juan_LMB

Oohh ok. Well I'm new to the fishing down here so I'm falling the leads I get hahaha

Makes sense. Thanks for the input and I'll start getting up early around 5-6 to cast out.

We'll get together! Sometime this week or next

Yea I spent about 30 at the canal by my community, no luck! I probably won't go back. Then went to this pond for about 30-45mins, a few bites but the wind wasnt too friendly today. So I couldn't tell if he had it or not to set the hook. Between the wind and all the disgusting algae/grass, my patience were cut short so I departed

Thanks for the input on the canals. I guess I start wondering around looking for ponds now. I have a canal right next to my community and I fished it the other day...got about 2 bites and that was it. I know they're in there, just have to time when they're biting and if they're on that end of the canal.

BassinLou: yea, the canals are connected 4-5 blocks and spread out, it's like a hit or miss on catching them cause they could be anywhere in there. rvadog: trust, you're not the only one having issues. Every since I caught that 5lber the other day, I've only caught two others that were maybe 1-3lbs. I've gotten like 4-5 bites but I didn't like them enough to set the hook. Just nibbles or spitting it out too quick. It be too hot out there to be fishing seewee and grass haha. I fished today in two different spots for a total of about 4hrs. I caught one fish...I was pretty frustrated. It wasn't helping neither with all the cars driving by and starring like they've never seen a fisherman lol. mvobrodt: I'm about to PM you.

I just got out of the Army and moved down here myself back in May and I finally found someone that pointed me on the right direction for LMB. I mean you see and pass canals on just about every road down here but which ones are going to actually produce, produce big, and which end of the canal that does produce were the big questions. Oh yea, and what bait haha. So I finally got out yesterday to see if the end of this canal really produced and I caught my FIRST LMB (I just started fishing last fall)! I was beyond excited. I was using a YUM worm but don't know which one. I think it was a watermelon with some JJs magic on the end. He snatched it on the fall so I wasnt 100% sure if it was a bite or me tripping. so I reeled in the slack real quick, waited about 3secs...nudge the line a little and I felt it was tight...then he started swimming with it a little and BAM! Hooked him, reeled that monster in. That's him on my photo <<< I'm looking forward to this South FL bass fishing. OAN, I read the thread and received a lot of great tips that I didn't know. Thanks guys