GreatLakesBass.com Bass Fishing Blog

Check out the story and pictures on the GreatLakesBass.com forum on new member rodfather - the winner of the All American graphite fishing rod from Grandt Rods! rodfather signed up at the 2010 Ultimate Fishing Show! It pays to be a FREE member of GreatLakesBass.com. Join here!

As usual, the winter open house at Matteson Marine on Gun Lake in Michigan was well attended with great seminars including one I enjoyed very much by national bass pro George Cochran. Read more and see some pictures on the forum.

Here's an exciting deal special to members and visitors of GreatLakesBass.com – Shurhold.com's new, must-have tool for any boat, car or truck owner! The 2009 NMMA Innovations Award Winner Dual Action Polisher created by the boat care experts at Shurhold Industries.

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Many sales and special events going on at D & R Sports Center for the holiday season. Located at 8178 West Main Street on M-43 just West of Kalamazoo Michigan, here is a list of hours and events. Look for their full page sale flyer in the Thanksgiving Day issue of the Kalamazoo Gazette.

They will have great deals on handguns, hunting and fishing items, optics, clothing, boots and much more. Get great gift ideas at a great price! For more information visit their web site at www.DandRSports.com or call 269-372-2277. Today for Black Friday they are open until 8 PM. Tomorrow D & R Sports is open 9 AM until 5 PM.

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GreatLakesBass.com is very happy to announce Lee's Global Tackle has signed on as a site sponsor advertiser. Please check them out for the hot overseas tackle everyone is raving about. For a limited time, use code GLB and get a discount on your order over $40!

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I hate to say it, but with Labor Day weekend now here, the great fall fishing will be starting right around the corner. That has to be the silver lining for us Northern anglers who can't fish all year easily from the boat. The fall fishing season is a good time to stock up on more fishing gear for those huge bass that make themselves more accessible to our favorite techniques.

Here's a link that will save you some money on fall fishing gear at Basspro.com:

You may also want to check out the Labor Day Sale for special huge savings (the link will only work on Labor Day):

Enjoy the great fall fishing and make sure to think if GreatLakesBass.com for your stories and pictures about those fall toads!!

   SAVE TIME AND MONEY WITH MULTI-PURPOSE PRODUCTS

Stocking up on cleaning solutions for the boating season doesn't have to involve an overwhelming amount of items. With many different types of surfaces to preserve, multi-purpose products are a must for any boat owner. They save time, money and space. Shurhold's 7 core compounds replace over 20 items from competitors. With half as many products, boat maintenance has never been easier.

Shurhold's Serious Marine Cleaner is designed to clean a multitude of surfaces. Created for the professional boat detailer, it eliminates the need to carry around numerous products to each job. This concentrate is safe and effective on fiberglass, vinyl, carpet, rubber, teak and acrylic canvas. It easily cleans bilges, black streaks, non-skid surfaces and more.

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I like fleece products. Blankets are a favorite because we have allergies in the house. Fleece is warm, soft and great for someone with allergies. I also enjoy fleece liners for jackets for the insulation and light weight.

I recently got a long sleeve fleece pullover shirt from Dri Duck Traders that is very comfortable and warm despite being light. Dri Duck specializes in fleece with the renowned anti pill, anti static Nano-fleece technology - the fabric used in the 7396 DDX ELEMENT shirt I own.

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Things are surprisingly slow at the Lansing Boating and Fishing Show, but the new Xtreme Bass Tackle Great Lakes Perch tubes are HOT!!! Great looking new color unlike any tube color designed before - a quadruple pour.

To get yours in 2.5" drop shot, 4" or 5" tubes, check out http://stores.ebay.com/Xtreme-Bass-Tackle or call toll free 877-485-2223. For additional information on Xtreme Bass Tackle and Combat Fishing products, check out http://www.combatbass-fishing.com/ or our GreatLakesBass.com store.

Well, it's been my most significant effort in time and cost to date, but the GreatLakesBass.com Fishing Video Service is finally up and running!!

Just go to www.greatlakesbass.tv to get to the Video Service (www.greatlakesbass.com/video/ - if you have bookmarked the old index.html page, you will need to redo your bookmark or delete it).

You can see the 'Featured Video' which once you all start to upload your own fishing videos - yes, you can upload your own fishing videos!! - I will change the featured video to show some of your excellent handiwork from time to time.

You can go to the fishing videos browse page to page through all the uploaded videos 2 at a time. Just use the Next >> and Previous >> links to page through them. Videos will change often once you all start to upload your own masterpieces!!

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I'm finishing up buying a new Pontiac Vibe from our own sponsor Benchley Buick Pontiac GMC with the help of member spinninbug (Wendy Johnson) and it couldn't have been easier. I need something that gets great mileage to drive 65 miles to work every day, and also holds a 7 1/2 foot fishing rod for the weekends when I'm not in my boat. And my wife wants her car back!

So I called Wendy / spinninbug (800-272-5672 / 231-723-2542) up and told her my above needs. She said the Vibe would be a great choice and hold all the tackle I can carry (guess she's heard about me before !!). I had been looking at the Vibe as one option for a while and recently cameraguy bought one also. Says he's happy with it.

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