Stupid, Stupid, STUPID Monkey!

[USMCbassman]

Lord, I hate that guy! And my wife is going to learn to hate him too

Anyways, I was making my daily run through eBay, forums, craigslist, etc seeing what was out there for sale. Nothing caught me eye on eBay or the forums so I pull up search tempest (if you've never used it's allows to search multiple cities on craigslist at the same time). Type in shimano curado and the search starts.

I come across an ad that has curado and Loomis in the title. So I open it up and this guy is selling two E5's (the other one I was looking at sold before I could back in touch with him for those that remember the post) and two Loomis rods. All I wanted was the reel, sent him an offer and he comes back with, "if you take the rod and reel I'll make you a really good deal."

I tell him I really have no use for the rod, but if the deal is good enough we might be able to work something out. So he comes back and says, "If you take both I'll let them go for X amount of dollars." I clarify which rod he is talking about and then do a little research.

Long of the short is Friday I'm going to pick this up rod and reel. It was to damn good of a deal to pass up on. Usually when something is to good to be true it is. I'm waiting on the pics of the gear as he states the reel has only been fished once and the rod only a couple of times. I'm hoping it pans out. I'm always leery of CL's granted I haven't been burnt yet (knocking on wood) and nothing is final until I hand him the cash. I can always walk away if I need to.

Even though my vacation is paid I think I need to quit taking time off work, I believe it costs me more in the long run...LOL