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Rusty in Montana said:
You haven't lived as a fisherman until you have waded out into the water and started casting to some rising trout then hear a slurping sound near by of a trout sucking down midge bundles ( these bugs clump up into a ball nearly the size of a quarter or larger at times ) then feel a big fish rub up against you're leg as another fish takes you fly !
As the sun fades away in the western sky !
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My buddy Bryan left home for Montana almost 20 years ago now. I thought he’d get himself a mountain woman, but he’s still livin’ that bachelor life. Makes it sound as if his hardest decision is whether to take the drift boat or jet boat. I try to live vicariously through him.

He was telling me one of his favorite trips is on the Little Bighorn River called a “cast and blast” trout fishing/duck hunt. Said you’ll be fighting a fish and have to tuck the rod away, so you can pick up your shotgun. Someday I’ll make it up there.

So this isn’t too far off thread; have you ever taken a piss on the continental divide and thought that someday it would end up in the Atlantic and Pacific?

Trivia Frenzy | My dad taught me about the Continental Divide by ...
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SJM Trip Report: 2026 WNT UK Open a Big Hit

skor
SA96 said:
The conditions at the UK open definitely suited Filler.

Pockets were generous and he had a easy run to the title.

Fedor got Khalid and Capito in his first 2 matches.

Filler got Appleton and Nigel Smith in his first 2 matches, easy wins.

How is that fair? Fedor is WNT 1 so he should not be getting Khalid in his first round match.

Fedor also arrived late as he was playing in another tournament.

I am confident Fedor will show Filler who is number 1 at the US Open.
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Pockets were the same for all, and how 4 inch pockets are generous?
When was Fedor's last WNT major win? how is he still #1?
Filler had strong opponents as well, he just kept them in their seats...
I think that by the end of the year, Fedor will lose his #1 ranking
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Dynaspheres and WNT Launch Major Partnership as the New Balls of the Tour

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Matt_H said:
Here is section 16 of the WPA's Equipment Spec. Does the new 9 ball not meet the criteria?

BALLS AND BALL RACK
All balls must be composed of cast phenolic resin plastic and measure 2 ¼ (+.005) inches [5.715cm (+ .127mm)] in diameter and weigh 5½ to 6 oz [156 to 170 gms]. Balls should be unpolished, and should also not be waxed. Balls should be cleaned with a towel or cloth
free of dirt and dust, and may also be washed with soap and water. Balls contaminated with any slippery substance – treated with a polishing or rubbing compound and/or waxed - must be cleansed and dewaxed with a clean cloth moistened with diluted alcohol before play.

A complete set of pool balls consists of one white cue ball and fifteen colour-coded, numbered object balls. The object balls are clearly and highly visibly numbered 1 through 15. Each object ball has its number printed twice, opposite each other, one of the two numbers upside down, black on a white round background.

The object balls numbered 1 through 8 have solid colors as follows:
1=yellow, 2=blue, 3=red, 4=purple, 5=orange, 6=green, 7=maroon and 8=black.

The object balls numbered 9 through 15 are white with a centered band of color as follows:
9=yellow, 10=blue, 11=red, 12=purple, 13=orange, 14=green and 15=maroon. The two printed numbers 6 and 9 are underscored.
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Obviously the sets are in violation of the color spec but one soft pedaled spec could be big.

The mass tolerance. What's 14 grams over 15 balls? Truthfully I don't know and the tolerances have never concerned me.'
But, the way they break nowadays, anybody think it might be useful to know the exact individual weights involved in your match?

Yeah serious. If you were able to coordinate your break to the distribution of weights in the rack; huge?

For instance, and just supposing, the heavy balls are all in the front: better one in the side?

The heavy balls are all in the back, more wing ball?

For rainman types, the weight bias per any given rack would certainly supply worthwhile probabilities.

IF, you had spent your 4 hours a day breaking, armed with this information instead of trying to Zen as many good breaks as happenstanced.



asking for a friend...
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SJM Trip Report: 2026 WNT UK Open a Big Hit

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Scrunge19 said:
@SA96
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The conditions at the UK open definitely suited Filler.

Pockets were generous and he had a easy run to the title.

Fedor got Khalid and Capito in his first 2 matches.

Filler got Appleton and Nigel Smith in his first 2 matches, easy wins.

How is that fair? Fedor is WNT 1 so he should not be getting Khalid in his first round match.

Fedor also arrived late as he was playing in another tournament.

I am confident Fedor will show Filler who is number 1 at the US Open.
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I find Predator PBS events to be considerably better product for fans than WNT events

skor
They are wonderfully produced and great to watch.
There shouldn’t be a race between them regarding who is better, they co exist together, one is 9ball, the other is 10ball and 8ball. Just need someone to pick up Straight Pool…
They do need to work together on scheduling the events so non should overlap.
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SJM Trip Report: 2026 WNT UK Open a Big Hit

skor
Not just the Americans were absent, many top Asian players as well. Many of them preferred to play Chinese 9ball in a big tournament that was taking place at the same time. I think that staying in Asia and the bigger money makes it an easy choice for them.
Still a strong field of players made a great tournament.
I don’t think that any player can come close to Filler when he’s on.
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I find Predator PBS events to be considerably better product for fans than WNT events

trob
To each his own but I disagree with most of that and I love predator products lol
The balls don’t bother me I find it a nice change.
The professionalism of the broadcast is 100x better than predator.
I like the set format but the shoot out is silly.
As far as being free on you tube it’s $10 a month.. seriously. $10 to support pool a little is nothing if you love the game.
I do wish they would have a womens tournament also.
Luck plays a part in every sporting event you watch. Rarely do you see really good amateur players luck in balls it really rarely happen in the pro’s. How you handle good and bad rolls mentally is a big part of the game just like golf and most other games for that matter.
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