I went out with my brother in the canals in Royal Palm on Tuesday morning. Fishing was good and we each had quite a few nice fish, including a few peacocks. We came to an area where the canal widens into a little lake. There is a dropoff to about 20 feet. That's like an abyss in some of these small canals. I was using a *** bushbug and working the edge of the dropoff when I hooked into this beauty. It was one of the longest fights I have ever had with a bass. It was all I could handle with my finesse rig. When I got her on the scale, it said 7-lbs 5-oz. My PB is 7-lbs 14-oz, but I would swear this fish is bigger. Either way, it made my day. ;D

I know you guys up north don't want to hear it, but we quit around noon to take a break from the heat.

totally cool.

dig those cr-azy shades  8-)

You warm people in Florida make me sick and-

Good fish man!

Nice!

Nice fish.

Awesome fish, congrats! 8-)

Nice fish, great pic!

8-)

What a fatty, Congrats man.

Nice pig, hear piggy piggy

nice catch! send some of that heat up here. it's been raining/snowing/sleeting for the last 5 days straight.

nice one!! o and you look like brad paisley  ;D

as Shaw Grigsby would say...that's a biggun!!!

wow what a great fish! nice job man! i wish i could be in the boat with you.

im so anxious for spring its not even funny. i got a crankbait combo for xmas and cranks are my fav. thing to fish and i cant wait to use it!!!!

Great Fish!  Congrats

GO BIG RED

That fish looks like this one I just caught. Nice job

Awesome job man!

I'll be down there for the last week in march, can't wait!

and c17Lat has a point, you do look a lot like Brad Paisley  

Great hog!

Let me get this straight...you took off as it got too hot?

And we are freezing up here in Virginia!

Thanks for sharing.  Great picture.

Maybe you can help Basspro48 catch some when he hits the area later next month! ;D

Keep those pics coming.  Only thing that helps me keep my sanity.

Wow thats a nice fatty good job!

"we quit around noon to take a break from the heat." Ok now thats just going too far!!  >!!  ;D. Anyways nice fish, I'd kill for a fish like that.. just kiddin.. or am I!? :