Just a few years ago you could get the SX for $149 (less on sale)...  I know a lot of people here use this reel.  Does it still have the drag that goes from too light to too tight in adjustment? 

I wouldn't mind brokers except, once you do busines with one, they hound you mercilessly to buy something you're not interested in, or share your name and address with others. I used to do deal with Schwab until they started to charge me for having an inactive account or not buying often enough or spending enough dollars. ETrade hasn't become a fat cat company yet.

Quote from: e2g on August 14, 2008, 05:09:14 PM

At the risk of ticking off brokers, why not just get an online account like ETrade, pick your own stocks?  The advice you can find is the same as the broker would use, and the commissions are usually a lot less.  If you dont want individual stocks you can always use ETFs and mutual funds as well.

Etrade, Schwab, and I assume the other discount brokers used to be able to get you into IPOs.  The process seemed to be pretty hit or miss and you had to be prequalified before the offering.  The availability of IPO varied depending on what relationship the discount broker had with the investment bank involved with the IPO.

I've heard your best chance to get in a stock at the IPO price is having a lot of money and/or doing lots of trades in an account with one of the brokerages or investment banks involved with the offering.  Brokers used to hold IPO shares for their best customers.

I'm wondering what IPO you're interested in this market.  Energy?  Technology?

Does anyone of Mario Galaxy for the wii?  There's a level that looks just like this...

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In the meantime, it does look bad ass.

    Nice work!  Looks awesome!

on the otherhand - If they do eat stripers, you're screwed...   

Z - I parked next to you at Elk.  Sweet setup.  I just saw this thread; didn't realize even this was a different yak than the Adventure...  The FF/GPS set up is awesome.  I just email the Hook1 guys to see if they carry it.

I'm surprised there are no comments about trolling one of those lil yaks at the Bean...  Is Mooch's internet down?

I wonder how they make an inflatable rigid enough to paddle??? 

I agree with Stu on this on this one.  It is not like they lowered the price of carts when they moved from the old style wheels, just their costs.  I'm all for a company increasing margins if they can maintain quality, but this is definitely not the case.  Feels like another bailout to me... 

Don, thanks for taking time out to call Wheeleze on my/our behalf!  I owe you a beer!