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Another option may be the revo aurora handle and grips. Its a JDM reel so it may increase the price but it wouldn't have the gold accents.

I fish strip mine lakes fairly frequently, but of all the different ones I have fished I can only think of one that has a flat like you described, and one similar to it. The one that fits that depth more accurately had a good amount of vegetation on most of the flat. It has been a while since I have fished that lake but from what I recall there were good numbers of fish positioned throughout the flat around this time of year, particularly in areas where there were variations in cover (density and type) and near channels from deep water into the flat. The other flat is slightly deeper, 5-7 feet, and doesn't sound like it had as drastic of a drop-off. This flat has sparse vegetation and I typically focus on lay downs and on the areas where there is vegetation, but less on the edge itself. It sounds like the recommendation that was given may have been to fish the shallower water or right against it. If your there either early or late in the day (less wind to thrash you around ) I would try a buzzbait if the cover isn't overly heavy or a hollow body frog in the thicker cover or anything that covers water quickly. If you choose to slow down your presentation focus on areas that are slightly different than others around it. If you find fish off the edge of the flat try running a spinnerbait parallel to the drop-off particularly if its windy. Hope this helps

Is it a G Blank? The IM(insert number) doesn't really mean a whole lot anymore, and varies from company to company. If it is a G blank IM8 I have heard fairly good things about them. The blank itself goes for around $100 or so, whereas the GLX goes for roughly $260 and this is without components. I would suggest doing your research, and if it is a G Blank, there will be more on ebay and you can order them from the company with specifics for around the same price.

I had a reel where the bailer didn't fully close on occasion and it would make that, or atleast a similar noise. But by the way it sounds you may not be having the same issue as me.

Has anyone tried the Sufix castable 100% fluorocarbon?

What color of frames and lenses do you get with this offer? The form does not specify.

If you are interested in Abu Garcia I would check out ***, many of their 2009 line of Revo's are on sale right now.

I was wondering if anyone had any information on the bass versions of the Phenix fishing blanks. I was planning on building some new rods this winter and wanted to know how these rods stacked up against other blanks in and around their price range (approximately $90 to $120).