well boys this is the time of year when i start cleaning my reels i just oiled all my reels took last years line off all of them i have new line on two reels i all so cleaned up my rods as you can see this job takes me awhile but i wouldnt have it any other way.. here are my castershere are my spinners ... now i just have to clean my truck out and go through my tackle see what i need to start this season i found doing this tends to keep my mind off fishing well for a while

i really like st croix alot but i will try different equiment just to see the differences ... the main reason i use st croix rods is because there made here in wisconsin and i geuss it makes me feel better knowing im supporting a local company also they have a great warrenty ive sent rods to them no questions asked they sent me back new rods ... i did just buy a gloomis frog rod but the price was to good to just walk away from.. so i dont know i like alot of different companys

Hey man, you got the same carpet as me

Wow,  I didnt pay attention to that I was to busy  over the tackle but since you mentioned it, its real close to ours.  Color is same but texture is different.

We have that same Burber Carpet in our house.