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I do prefer St Croix but I didn't know Avid was a combination graphite/glass or composite/glass rod

When I use Yamamoto Fat Ikas fishing I catch a lot of bass (as I'm sure many of you do). One of the colors I have the most success with is the green pumpkin w/red (color #318). I went online to order some from GYCB but that color was no longer listed. So I checked all over the Interner but could not find that color anywhere. So I contacted Yamamoto and was told that color was only made for a few select stores and will no longer be made. When I told the person that I bought that color directly from the Yamamoto store online, the answer I got was if I wanted to buy that color as a special order, I'd have to order 1,000 bags. I told them I couldn't afford buying anywhere near that quantity, Yamamoto said that was the best offer they could make. So I'm asking all of you out there that buy and use Fat Ikas...is there anyone willing to sell me 10 bags of green pumpkin w/red #318? Thanks

My buddy has a Alumacraft 17' Navigator on a Yacht Club trailer. The trailer states 1800 lb capacity. The winch is made by Dutton-Lawson and he wants to replace the winch strap. He's shopping around & has found 3 choices: 1,500 lbs, 2,000 lbs or 5,000 lbs. The 5,000 lbs states a rated capacity & working load of 1,665 lbs. Any suggestions? I told him I'd go w/one with the highest pounds.

We were at Bass Pro's Spring Classic & I was looking to pick up some Power Pro braid line. A tournament pro who guides in Lake of the Woods/Ontario & has Power Pro for a sponsor...was at BPS promoting their new braid called Super 8 Slick. He compared it to the Power Pro I use & what a difference...it's so soft! When we told him that we head to Ontario every May for a week of fishing...he showed us a new color called Timber Brown. He told us that Canadian guides had been requesting this color for the slightly colored to clear water lakes in Ontario & that there's no need for a fluro leader. Has anyone had the chance to try this new braid?

In the past month or two, some of the Lakemaster digital gps cards have been updated with version 3's. The Most current Wisconsin Humminbird gps card is the version 2 that I think was released in 2010 or 2011. I contacted Lakemaster for any info that the Wisconsin version 2 card will or will not be updated with version 3. Lakemaster's response was that there was nothing to announcers this time. If anyone has read any articles after Johnson acquired Lakematheirselves they have planned new versions for all of their digital cards for 2012. Thanks for any help.

But how are you using them?

Shadcranker, I fished yesterday & I tried a rattl trap and didn't even get a bump. The conditions were:clear skies, sunny & windy, water was clear & water temp was 56. Now is the rattl only used when it's windy? I fished it over shallow, over weeds, open water & deep water. How would you fish it? I'm thinking of heading out tomorrow for the last time for this year.

Avid, that was pretty funny. I agree, I think the Lucky Craft people will take a pass on this guy.

What is your best fall bait and what way do you fish it? With crank baits, what are the colors you use in the fall on clear and on stained lakes? I fish a clear lake & I've tried many soft plastics, cranks & jerk baits but I can't get any bass to respond.

I want to learn about lake turnover & the affect it has on bass. At what temp does a lake turnover and how can you tell? Once the lake turns, how long (days?) does it take where fish become active again? When the lake turns, do bass come shallow to load up for winter?

This is a question I should be probably asking the Bass Professor but hear it is. Is it worth fishing at night at this time of year for bass? Here, the nights are in the 40's & the lake temperature is at 60. Are bass active at night in the fall? What do you think?

One more question. Does anyone fish at night during the fall? I'd like to know if the bass are active during the night with the lows in the 40's or if it's just a waste of time?

Well I tried all of the suggestions and ended up with a northern & smallie. All of the others fishing around us were using live bait and catching a mixed bag. I'm heading back out this week and will try all of the suggestions again. The water temp was 61 but a cold front is coming in for the entire week & we'll see. I just can't get myself to use live bait (I refer to it as the "dark side"). Thanks all.

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm heading out tomorrow & plan to try them. Does anyone have any info on when a lake turns over? As I said, I'm on a deep clear northern lake, what water temp should I look for that will tell me the lake is starting to turn? Also at what water temp range do you call it quits for the year because the bass are no longer active enough to fish? Thanks for the help & info.

Ok, I'm in southern Wisconsin and it looks like fall is finally arriving and I need some advice from all of you. I'm on a large clear lake, no structure near shore except a few docks that are still in, water temps are between 63-65 and the last 3 trips out have been real slow. I know to start looking for drop offs near weeds. I've tried cranks (both shallow & deep), topwater, senkos, fat ikas, lizards and power beasts on weedless jigs. The only ones that have produced are rick clunns 2.5(trolling in 20 fow), the lucky craft g-splash(in 10 fow) and senkos(near shore). What would be your 2 or 3 suggestions to try right now? Also for northern lakes, what water temps will tell you that the lake is starting to turn over? Once the lake does turns, what would usually be the water temp range that you look for that tells you that bass are just not active enough to fish and you're done for the year? Thanks for the input.