Crankhead

Thanks, I checked out Dobyns and they look pretty good.

I started looking for a bait casting rod to use for lipless and small cranks. I'm a St Croix guy so I did look at their glass rods. I was on the Chicagoland fishing show exhibitors list checking to see if St Croix would be at the show when I found a short video w/KVD talking about his new redesigned Quantum KVD Tour cranking rod. It's a composite/glass rod made to use for small cranks and lipless cranks. I didn't know that there were comp/glass rods made for crank baits. I'd like to hear from anyone who has used this rod for lipless and which model did you get? I looked on St Croix site, found glass but no composite/glass rods. Is there any other rod I should be looking at?

The pic must be too big. When I get home later I'll try again...sorry guys.

I'll try again.

I've been fishing this craw & stupidly threw the package away. So if anyone recognizes the attached photos & could tell me who the manufacturer & bait is...I'd appreciate the info.

I'd like everyone to see what type of company and customer service Humminbird is. I have a 898c SI and have been having problems w/2d sonar so I contacted Humminbird. The customer service rep was very good but we couldn't resolve the 2D sonar problems I was having over the phone. So she requested I send the unit and transducer in to their repair center and told me the turn around time to get it back is usually 5 days...not even close. Humminbird recieved my unit on Weds June 19th and I had it back by Friday June 21st! They had made a repair to the unit and replaced the transducer because it was malfunctioning in 2d sonar. This is why you buy Humminbird...outstanding customer service. Thank you Humminbird.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I'd like to get some ideas on my first trip out this weekend. The water temp is just around 50 on a deep southern Wisconsin lake. What type of baits & techniques would you try? Ok guys give me some ideas.

This is the latest I've seen ice out in Wisconsin. The bass fishing opener is always the 1st Saturday in May. This year as of today most lakes in northern Wisconsin still have 20" of ice. In southern Wisconsin the water temp is between 46-50 degrees. So with the opener this Saturday and water temps in the low 50"s, what would be your choice in what to throw and/or best technique?

I'm looking to buy a new Humminbird 898c SI Combo & naturally I'm looking for the best deal. So far I've found them from $1249 to $1499. Any help on this?

Here is something else to consider. My buddy & I own a 18 1/2' Lund together. We were strictly Lowrance guys until we had some problems w/both of our units. We got kind of jacked around by their service...it took 6 months to find out they wouldnt't do anything about our problems (1 unit the out housing cracked/the other I can't recall). Plus I think...could be wrong...that there was a charge for any updates to the units. So in 09' we switched to Humminbird and never regretted it. All software updates are free & easy to do. We've had to use Humminbird's service twice. Their turn around time once the unit was in their possession...we had it back in 4 days on one & 5 days on the other.

Wayne...yea I'm not expecting the 898 to come down much...I've found it for $1249 & $1289 at 2 online marine stores. I actually think that's probably as low as I'll find it. But since I'm living in the north (Chicago area)...I'm not in a hurry & might as well wait to see if I get lucky. Wayne you seem to know as much about Humminbird units as anyone...don't you think 3/4 of the icons in the Humminbirds aren't much use to marking fishing waypoints?

I need some info for anyone who has already bought a 898c SI Combo. I recently sold my 798 to buy the 898. I'd like to know if Humminbird made any changes for editing waypoints. On my 798 I'd create a waypoint & name it. But when I it came to picking the icon that best matches what is at that waypoint...the icons to choose from for fishing was very limited. So for the 898 I want to buy...has Humminbird increased the fishing icons so that there are more choices to describe what's at that waypoint? Since I sold the 798...I'm just waiting to see how much the price ($1499) will come down when the sales start...like the Bass Pro Spring Classic. Thanks for any help.

I've got 2 Humminbirds and would like to find a product that both cleans the screens & removes waterspots. Any suggestions?

Any more thoughts other than Wayne P? I'm still trying to decide if I want to get the 898c SI Combo, I'll have to sell my 798ci SI Combo NVB unit first. Lots of thinking to do.