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awesome....... gotta love the Judy chop....

oh, oh, kill all the gophers......ya, we don't even need a permit for that... gotta love that flic...

haven't checked it out officially with the FWC (florida wildlife commission) yet, but do have word from a very trustworthy old timer fishing buddy source today that in florida, bluegill can be used as bait......so long as they were caught hook and line!!!! great news for me.... ive got a lot of new approaches to try now!!!

gonna second the whole no sun/heat thing here......ive fished the same spool of ande 10lb mono for about 3yrs and never have a problem...i store it tied in a plastic grocery bag inside of a dark closet.

thats, well...uh......amazing!! to say the least. you guys slayed'em ....great job!!

surprised no one has mentioned my all time favorite (prob. bc he is not strictly a bass fisherman...)....but my vote goes hands down to......................Larry Dahlberg (Hunt for Big Fish)

good to have another on the list of local fools here im sure you'll love this place as much as we all do!!!

symetre........do it, do it.... nuff said.

awwww.....super jealous, thats an awesome fish....great pic of it too i might add!

great catch man.........gotta love the fatties!!!

join the club.....theres great people with lots of know how in here!!! good to have ya!!

good to have another one of "us" on the crew........ its great in here..... welcome to the facts, bragging, and inherent stories that come with this site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its a great place to be.........welcome to the locals!!

the bluegill sounds great as well, and they are quite plentiful in my area, but i like the post about the legality of it.... im not sure of the legal issues with it here in fl........ if anyone has the info im glad to hear, ill be checking it out soon on my own as well..... thanks guys, everyone on this site rocks!!!!!

i let it hit bottom freely as well......

second the directions part...... are they easy to follow instructions???? does sound good though.

thats a fatty if ive ever seen one.........props to your dad!!!! looks like a great day to me.!

Interesting, i use 40lb suffix and never have any problems.... I use straight braid in freshwater, but in salt i tie on about 8 ft of 40 lb mono....... for that i use an alberto knot, and never had an issue.... its basically an albright, but wrapped downwards, then back up with the same amount of loops....google alberto knot to see details..... thats all i got...hope it helps!!

As i was talking with my buddy today, we recalled an encounter with a rabid raccoon on a fishing trip..... As we pulled up to our spot (deep in the woods along a heavily wooded trail) there was a raccoon in the spot where we normally park. This was in mid day, and the coon looked rather ragged and torn up to say the least. We both thought immediately that something was weird... Needless to say, we both then noticed the tell tale foam at the critters mouth, so i proceeded to reverse the truck......and the crazy thing chased my truck down the trail!!!!!!!! Well, we had to go elsewhere, but returned a couple of hours later... and thankfully it was gone...but we were quite weary still!!! Just wondering what wild experiences you have all had while trying to get a good day of fishing in?????

you picked the right place..... tons of the people here are extremely knowledgeable to say the least.... as a bonus, everyone is good people too!!!!!! nice to have another..

glad to have ya.... we got it all here........most of its the truth.....and well fibs and fishy tales, that just comes with the territory !!!!!!!

good to see we have another in the bunch of us....welcome to the party.

many will give long drawn out answers and possibly make a few notable points.....but i have fished the same colors for years and had great results, no matter the conditions.. all white.. pumpkin.. red shad.. junebug.. ps...while with my fishing buddy, we will purposely tie on diff. colored worms, and usually both get the same results....even if i change the color multiple times, its always about the same... a quote that i don't quite remember where it came from though goes something like this....."lure color attracts humans first, and fish second!!"

its a beast!! nice job bro ;D

Well here in orlando today, there were many t-storms and 20-30 mph winds. Not the ideal conditions to say the least. So between downpours i tossed a few at the pond in my neighborhood. Normally i catch nothing but dinks here (6-8oz at best), but today it changed. These are the largest fish i ever caught here, and they're still only a couple of lbs at best. Not so bad after all i suppose. the first one is the pond at my local community, followed by the fruits of the labor..... PS...can anyone help explain the weird lesions on the gills of the one bass??