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It does have a deep culvert next to it, but I don't beleive it connects to the pond

I actually had some sucsess throwing buzzbaits at some bass in a shallow pond the other day

I am pretty positive that it was actually a tarpon. They aren't too uncommon in freshwater around here. Giant schools of mullet are new to me in freshwater though

The other day I decided to fish a landlocked pond that I haven't been to in a while, and was suprised to see a bunch of mullet swimming around. I've seem them in saltwater connected canals, but never a landlocked pond. I also caught a bass and had a large tarpon like fish hit my buzzbait. Anyone have any experience with mullet in landlocked ponds? And yes, I am 100% POSITIVE they were mullet and not carp. Don't ask , what if they were carp.

Same with me! I've caught some big bass this season, but i've gone through countless -1 pound bass to get to them

Yeah, the water is so stained/muddy in most of the places I fish that I could definietly get away with straight braid

It really is a beautiful place, and has a lot more bass fishing opportunities than many people realise. Glad to be a part of the forum and keeping the sport alive

I frequent the same tackleshop for almost everything and have become good freinds with the guys there. They have even given me discounts before just because I'm in there constantly and they like seeing a younger person fish. But if they don't have anything, I'll head over to bassproshops. But I vastly prefer local tackleshops.

That's what we call them here in Florida, Googan pretty much means bad/annoying fisherman.

My favorite creek is full of runoff and looks like a ditch in the side of the road; but I guess that's what it is. I actually prefer this because nobody thinks to fish it, so a lot of the bass aren't familiar with lures and will eat anything.

I fish a clear manmade creek in Florida with topwaters. it is about 6 inches deep in most places, and produces a lot of snook and tarpon as well. My PB from that creek was probably around 3-4 pounds on a doa lures 4 inch cal shad. I was actualy targeting snook at the time.

True that, I might order it tonight!

Why is that? I was considering a lews speed spool tournament MG, but decided on the stx instead. What would be a better choice?

I am accepting this challenge, even though I'm having a hard time finding the money to spare on a pack of softbaits right now. My scale is broken, but if something looks 4+ by eyeballing it I am donating.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. From the majority of people saying 40 pound braid and a leader, I think that is what I'm going with. I already have tons of florocarbon leader laying around from saltwater fishing, so I should be set on that. I am also going to get some yozuri hybrid on my current setup because it is onsale and I've seen it reccomended a lot, including in this thread.

I'm going to start off by saying that I'm a teenager without a lot of money, so when I am rod and reel shopping I look for something that will be able to cover multiple applications without me having to buy a whole new setup for them. With Christmas coming up, I've decided to put almost all of my gift money towards one versatile setup; A Dobnys 734C with a REVO stx 6:4:1. This setup will be handling jigs, senkos, texas rigs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and flukes. Probably some more stuff too. WIth such a wide range of baits being thrown on the same setup, I figured i'd need line that could handle everything I will be using. I was thinking 15 pound florocarbon or 30 pound braid, but would like to hear from some of you guys who know more about this than me. I'm fishing in stained FL ponds and lakes, but would like to be able to take it up to NH in some clear water this summer. Thanks for reading.

Thanks everyone! I forgot to include how long I've been fishing like it says to be sure to do... Er... I can't even remember the first time I went fishing. I have been fishing my whole entire life, but only have been getting more seriously into fishing and gear the last 2 years. Before that it was just an Ugly Stik lite, 10 pound braid and a hotdog on a circlehook. Good times.

Hey everyone, I'm new to these forums. I'm a 15 year old guy from Sarasota, Florida. If there is a body of water with fish in my area, I have probably fished it. I am an aspiring pro fisherman, and hope to one day start up my own guiding service. When I'm not bass fishing, I'm probably fishing in saltwater for snook, redfish, trout or other saltwater fish. Or I'm in school thinking about fishing. Because I don't have a car, I dont't really fish anwhere other than ponds, so I have to find places on google maps and bike/walk to them. You'd be suprised at the big bass that can be caught in these little local ponds, or maybe you wouldn't. Anyways, that's a little bit about me. Oh, and is there anyone else who fishes the Sarasota area on here? Thanks for reading.