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1.50 for a minnow??? my local shop, i gett'm for 3.50 a dozen..... shiners go for... med....... 6.75 large......9.00 jumbo (like 5-6in long) 15.00 all per dozen...(cant quote the $$ exactly, cause i havent bought them all in a while.... but its pretty close, nonetheless) as for minnows.... a small to med bobber, with a small baitholder hook.... hooked through the bottom lip only... for the shinners... a bobber and a circle hook..... pierced just below the dorsal fin........(if live) after a while, some shinners have a tendency to die off.... at which point, if that is all i have left.... i tail hook them. (still with bobber though) ..its been a while since ive used live bait, but thats just how i always do it... hope it helps.

whoa, ok guys........ anyways..... ....dude, your crazy.... wadeing any freshwater in fl is nuts IMO..... to many gators! the sharks of the salt don't seem to bother me, but tons of gators and snakes in the fresh straight up scare me.... and this.. .....i, i just, seriously, i am at a loss for words.......... that is the most insane thing i think i have ever heard, ... and i've done some risky @ss $h*t in my day!!

RoLo, your knowledge and wisdom never ceases to amaze me, you are truly a great asset to this site.... thank you.

.....maybe i'll have to give it a chance in the future...

if you shoot one as defense from say, being eaten..... of course, im sure that there wont be much consequence... but they are in fact indigenous to florida, in fact they used to have quite high numbers... but because of humans, almost went extinct. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/29/us/in-south-florida-canals-revival-of-rare-crocodiles.html from their website and curriculum tigerhomes.org ......below is a quote.........

ive never had an issue with line digging in the spool on either of my saros, or the sahara. in fact the only reel that i have had an issue with line dig, was the daiwa tierra spinner...... dont know why it was, but it was a real pain in the @ss.... so kept that one with mono, and with the mono it worked great..... that is.... until i got rid of it........for another shimano

the simple johnson spoon.... had one for over 10 years, and maybe tried it twice. .....its quite the dust collector

good to have you here!!

i have 2 of the shimano saros. i highly recomend that for you, they do have the sealed drag...and in your price range... really, i have nothing bad to say about these reels... they are great. but of course, not fully sealed... so if you dunk it, you'll need to clean it (and that would be so for any reel you buy ... unless you want to get a van staal... but that'l be about 900 bucks ) as for.... not sure that i get that reasoning, or if there is any reasoning to that statement.. i have suffix braid on both of my saros, one is 8-30 the other is 6-20, and it works flawlessly, braid will work on most any spinner well, i have braid on my sahara as well.... again, flawless. to think that you would need the stradic for braid, or say that the stradic would be better suited for braid just makes no sense to me.

now that ended up being quite the trip man! nice pigs, and way to stay on your game to land'em with the worm switch.

that would be nice (and i wonder if the taste as good as gator, cause gator tail rocks!)........ BUT, i do believe that the fl saltwater croc is a rare and fully protected species as well.... even more so than the gators. **note** just found, the fl salt croc is a federally protected species.

one of my fav. spots in the indian river was a powerplant just south of titusville, but now as ive said... dont know if i want to enter the water too readily anymore ....and if your ever around town, definitely give me a shout..... im always ready for a good fishing trip!

ya, i grew up on the beach here in FL.... surfing for many, many years....and doing a lot of spearfishing as well.... so sharks dont seem to bother me, their always there.. whether you see them or not. as for gators, i see them pretty much every time i go fishing.... and they dont bother me either.... they keep to themselves for the most part... just stay away if they are nesting, and you'll be fine... (also why wadeing in fresh water is out of the question though, never know where their at in the lakes or ponds!) but as for wade fishing the salt, my biggest concern (before the incident) was stepping on a stingray, or maybe getting a jellyfish wrapped around me (the latter has happened, quite painful i must say)...... both of which are really no big deal.... but, now after seeing a huge saltwater croc...... i am more than weary of stepping foot into the water, as i said... it will be quite some time before i do it again... if ever. until then, i'll keep my salt adventures to inlets and piers..... and the rare occasion that i get the opportunity.... boats.

nice pic's and fish man.... and that is one SUPER-dink!!! ;D

mighty fine bass you got there, eh! good job

good to have ya around, eh!

i actually got a nice laugh from that one!! not bad, eh.

awesome ;D

congrats on the new PB my man!

nice one's man! ...good job

....now i like that idea, gonna do that one next time out

I get the scale out for fish that start in the 3 to 4 range.

Looks amazing around your area there. And sounds like quite the good time. Thanks for the great pics, and good luck with your next trip man!

i make it out at least once a week, sometimes twice. it all depends on my work schedule, and when my girlfriend has off.

Yup, a saltwater crocodile. I was wade fishing the Indian River in Titusville Florida today with a pal, when he said.. "Hey, that manatee looks kinda weird man, check it out." When I looked over, I saw a huge back that had triangular ridges on it only about 50-60 yards away........ then it went under. I told him, "Dude thats not a manatee, I think that was a gator or croc... we need to get out'a here!" Just then it resurfaced, and clear as day my pal and I saw its huge head with the tell tale pointed nose... and its back with all the ridges. From the size of its head, distance to the back, and the length of the back (that was exposed) I conservatively estimate this croc at about 11 feet long. That was it, were done fishing... we made it quickly back to shore and watched it swim away towards the middle of the river. Once on land, I called the FWC (Florida Wildlife Commission) to report the sighting. The lady that I spoke with informed me that there have been two reports within the last 6 months of saltwater croc's off of Cocoa Beach (very near to the area that I was fishing in). Well, now there is a third I told her. She asked if I was sure it wasn't an alligator. I told her, "Definitely not, I've been in Florida for 26 years .... and seen alligators every one of them, this was for sure...100%... a croc!!!" Not to mention, the size of it was way too large for the average alligator, and the nose shape was pointed..... not rounded. I had no idea that croc's came this far north in Florida. I have heard of them being near south Florida, but this was nuts!!! So I looked online for some info on the sightings, and found this (among other reports)....http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/jun/25/rare-crocodile-spotted-at-brevard-beaches-may/ So, I don't know if I will be wade fishing in the Indian River any time soon......... or if ever again for that matter!!!!!! ...straight up scared the $%*@ out of me!!!!!!!!!