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Very true about ph. My local waters have taken a huge hit this summer. The local government contracted wholesale weed eradication spraying. The ph and the fishing took a nose dive. Local golfers dont like the look of weed growth from the greens and their back windows! It distracts them and disturbs their serenity.

Me, Englewood Charlotte County. Fish mainly man made waters and the Myakka and Peace Rivers.

Daverph, Ive yet to find a site or forum dedicated to ultralight fishing. I prefer it to any other type of fishing. Fish Chris, Ive seen your familiar face in an issue of Cat-Fish Insider havent I ? I thoroughly enjoyed your imput. I will also enjoy your web site.

Here in Florida, many saltwater species occupy freshwater bass waters. There are also bass in many roadside ditches. Fl. Fish & Wildlife biologist told me that birds do transfer fish eggs on there legs and feet.

Excellent, way to go! Fl. may just produce the all time biggest yet.

I got to shake his hand at the classic expo and he is definately cheerful. I dont think he touts the west coast on the air, any more than KVD used to talk about michigan michigan michigan on his dvds, or tattoo boy mentioned jersey and his childhood.

I have caught alot of bass on Shad color Kinami Flash in the 4" size, in ultra clear water. I tried the Tiki Worm in the shad color, that is lamenated with a white belly. No bass but plenty of landlocked saltwater fish like Snook and Reds.

I think the 26lb dead bass is just as interesting. Just how big can a bass get. Better yet, how big can a bass get in a "normal" environment. Can you call the california lakes that produce those huge bass, a "normal" environment. A sub species, transplanted across the country. Able to benefit from a artificially or at least man provided food source. I'd very much like to know what a "normal" bass living and feeding as it does everywhere else in its range can get.

A few years ago didnt Orlando Wilson basically get drummed off TV by public opinion about the way he handled a fish?

Im pulling my hair out. Went out yesterday with a friend on his lil' bass buddy. Hit a residential canal system with ultra clear water. Its 8ft deep with steep banks, leaving very little room for the bass to bed. The canal is about 25 yards wide. Its got a perfect mix of ribbon grass and sand bottom, pretty rare around my parts. We were under a high pressure system with bright blue cloudless skies. All in all conditions I would say call for finesse. I have been really getting into finesse fishing and used a spinning outfit with 10lb. braid and a 6ft. floro leader. My pal is 100% power fishing, 12-14lb line and big baits. I dropped trick worms, senkos, fries, lizards in and about the beds, nothing! One fish in 5 hours. The bass were both still beddings and in post spawn, easily visible all about. My buddy using a 10" ribbon tail worm caught 2 blind casting. Using a bass pattern Super Spook he caught a dozen bass. Bright skies, high pressure and using a walkin' bait caught between 11 and 1pm. He had tons of bass swirl at his spook and I would trow right at them with a trick worm, nothing. He'd let the spook splash down hard and loud in that clear water and it never spooked a one! Its tough being the co angler and mostly fishing used water but man, this was a day of total contradictions.

Hi and welcome, this is a great site. The posters are very pleasant here, not something that can be said at every forum.

I'd use waders in a heartbeat if I didnt live in Florida. I used to wade doing inshore saltwater fishing till a guy got killed by a saltwater croc when he jumped in the canal to cool off after mowing the lawn!

Remember Doug Hannon? He always said his biggest bass catches were between 10am and 4pm. Most of the waters here in SW Fl. are lined with those pesky reeds. Ive watched some old timers pick out huge 12lb Bass from deep inside holes back in those reeds. They rake a path to it in the morning and come back to it 3 hours later. Using 10" black worms. I bet those big 7' Senkos would do the trick also.

Shimano reels, the basic Calcuttas. Im just as likely to catch a small Tarpon or huge Snook while Im Bass fishing so I started using them, now nothing else feels right in my hands. Senkos, Leverage Buzzbaits/Spinnerbaits and St. Croix Rods, mostly Premier since I sense very little difference between them and the higher priced models.

Guido Hibdon....he took the shame out of spinning gear!

Hobie is the only company that makes foot driven yaks. The grand majority of the kayakking world does not take the design serious and I dont think any other company will venture in that direction. Paddling is easy except in heavy winds. Paddling is also much quieter compared to the foot driven systems and its easier to be stealthy.

It is good, he's more instructive than his dad I think. "Charlie Moore", who would EVER have thought that would have lasted more than a season!

I'm stupid but I have no fear of lightning. 20+ years of police work in Fl., Ive had to stand out in downpours directing traffic. Static from closeby Lightning hasliterally made my hairs tingle and stand up. Ive caught my biggest bass just moments before a bad band of thunderstorms hit. Snook especially hit visiously just before and during heavy rains.

I dont think he lost his need to compete, since as he retired he announced he will be competing in Redfish Tournaments. Here in Fl. its speculated as a business venture with his main sponsors to promote Yamamotos saltwater line and Spro's interest to gain in the inshore market.