Epinions Recent Reviews for daking101

It's a pretty darn nice reel

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:26:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - I bought a 7-8 weight Pflueger Supreme. Shortly after I bought it, I read one of the reviews here that kind of trashed the reel for having a weak drag. Well, it ain't the very best drag I ever had on a reel, but it's smooth. I bought a couple of extra...

Another stellar value

Fri, 4 May 2007 13:33:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - I now have four Okuma reels. The Epixor is as top-flight a spinning reel as you are likely to buy. I've compared it to other top name Japanese brands that have similar features and cannot find one place in which the Okuma takes a second seat to the...

Wonderful product

Fri, 4 May 2007 13:21:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - I read reviews of the TFO TI/CR fly rods that seemed too good to be true. They are not. I purchased a 9' 4pc TI/CR 6 wt with the fighting butt. I added an Okuma Airframe (another topic for another review but good reel) and a decent quality WF line...

Absolute Garbage

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 17:52:14 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Avoid at all costs. It uses a proprietary software that can only be used with Windows XP. The software is cumbersome to use and slow. Once you set it up, you're in for the real fun. This daggone thing locks up at almost every pass. We've tried...

This set does everything I asked it to do, once I learned how to ask

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:53:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - This is a pretty good set. The picture is quite good, and maybe it's just that I haven't bought a television in about 15 years, I find the picture to be very adjustable. The sound is great. The remote is confusing to a non-tech guy, but once I learned...

Switched me from a Mercury

Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:31:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - I bought an LHS to replace a Grand Marquis that was totaled. It was a good purchase. The LHS has a powerful, smooth 3.5 V6 that far out-powers the GM. This motor makes 245 hp and still manages 25 on the highway. It makes its power smoothly,...

Best of its kind

Fri, 29 Dec 2000 11:11:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Of all of the single species magazines, Bassmaster is heads and shoulders above the crowd. They use their network of Bassmaster pros to bring in information and insights into bass fishing that gives the reader a diverse body of information and opinion...

They Almost Got It Right

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 23:08:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Recently, we bought a Y2K Taurus for my wife. After owning three previous Tauruses, we expected to be happy...and we almost are. This car is an example of evolution, rather than revolution. It still uses the 3.0 V6, albeit more refined. Handling is...

Best At The Boat Club Bar

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:07:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Dewars has become my favorite scotch. After youthful flirtations with the cheaper stuff, I've settled on Dewars as my favorite. Dewars marries a smoky taste with the lightness of a blended scotch. Somehow they've come up with a receipe that doesn't...

These Are Happy Feet

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 23:58:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Bought my son a pair of Bauer Supremes. After looking at several brands, as an uninitiated dad, I thought the Bauers represented the best buy per dollar. Now that the Lad has used them for a year, I'm convinced I'm right. The TUUK blades and the...

Fish the Jewel of Kentucky

Mon, 11 Dec 2000 11:23:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Deep in the heart of south central Kentucky is the Cumberland River. The stretch between the Wolf Creek Dam at Lake Cumberland and the Tennessee line is replete with good numbers of brown and rainbow trout. The epicenter of big-trout water on this...

Easy fishing, difficult catching

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 03:07:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Every year some pals and I go to Marco Island, Fla. on Labor Day to fish for sharks. The locals hold shark in minimum high regard, but for a flatlander, they provide more fishing for the dollar than anything I've ever sought. In the warm subtropical...

How do they do it for so little dough?

Wed, 23 Aug 2000 10:13:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Every year, I go shark fishing. We catch 'em (lots of 'em) from 50-300 pounds. I bought a Penn 114H as my weapon of choice. In the four years I've used it, it's been flawless. It built like a brick outhouse. I had it cleaned once and marveled at the...

As good as it gets

Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:58:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - I've owned most major brands of outboards and recently purchased a Yamaha 90. So far, it has been totally reliable, easy on fuel and is the quietest motor I've ever owned. Cold starts are easy. This little monster runs as well at the beginning of the...

As good as it gets

Sun, 7 May 2000 12:01:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Woodford Reserve is simply as good as bourbon gets. It is an extremely well made whisky. It has a delicate balance between a little bite (maybe a nibble) and sweet mellowness. One can almost taste the confluence of all of Kentucky's distilling...

Let's have a word with the bird

Sun, 7 May 2000 11:50:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Wild Turkey is a good example of a whisky that has as one of its constituent grains a high proportion of rice. It gives the whisky a bit more bite and a little less sweetness. Contrast this with bourbons like Maker's Mark which is a little sweeter and...

carolg's right

Sun, 7 May 2000 08:54:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - I've read CarolG's review of Makers Mark and have to agree. Maker's Mark is a finely made whisky. The Samuels family has taken great care of its' product.

Like a number of other bourbons, MM uses winter wheat as one of its' secondary...

Doesn't Ever Leave The Airport

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:12:17 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Delta's name must be an acronym for my title. Of all major airlines, the worst I've used. In the past two years, they have: left eary (early, damnit!)and stranded me at the gate. They overbooked a flight for which I had tickets for a month. When no...

Flawless

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:02:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - I've been using UPS for years. In my business, I send packages nationwide and reports nationwide via UPS overnight. Both their ground service and air service does exactly what they say they'll do. I trust these guys so much that I ship my fishing...

Great knives

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:31:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - I've been using the same set of Wusthof knives for about fifteen years. It's been one of the best kitchen purchases I've made. Next to a heavy sauce pan, nothing gets used more and determines culinary success more than knives. I have a simple set...

Beer is beer

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 16:18:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - Bud is probably the product that gave rise to the concept that "beer is beer". It's brewed in a number of different locations in the US and the world, so it's consistent. It's taste was formed by committee, meaning it doesn't really have a...

When in Rome, do as the Romans

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 15:47:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - I've spent a lot of time in the backwoods of Canada. Since all beers seemed to be the same price at Brewer's Retail, I tended to watch what the locals drank. It was almost universally Blue. After extensive research (I drank several cases) I know why...

You can't give it away

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 15:34:40 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - A friend brought a six of Milwaukee's Best on my boat. He proceeded to drink my Bud and left the MB in the fridge. I tried one and, well, was frankly worried about the EPA citing me for pollution when I poured all but the first swig overboard. I...

Bucktool Rules

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 13:43:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - In the crowded field of multi-tools, the Buck is my absolute favorite. First, it has Buck's legendary quality. If it says Buck, you know it'll be good. This tool is innovative in that its'handles fold up over the pliers, making a very compact unit. It...

If you can't have fun at Stan's, you're clinically dead

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 13:02:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author daking101 - On the south end of Marco Island is an area called Goodland. The centerpiece of Goodland is Stan's Idle Hour. Tuesday through Saturday, Stan's is a good fish resturant and place to knock back a cold foamer. On Sunday, however, Stan's rocks. Owned by...