N Florida Mike

Don't need a lecture at this point.If the lady would have asked nice there would have been no problem.Wasn't out for trouble- just wanted to fish.

I've been thinking about doing some guiding or teaching fishing classes.Nothing too serious, at least at first,then see what happens.I would need to make some profit to supplement my full time job.I live on a small lake with good fishing.I could start here and branch out to other areas I'm experienced in.Any ideas y'all have would be appreciated. I also enjoy working with kids and maybe wounded vets.

Depends on the weapons allowed!

Sometimes it works if you say something like "man the bass love these____" Then they usually can't help but tell you something that works for them.I don't mind sharing info.with other fishermen,esp.if they practice catch/release and have kids with them.

My pb was 24 1/4 inch.I had 3 scales.One said 8, another 8 1/2 and the last one said 9.I'd say your fish is 8-8 1/2.

Plenty of good areas like that here in Florida.There's one up in N Ga. I fished and camped at .Conasauga lake in the Cohutta Wilderness.If you want a remote lake this is the one! There's a good trout stream( Jack's river) in the same general area also.This is way back in the mountains.The road up there used to be pretty rough.It would be slow going esp. With a boat and trailer.

I primarily use zoom z- hogs.They bite them best in summer.I get the most bites on them and the average size fish is usually2-3 pounds.The fish usually stay hooked well also.Gambler cane toads and zoom horny toads also,but the fish are harder to hook with them.

One of my customers is his mother in law

I snagged a 23 pound carp down by the tail.I thought he was going to drain the spool on my reel.And it was a big saltwater spinning reel.I have chummed and caught them with big bread balls in other ponds but they seem uninterested in my lake.

I caught my big speck off one!

Exactly the way I use them.

Man,I love that lake.I used to fish it a lot.Caught my pb speckled perch (Crappie) there.Looking at the map that F.F.F. provided,it was just to the right of the cut between the big lake and little lake.In the big lake about where the number 17 is on the depth .I can't tell you anything about the offshore fishing there because we didn't have any electronics then but there are some good deep holes in it.I imagine that Rattletrap's and Cbaits would work out there.We fished the Cypress trees and docks to take most of our fish.The bait we had the most success with was a moccasin culprit worm.Fished a night tournament there once and all I caught was an old trot line.But it has plenty of double digit fish in it.If you drift some minnows acrost the deep holes or fish brush piles with minnows or roostertails you should pick up some nice specks.I'd use shiners for big bass in there.

I follow it if I'm planning a special trip.And I watch it for full moons in spring.Otherwise,I don't follow it.The last 2 times I checked it and fished the best times I caught one over 6 and caught 6 In about half an hour right when the chart said it would be good.I personally think they are generally good in predicting when the fish will bite the best but if you watch them too much it would hinder you from going a lot.

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Maybe not intentionally but it is .I wanted to go today but just knew it would cause issues so Im staying home like a good boy.But I fished for a little while out back and got a 4 pounder!So I reckon I was rewarded for good behavior.

With my schedule,I don't get out of my home range much.When I fish around here I feel confident and don't ask questions much.If someone wants to ask me or talk fishing that's fine.When I fish a new area far from home I get what info.I can online and then try the local bait store.When I try to trout fish in the mountains I always try to ask advice but it doesn't seem to help.Unless I use corn I don't catch Any.Went to Gatlinburg area to fish "new river" in the smokies.Went to the local trout fishing store and the owner excitedly told me that the river was the best trout fishing spot in the smokies, and sold me the 40 dollar license and some roostertails that assured me would work.After 4 hours and NO bites I nearly went back and told him what I thought of him and his bait store.I think I was probably his only sale of the week .At least I got to enjoy the mountain air and scenery.

I listen to a lot of traditional bluegrass such as the Stanley bros,Scruggs. Ricky Skaggs.Old time hillbilly music.Also like old times Cajun- mainly balfa bros.Can't stand new "country " Can't stand any rap. Love the old southern Rock-any Skynyrd songs.Also listen a lot to old southern gospel and some contemporary Christian.

You might want to have someone drop you off and float down to a take- out spot downriver.

I've fished the Santa Fe a few times near blue springs.Caught a Suwanee bass that was app.2 pounds.I think I caught it on a red shad 7.5 inch culprit worm.It fought like a 4 pound largemouth.The current was 2 or 3 mph I'd say.To me,it was difficult to fish without anchoring.I caught the fish out of a shady cypress tree line. And that trolling motor will be very slow.I had a little 3 HP. kicker and it was slow against the current on the Santa fe.

I keep mine in old cleaned out herbicide bottles our co. used.I just wrote the hook size with a marker on it.They have threaded lids so the hooks stay dry and secure.

Sounds like mine.I weighed mine with 3 scales.One said 8, one said 8 and a half, and one said 9.So I go with 8 and a half.The taxidermist said he thought 9.

Nice fish!

Mine was app.8.5 pounds caught on a Mann's jelly worm when I was 19.This is a picture of the mount.

I didn't think it was Delancy but it looks like it could be.It looks more like North grasshopper lake which is about 20 miles s of delancy.

I remembered my wife asking me what I wanted for father's day one year.I told her a new baitcaster r&r.She didn't say anything,which is her nice way of saying NO.So out of the blue she decides to take the kids fishing at the pond down the road.She got a bite and when she reeled in there was a baitcaster r&r on the end of her line!Don't tell me God doesn't provide!!