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Haha, sounds like he gets to kick heroin in county jail! Or whatever, anyway, this happens everyday in the louisville area... Sad, but true nonetheless

I don't think your wrong on either scenario! Sounds like a great score..

Nice surgery! That's a interesting note...

Dang! A-jay.. Here I thought you were a older dude like myself.. Hmm, you sure you're not in your 30's ? Nice Disipline !

I take what I know I may need based on time I intend to fish, I already know what to expect based on time of year. In other words, I take the max I may need for a hot bite, relevant to time of year, and how long I intend to fish, time wise. That's what I do based on pond hopping/bank fishing.. Taking the big boat out, that's completely different...

The St. John's river also flows from south to north And it's in America!! In some areas it also flows southward too...

Well buying expensive doesnt always workout, I bought 2 LTB's and at full retail on initial release a few years back and was fairly displeased. Not a bad rod, just not worth the price to me... There's always that risk whatever the price..

There is no escape from the planet of the bait monkey!

Perfect hookset, right where you want it! Nice fish!

Yep, spend a dollar to save a nickle, lol ...

That's a safe assumption, lots of guys use bass gear in salt/ brackish.. He probably thought that. For fresh it does seem excessive, maybe ideal for salt though.

My first impression was that's a thick fish, I think that's a core 50... 6 to 61/2 ?

Are you fishing in Salt? Seems excessive to me..

I believe a 30 or smaller size reel really, unless you prefer a bigger spinning reel, if so, I'd say your good...

I don't see any grease! Pictures please! Jk..

Florida is my favorite state for bass, I stated as such in this thread months ago, I lived there for a decade. Florida is anything but "easy" however, once you taste the honey, the work & effort required is always rewarded... Plus, there's always, as Dwight Hottle says, those indigenous swimbaits, lol..then if your feeling really defeated, you just go saltwater fish...

Welcome to & enjoy the forums..

Hello and Welcome to BR! Enjoy the Forums.. New to the sport, eh? Your making it look easy! Nice fish...

A most excellent point! & no, not a waypoint! Lol..

Nope, no thumb on a outcast, not ever. At splashdown, then yea... I do feather my cast on spinning thou..

I prepaid yesterday, 1.99 , as I failed to pay attention I pumped a tank full of premium at 2.59, Somehow, I still felt ok..

Now fishing the grass you only want to use enough weight to get you thru the grass. I mainly use 1/2 to 1oz depending, This^ is exactly right... As gulfcaptain said.. In summer, in Fl. I will have to go 1 1/2 oz. only because I'm trying to penetrate the top layer of the mat, whatever it maybe. Pays to have at least 2 or 3 rigs ready. I would rather use 1/4 oz any day over 1 or 1 1/2 oz.. Gotta break thru, that's the goal..

I Don't use Daiwa baitcasters now, but did for 24 years, they make great reels... But to suggest Shimano is endorsing brand bashing on Daiwa Products is pretty ludicrous, Shimano doesn't need the help, as far as the Tatula is concerned, that reel smokes anything Shimano has on the market @ the prices of the past year. I use Shimano baitcasters.. .Shimano needs to up the ante on the lower/ midrange market if they wanna stay relative in that price point..so far they seem to be content to allow the Tatula to have no equal. Pricing on the bay shows great pricing over the Curado I .. I like my I and feel it's superior, however the tat is smoking hot in popularity..

Ikr? She's my kinda gal! Uh, till she hates me!

Sure you can, also mono is fine, been using it for years and you can feel ok with it...