to leave some buried in my bunk.

As to my milk crate, it is more like a crucible to hold the finest heavy cream. It will not fall down, even in the heaviest seas. Its appeal is, that in addition to beauty, it embodies the ultimate in headboat functionality. It has a 6 square foot footprint and is 18 inches high. It will have an extremely low center of gravity with about 100 pounds of lead--bottom rigs and jigs, on the lowest level, and lighter gear on top. It also makes a great seat, because if you sit on it, you won't end up with an OTI 600 gram jigging rod up your ass.

But again, as we all know, the Lord rarely endows genius with bodily strength. And wisdom almost always is housed in the bodies of the old and frail. I therefore remain open to granting anyone who wishes--the honor of hauling that heavy S.O.B. up those stairs.

One last thing, MrBill: Uncle Russ could not have created that label--after all he placed second in the 1955 San Antonio Spelling Bee. I'm just sayin!

Russ