BassinLou

Thanks Martin, great clip from a great movie. In my younger years, I would not have thought twice about it. Now, with the Mrs. and the kids, I respect mother nature a WHOLE LOT.

Honestly, I would like to take that comment back, however its too late. . My filters were not on all the way, and I was on a roll typing to all of you guys. In hindsight, that is someone's loved one and I should be respectful.

Martin, Heck ya I am afraid of lightning. You saw in the news those 3 guys that got hit in South Dade 2 days ago. One of them is not here today, and another one may be circling the drain. The weather in my neck of the woods has been bad the last three days, as matter of fact, as we speak its getting pretty dark again.

AK, going back to your story. I told you the big ones love to hang out by those culverts. Sometimes you think they are not there but if you look very closely in the shadows you will see them just hangin out. Those big fish are sharp, they are not that easy to coax sometimes.

MCS, nice to see you getting out. You were not blowing smoke. Darn!

Zach D. welcome aboard. Like I said in my message. Get ready to have some fun. Leave it to AK, to get ball rolling with 77 inches 4 days into Sept. Zach, really, if you have any questions or concerns pls do not hesitate and ask. We are all here to help each other out.

Nice pics, as always you have set the bar high 4 days into Sept.

AK, great story. You always get into a mess of quality fish and then something happens. You break a rod, break a reel, forget a phone, drop a fish, can't wake up, yada...yada...yada... and you still win!!!! Your killing me over here. I still have not been able to fish due to weather, and my weekend is also probably shot. Nice catches btw. Those 3 fish put you in at 77inches. Great job.

Alright guys. We have a total of 7 participants. I have an 8th, coming on board possibly tonight, latest tomorrow. So far there two of you on the board officially. Leading the way we have the JAX group with MCS in the lead with 31" and AK with 19". Martin is claiming 100" by the end of the week... LOL just kidding. Have a good night and best of luck to whoever goes out tomorrow.

Help us out with more info. Your Avatar is missing information, which is common for newcomers. Let us know at least what part of the country you are from, and I am sure there is someone close to you that will get you on to fish. Also familiarize yourself with the articles and videos. Welcome to BR, and good luck.

Juan, welcome aboard. I will put you down on the tourney list.

Just to give everyone a heads up. I extended an invitation to 5 additional FL BR members to play in our friendly monthly tourney. I will not give out their names because I do not want any one to feel pressured to play. We all enjoy fishing in many different ways. To the 5 individuals that I extended invites to, I promise you, you will have a lot of fun, learn a lot, and meet many new friends.

Just to give everyone an update. So far the only people who have chosen to participate this month are the following individuals: MCS, AK, Mvorbrodt, Dsidle61, Dynomyte, and me (Bassinlou). APB's have been put out for several others, however, none of those individuals have stepped forward. Remember we are having cutoffs this time, and its on Fri Sept 6. After that, we still luv ya, you can brag as much as you want, but you will have no cred until next month.

Just to gic I have heard all of this before...

25 incher huh?? You are talking about a fish that is a minimum of 7lbs? Get some braid, and get us some pics. Every time you have one these "unbelievable" days you go AWOL for a while until your next productive trip. Can't wait for you to post these 20 inchers.

Dynomyte welcome aboard. I got you down. You know the rules, if you have any questions just ask. Good Luck.

Martin if you are going to wait to post only twenty inch fish , I will see you on the What's going in S.FL thread a lot more. ;-)

Mars I don't see us cooling off anytime soon. NE North vs South in October sounds good to me.

Yeah, for second I thought I was in the Everything Else Forum. Anyways, back to fishing. I just came in, and unfortunately Jaguars do not count for the competition because I can catch plenty of those apparently. No bass big enough to measure let alone brag about today.

I have my Dads tackle box. No, he has not passed away, but I held on to it. He was never much into fishing, but the first time we went out he had that tackle box. Every once in while I open it up, and take a trip down memory lane.

Sounds good AK. Also do me a favor and tell Bass Czar to throw his name in the hat. I know Dave is camera shy. There are few others up in Jax that I see on here from time to time. Help me out. We are only going to get this thing really going unless we all get involved.

Yeah, I have feeling football is going to be great this month. LOL...LOL... AK let me know how your team is doing AK.

It's my pleasure to track the groups progress. Like I mentioned to MCS, it keeps me motivated. Also I have something to do. Its been raining down here for a while. The Mrs, went out and the kids are with me watching a movie. I am all organized so tracking will not be a big deal. AK, to answer your question. Yes, I see bass that light colored like that all the time when I go fishing at the park. It's lime stone lake so the water is clear. Since bass are predators and camouflage is an asset they have, their colors change to adapt to the surroundings. For example, Everglades bass are really black when they migrate from the flats into the canals. AK don't worry about swimbaits, you should sleep in the morning and focus on your fantasy football. Leave MCS and I to do the fishing.

Best advice, keep your eyes moving at all times. Watch where you step. In all my years of fishing by the bank, I came across my first snake last week. I acknowledged it and moved pretty wide around it and kept fishing. Like Darren said, use your rod tip to usher the snake along.

I am still waiting for CutlerJay, ZachD, (now I got your names right) and the night stalker Juan_LMB. Where you guys at?