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What's wrong with grape soda?

I'm mostly looking for vegetation changes since the last time I was there. I also try to pick a particular spot on the lake I have never fished and give it a try.

After fishing both boater and non-boater this past year here are a few things that I have already incorporated and the rest of you should.... 1. There is never a good reason to go 80 mph across rough water in a tournament that had a $70 entry fee... 2. In most formats the non-boater has the right to choose locations for 1/2 of the day. Why don't you shut up about your spots and follow the rules. 3. I have always paid more than the suggested amount to my boater....and I have had to listen to all the complaints about the no-good sobs who did not pay. Do you think YOU could empty one the 14 storage compartments on board so I have somewhere to put my lunch and rain gear. 4. Just because you are the boater does not mean you are better than me. For the record not all non-boaters are dead beat no skill guys who don't own a boat. My boat is nicer than yours and there is a better than 50% chance that I am going to beat you. 5. Even if you are competing against the back seat guy, have integrity as a boat captain. I take it personally if I DON"T put my non-boater on fish. You do realize that there are more important things in life than than the $157 dollar check you could get for 3rd place. If you are offended by this post, to bad...That means you are probably the guy that gives the rest of us a bad name.

I may have missed on the anglers but I got the weight right......For Saturday I would say no more than 2 bags over 15 and Sunday with the front those fish are going to get lockjaw....BAD....I would bet half of those professionals don't catch a limit....

Family Secret Bait Co (Josh and Taylor) are very active in the "soft plastic recycling program" Send us your plastic and we will send you some new ones....

Dolf Stained water Firetiger crankbaits, Junebug / Red Shad plastics, blue/black jigs Clear water, White/sexy shad cranks, motoroil, light purple, watermelon plastic. This is all I use and almost always catch fish in fl

Last year I fished about 50/50 boater/coangler and can tell you that it happens at all levels, both ways. Most of my experience has been positive and a good time. I have even had my non-boater place in the money and catch the biggest fish of his life (8.5#) and that made ME feel good because I put him on the fish. BUT I have had a few instances where I was ready to get out or put someone out of the boat....10 percent of the world are jerks and unfortunately some of them fish.....

I don't mind fishing as a non-boater, when I choose to be a non-boater. I bought a tournament ready boat so I could be a boater and I will not fish tournaments that will not allow me the choice.

Max, Canals in Florida are mostly manmade and typically deeper than the surrounding lakes. 9th st canal will most likely produce a winning bag. Also the canals in Lake Griffin have been recently dredged and have hard bottoms, for the guys willing to make a long run it will probably pay off. As for the spawn, well in Fla it starts in January and ends sometimes in April. I have seen bedding fish for the last 6 weeks but my bigger fish have come from staging areas. Flats in 4-6 ft of water between deeper water and shallow bedding areas.

The big bags will come from Harris cranking offshore..If they can find shell bars with a mix of eel grass the bags will be 20 lbs, but most of those guys are going to try and flip...either Peter T or KVD would be my favorite because they will work offshore most of the time.

Welcome aboard.

Welcome aboard and PM a guy named frogtog. His name is Jimmy and he is around you..

"Trying" Do or Do Not, there is no try! M. Yoda

Keep your smallmouth. We had a cold front come through yesterday. Dropped the temps to highs in the mid 70's today.........I had to find a sweatshirt to wear this morning for a few minutes

I prefer catch and release for one reason only.....So that someone else may have the pleasure you just experienced. I think it's selfish for someone who loves to CATCH bass, to remove that possibility for someone else. I'm thinking mostly of my children and future generations. Fishing pressure is on the rise in most areas and will not ever go down..One fish released today could be responsible for thousands of fish 10 years from now....

Are ya nuts? Why would you leave this beautiful place? Are you on the run? Is there a shotgun wedding waiting for you here? There must be a good reason. Inquiring minds want to know.

Y'all come on in and sit a spell..

Welcome, you will not believe how much you will learn here in the next year. The only thing more amazing is how much money you will spend on your habit.

Fish out of a pair of Columbias with mesh pockets on the bottoms and sides for ventilation...Love these shoes...

Welcome to da both of you..and I'm glad you stopped with that lurking, it was starting to get creepy.....

Where are you fishing from there newbie?

I think it is what you want it to be...For those who say it is not athletic, well I would like to invite you to stand next to me for nine hours on Lake Kissimee or Harris in a 30 mph wind during March and try not to fall out of the boat. Never mind tying a lure or making an acccurate cast. Or you could try not to pass out during Aug or Sep during the 95* days with no wind and make 2000 + casts to fish who are not eating....

I like the new format and schedule....I did not care much for the SUPER 6 hype though...and I watched it streaming on my comp live and could not believe how long they would drag out the weigh in..Those people in the crowd must have been there for at least 4 hrs to get through 50 anglers..

Small bags and tough fishing....and Harris is not known for its frog bite. The weather here is going to be rough for the next few days.

Most of my trips are either tourneys or prefishing specifically for tourneys so I am normally trying to key on bigger fish on a bunch of different lakes. This translates into probably 15 skunks in the last year, including the one yesterday where I have been skunked 2 out of the 3 times I have fished it. There are also a few lakes on my list with multiple skunks that I still have not figured out. IMO, if you are not getting skunked you are not learning anything.