FD.

I'm not much of a bank fisherman but I see a lot of people fishing at Teneroc Fish Management area, Saddle creek park in Polk Co and Medard Park in Hillsborough. They all have either good bank access or fishing piers or both.

I just started throwing the King Shad without success......yet......but that thing is a workout to fish very long.

Welcome aboard. If you are interested in Hillsborough or Polk Counties, I can set you up.

Nice job Paul.......get her hooked early

Yes Toho and Kissimmee are that busy. You add together at least 2 tourneys a weekend from City Ramp, South Port, Cypress Resort, Camp Mack, and Grape Hammock and figure out how much pressure those fish get. If you want to venture into east Polk Co, then check out the Winter Haven chain, and around Auburndale. The water has been down all spring allowing for only a few small tourneys.

The kids and I hit the local water hole this weekend and did great. The topwater bite is on and we boated 8 and lost numerous fish over 3 lbs in only 4 hours. Taylor with a 2 #er Josh with a 3 #er One of several fish over 4 lbs this weekend. PS Josh lost first DD bass and now understands what "who needs crack when there is bass fishing" is all about. The fish came out of the water to crush a spook and he fought it to the boat when she ran under and pulled off. He had the shakes, then that sick feeling in his stomach and then he was hungry. Another true addict is born.

Thanks to warmer for the brush pile location. This hawg crushed a zara spook this afternoon in a light rain. 8.5 / 17.27 = 49.22 topwater 49.22 crank soft plastic _________________ total 49.22

Love this lake, only fished it twice, but it is awesome. http://www.havefunfishing.com/fishingreports/sr_westpoint_lake_fishing_report.htm

65lb braid, 1.5 oz tungsten bullet weight, and a beaver/craw and punch thru it.

CONTESTANTS Peasey92 Bass XL warmer LBH .dsaavedra Bassn Blvd Slomoe ghoti packman JHAWK131 FROG garry 77 IDBasser fishtosoothe kybasser91 buckifan 08 bflow_6 DJFISH FD Ok guys, go get em. Only post once to this thread. Keep editing your post to add fish from different methods or upsize fish that have been previously posted. Do your own math, which will be checked by everyone, and put your current score in the bottom line of your post.

After the success of the State vs State we did this spring, I thought we could do another one, the Summer Slam. Now being someone who has a favorite way to fish, I was thinking that we could learn something as well as have a fun contest. Here is the twist. Your score is the combined score of 3 fish, 1 each from the below listed methods . This will force us, or at least me, to put down my favorite rig and fish something else. METHOD 1 - fish caught with a soft plastic T-rig/C-rig/swimbait. METHOD 2 - fish caught with a topwater Frog/popper/devils horse/ ect. METHOD 3 - fish caught with a crankbait/spinnerbait/hard swimbait. Final scoring with be the combined score of your largest fish, in the time frame of the contest, caught using each of the above methods. RULES 1. This is for FUN... 2. There is 1 division. Any Black Bass that has a State Record weight is allowed (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted, ect). 3. This contest runs from daybreak on July 1, 2008 to sunset on August 15, 2008. 4. Artificial bait ONLY. If you are sight fishing, the fish must be hooked inside the mouth. All fish must be caught in PUBLIC fishing areas. No private stocked ponds. 5. Scoring of the fish shall be completed as follows: Example fish weight = 10.5 lbs (my pb) state record Fl Largemouth= 17.27 lbs FW / SR x 100 = your score 10.5/17.27x100 = 60.80 rounded to 2 decimals In order for your fish to count, you must submit a picture, the state record weight for the state the fish was caught in, and an accurate weight of the fish. Your fish must be submitted within one week of being caught. (No sandbagging) You may submit as many fish as you want as long as subsequently caught fish are larger. All fish must be submitted before 7 am on August 16, 2008. 6. You can be disqualified for unsportsmanlike behavior. The definition of "unsportsmanlike" is completely at the discretion of myself and the moderators. 7. Entry Fee - You must post your intention to compete along with a picture of your SMALLEST bass on this thread. You must have submitted your entry prior to midnight June 30, 2008.

Kissimmee out of camp mack. The results were just posted. We finished 14th out of 63.

Josh and I fished in the Accent tourney yesterday. He lost a 5 lber at the boat early but came back with this one about an hour later. 3.5 lbs and his largest tourney fish to date. We finished with 5 fish, 10.1 lbs.

add a trailer hook to your frog...and maybe a drop shot rig

Only 2 more days to sign up!

817 miles but sounds like fun. Scheduling vacation now.

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Are you planting brush in your dads lake or somewhere else?

I set it free......

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Camping in Florida? 90+ degrees most of the year 95+ % humidity bugs larger than most state birds I spell camping HOLIDAY INN

Dave, No, you just have a lower score. Since you can only count your (1) largest fish from each method.

http://www.americanbassanglers.com/2008districts.php You can fish as a non boater in any of these.

JCrazy - It is all in the BAIT. Plus a lot of patience. My wife, both kids, and myself have all boated fish over 5 lbs this year. BUT and this is a BIG BUT. We don't catch that many fish. We only average 3-5 fish an outing unless we specifically go for a bunch of small fish. We are throwing big baits. 10 inch worms, Gambler swimming jigs with big trailers, swim baits, monster sized frogs and such. They produce big fish but not many bites. I have spent MANY days on the water without a bite at all. These baits take lots of patience to throw all day with only a handful of bites, but those few bites are usually worth the wait. The trophy bass hunters throw even bigger baits and can go days without a bite. Another thing I have learned about big fish this year - big fish taking a jig or big c-rigged baits are very subtle. It seems like the bigger the fish, the lighter the bite. I have not felt the bite on most of my big fish, I have seen the line twitch or just get heavy. Keep throwing big baits and you will catch big fish. FD