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I read that too and can't wait to try them.

They do look great.

warmer, what did u use to catch that hawg in lake Jesse?

Let's see.... Today, December 14, it is 83 degrees...... I guess florida wins!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had someone tell me about holyland on tuesday. Don't remember how to get there though. Ask Bocabasser, he has been there..

I read all of them...but my favorite article is bassmasters " A day on the lake" if you subscribe to bass insider you can look up the past few years of issues online and read all of the past articles. I normally go back and read them again to help me work on patterns...

It started like this then this then this and finally this....

My goto bait in pressured water is a rapala J-11 in root beer (shiner) or silver (shad). No one uses minnow baits anymore and I have caught more fish on that one lure than anything else. Second choice would be a B/B chatterbait with a trailer.

5" junebug paddletail

the sound my daughters rattle trap makes as she banks in off the motor cowling ;D

Warmer, My 14 year old and I fish the Accent Marine team tourney out of camp mack. As far as the shade goes think tall trees on the western bank....you have seen it many times..near deep water

Welcome, this is a great place.

Another idea that my wife came up with. We like to go to Crooked Lake and stay at Hillcrest Lodge. They have a private boat ramp (no dealing with the congestion at Bob's), power on the dock for charging batteries, and we could make it a family/fishing outing kind of thing. The best thing about it is they are cheap. Not 5 star but better than a fish camp.

My respect has climbed even higher for those guys!

Another good lake is Johns Lake in Clermont. About 45 min from Zhills but worth the ride. The lake is fairly clear and unsually good fishing.

Everything local is a low water right now. Winter have chain is way low. I can't get thru most of the canals. I take my kids over to saddle creek, in Lakeland a lot. Easy access and no crowds. Mostly trolling motor though. Deep water and hydrilla, this is a great place to catch fish and I got 2 over 5 lbs this year. Another good spot is Teneroc, it's a little bit of a hassle to check in and most of the lakes are TM only but they have some biiiiiiiiiggggggg fish in them. Later

Warmer, Tourney season starts on the big K at the end of Jan. I will probably start prefishing around xmas. I had been having pretty good numbers, in the 2-3 lb range on a gambler cane toad, (lane toad or peppergrass) in 3-4 ft of water, sparse kissimmee grass, in the afternoon. Look for areas that the shade just hit. Also the mouth of canoe creek, in cypress, there is a huge patch of topped out hydrilla. Plow your way into it and run the frog across the top and let is drop into the holes. Lee

Whatever you guys want to do. Let's get something together.

OK, I hate this chain..... No. I really hate this chain.... Dec 8 out of Buzzard Beach... Weather...Absolutely beautiful 60-80 Water- upper 60's Wind- light from the NE Blue bird sky 34 boats only 23 with fish only 5 with a limit 9.97 lbs won.....9.97 lbs on the Harris Chain....where did the fish go? 6:30 take off 4 pm weigh....NOT A SINGLE BITE! I hate this chain.......NOW IT"S PERSONAL!

I guess just you and I thought this was a good idea GCPM. Too bad.

Eat lots of garlic, bugs hate it and fish love it

Last spring i hooked a 4lb alligator gar on a rapala, my favorite lure and when I could not shake him off I reached for the pliers. Next thing I know he's in the boat with me, my hand is bleeding like a stuck pig, I have a set of trebles hooked into the cargo pocket of my shorts and the other set still in the gar. Having that many teeth that close to several rather important parts of my anatomy, well lets just say I was more than concerned.....lets recap....in my left hand are my 10" longnose pliers, now completely covered in blood, in the pliers is a very upset gar, in the gars mouth is a rapala, and oh yea the other set of trebles in my shorts...anyway five minutes later there is a hole in my shorts, the gar is back in the lake, a bandaid on my hand and the only real damage is the blood stains in the carpet.

I cast it all the time, in Fla there is not enough deep water to fish it vertically. I use a glass rattle and pitch in under shallow docks....work great!

Drag? I was not aware that drag was necessary with 65 lb braid......Hookem, landem ,kiss them goodby. I don't fight fish, I think they have less stress with quick catch and release..Just my .02

Great Maps Dude, thanks for the link