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I've been meaning to share this--for whatever it's worth--almost certainly no more than a chuckle, but so what.
I was in Cabelas in Buda last weekend and was over at the Shimano Butterfly display, just to check out the new model jigging rods to see what they were like--I figured I might buy one of the 200 pound rated models to fish for specks.
Anyway, this young Cabelas employee puts down a flipping stick he was playing with and comes over and asks nicely if he could help. I said "No thanks--just looking at these rods." He said "Man, these are awesome rods. We had a guy from Shimano in here last week and he used the one you are holding to lift a guy up off the floor." I said "Wow, I would like to have seen that." "Yeah, he said, I fish one for offshore tuna and I have a Stella 8,000 on it that will put out 75 pounds of drag." "No shit!" I said. "No shit!" he replied. I can bring in a 150 pound yellowfin in under 7 minutes with that rig."
I thanked him and went to the bathroom. I came back across the store and he was back to trying out the flipping rod, so I went over to the gun department.
So if you see me out on a head boat with my new Shimano spinner and a Stella 8,000 on it, get out of my way, Vern. I'm after the cows.
Russ
I was in Cabelas in Buda last weekend and was over at the Shimano Butterfly display, just to check out the new model jigging rods to see what they were like--I figured I might buy one of the 200 pound rated models to fish for specks.
Anyway, this young Cabelas employee puts down a flipping stick he was playing with and comes over and asks nicely if he could help. I said "No thanks--just looking at these rods." He said "Man, these are awesome rods. We had a guy from Shimano in here last week and he used the one you are holding to lift a guy up off the floor." I said "Wow, I would like to have seen that." "Yeah, he said, I fish one for offshore tuna and I have a Stella 8,000 on it that will put out 75 pounds of drag." "No shit!" I said. "No shit!" he replied. I can bring in a 150 pound yellowfin in under 7 minutes with that rig."
I thanked him and went to the bathroom. I came back across the store and he was back to trying out the flipping rod, so I went over to the gun department.
So if you see me out on a head boat with my new Shimano spinner and a Stella 8,000 on it, get out of my way, Vern. I'm after the cows.
Russ