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It's great Fluorocarbon line to use for leaders.

I am currently training for a marathon that I will do at the end of this month,so I would greatly prefer doing my long distance runs in 40-60 degree weather.This has been the hottest winter I have seen down here and running long distances in +80 degree heat with +90% humidity isn't fun.Much easier to run at a good pace when its cool outside compared to when its hot.So yes I welcome as many cold fronts down here as possible!

Congratulations on starting a workout plan!Train smart,don't overtrain,eat a well balanced diet,and you will get to your goal.

I wouldn't mind some colder weather down here!

I agree 100% with you! I love bass fishing and few things get me as happy as catching another Double Digit Bass.I do other forms of fishing and I still rather get a Trophy Bass over a Trophy Grouper, even over a Trophy Snook!

Thank you for posting this!

Congratulations on your new personal best,I have a feeling you are going to beat it soon!Those are some big,fat,healthy bass!Solid channel catfish as well!

Wow

Those bass are very well fed which shows they have plenty of baitfish to eat.This is a sign of a healthy population of bass and I won't be surprised if you catch a double digit bass from that spot!

I agree with you that fishing from the shore is much more difficult than fishing on a boat. Anyone can get a big bass from a boat but very few bass fishermen can catch a +10 pound bass from a highly pressured lake from the shore.

Those are some fat bass!What were their lengths?

Lake Toho or one of the well known big bass lakes in Winter Haven.

I know Golf Course bass are very dumb so I can believe how a single bass can be caught 27 times in a day there.You will be lucky to catch the same bass twice in a highly pressured lake,especially a big bass.

When it comes to fishing I only buy what I need and don't waste my money on overpriced fishing gear.Bass don't care how much your gear is worth ,Bass care how you present the lure to them!My favorite bass rod/reel is less than $100 and it has caught me enough fish to prove to me I don't need expensive gear to catch a bass.

I agree with what @Hawgenvy wrote in regards to fishing highly pressured small bodies of water.One of the highly pressured lakes I fish is a public lake and I barely fish it since it gets to crowded for my taste.It's also one of the spots I got a +10 pounder from land.

Cut a foot or so below the kink in the line and tie a new knot . Check the line for nicks,if it's damaged remove that portion and tie a new knot.Spool up with new line if the line is old or in bad shape .

I enjoyed reading books from Larry Larsen,he is a well known expert on both trophy largemouth bass and trophy peacock bass. One of his best books is called "Trophy Bass an Anglers Guide".

Looks like tannic water with decent visibility.Bass should bite well.

Solid catches!I fished the last day of the year as well and caught a lunker.

December was a great month for bass fishing for me and has gotten better the past 2 weeks.Should get even better with bass bulking up for the spawning period.

Won't be surprised if it happens. It's extremely windy and a little chilly down here right now.Last week the temperature was in the 80's.Lets see what happens.

All my bass rods are between 6'-6'6" and never had a need for a bass rod bigger than this.Have a couple rods that are +7' for Saltwater gamefish.

Your welcome!Remember don't over train that is the #1 mistake people make when working out.If your upper body or lower body is sore don't train it.Give it at least 2 days for it to heal.Never train a muscle group when its sore!Trust me you will heal better if you give your body time to heal from the workouts. I am also training for a marathon now that I have in the end of the month and I am applying this myself.It will be my 8th year in a row running marathons and it keeps me motivated to run often though out the year.

You can easily achieve this in less than 6 months.Eat well,train smart,don't overtrain,and you will reach this goal.Have done this along with running full Marathons and doing over 150 pushups nonstop with full range of motion.

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