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Nice job Glen, always a joy to watch!

Down here in south Florida especially the Everglades, bass will move into hundreds of thousand acres of sawgrass in the flats from the deeper canals. These waters are almost impossible to reach without an airboat or a swamp boat with a long extended prop on a pole. They feast on all the bugs, frogs, snakes, and small shellfish in the thick weed beds. They go where the food is.

I like the vid. I fish a fluke a lot during summer in the Everglades. Mostly Texas rigged with a pegged weight. We have massive flats all 2 to 3 feet deeper with man made canals cut through the flats. During low water periods the canals will be full of fish and the fluke will get hit along the 12 foot ledges. 100 fish days are the norm during low water times, and during summer many are deep hugging the ledge walls . Watermelon red flukes are irresistible to our Florida strain bass. Thanks for the vid, excellent job.

Captain Lou, because he fished the Everglades and the same waters that I fish.

I have seen Roland out at S1 in the Everglades reclamation area filming an episode. No bass boat, no gas motors out there. Electric only, a big converted John boat. Just him and a camera man. This was 4 or 5 years ago.

I have been bass fishing for almost 63 years. The journey started in NJ when I was at Boy Scout camp and continued for several years in Jersey. Then in Missouri when I went to college there. Then Ohio for several years, fishing Lake Erie and surrounding smaller lakes. In 1973 I moved to south Florida and the bass fishing got serious! I still live in Fl. and have fished a lot of its great bass lakes including Okeechobee, Poga, Placid, Stickmarsh, Orange, Toho. Over the years I have fished from Maine to Florida on the east coast. I have fished shallow swamps, deep mountain lakes in the Carolinas, some rivers and streams. Since retirement I fish at least 6 days a week but not as often from the boat now. A few of my fishing buddies have either passed away, or just gave up fishing altogether. I can’t even begin to estimate the number of large mouth, small mouth, peacock, snakeheads, and exotics of all kinds I have caught. It has become my form of relaxation, and tranquility and I still love it. I compare it to gambling because you never know how the results will be that day. I’m a fishing addict and have been most of my adult life!!!!!!!!!

When running the boat before sunrise I have a good pair of shop safety googles I wear. I once got a dragon fly directly in the eye while running at 60. Never again.

I have enough confidence in what I do to always have a pattern and spots before leaving home. But I always listen to anything someone is willing to provide. I learned a long time ago to be a good listener and not a big talker when it comes to fishing! It has helped me several times on difficult days.

Down here a big bass is anything over 22”. To 26”. These 22” are caught often, with 26” caught 4 or 5 times a year. These will go 6 to 10 pounds.

In the boat at least 4 hrs. From the bank 1.5 hours usually right before dusk!

Two back surgeries over the years and having both feet firmly on the deck reduced lower back strain considerably! It worked for me, maybe not everyone! Would never go back and will not spend 4 grand for some high priced unit without cables! Sorry I think I’m a little off topic!

I have a hand control and love it. No cables to break, and reverse. Would not trade for a foot control. I had foot control for 20 years and broke cables 5 times, and back pain standing on one leg and working the control.

I once caught a huge carp foul hooked by a wacky rig mid body. It was a hell of a fight for about 10 minutes. I thought I had a twenty pound bass taking me all over the lake until it finally came to the surface and my bubble was broke.

In Ohio just outside Revenna I was fishing a cove in the big lake. I saw a large snake crossing the cove. I was closely watching it trying to figure out if it was a cotton mouth. I saw it get hit once and it sped up, making a bee line for the shore. It got hit twice more on its journey by a big bass and safely shot up the shore line. It was just too big for the bass to take. Exciting to watch!👍

Walking baits, jerkbaits, poppers, I use 15 lb Big game mono. Frogs I use 50-65lb braid, because I’m throwing in the thick narly vegetation.

Thanks for the helpful tips!

Thanks for the info but not so easy for an old guy.

Nice job my friend!

Yes you can launch but electric only. No public ramps, backyards only. Most have kayak or John boat. I had a bunch more pics of other big fish but every time it sends a message the pic is over sized. Very little fishing pressure from the neighbors!

Saturday May 3 5:00-7:00pm Pre front conditions My son just bought a house on a 300 acre private lake in north East Georgia. His house is close to the dam so we have access to deeper water than most of the lake. This is the first time he had a chance to fish it. We started with plastics and the activity was steady. We threw senkos, and u-vibes with great results. Tried my best on adding pics but just mission impossible for me.

Thanks Glen, as always excellant teaching tool.

Sound advice, I always enjoy trip with others and am always looking for friends to take with me. Over the years I have learned more from watching them than I have taught others. I great way to learn, and have fun sharing.

Being a Florida guy fishing water full of weeds with a max depth of 10 feet, I can’t help you much with deep water bodies, but I have caught fish all over the country throwing smaller plastics, in natural colors, into and around green veggies in isolated clumps, along weed lines with depth changes close bye. Flukes, senkos, worms, and creature baits . On tough days I slow down and many bites come on long pauses after subtle movements. I will pick apart areas I believe should hold decent numbers of bass. Tough days down size, natural colors, and slow down. It has saved many tough day for me!

I have been using Costas for about 30 years, but you don’t need the spend that much. Get a comfortable pair from Walmart and go exploring. The 20 dollar brands will certainly change the game for you!

A weightless 4 or 6 inch Senko will catch bass from Maine to Florida and coast to coast. Change up the cadence and don’t be afraid to slow down. A lot of bites happen on the slack fall or the long pause between movements. Throw into cover, ledges, and points. Slowing down is a good thing during the less active times of the day.