SoFl-native

Slightly on topic: I have all my old bass stuff: Rods/reels/hard baits/soft plastics (lots of dippers/paca craws/big sneazys/Zoom worms/gambler worms) If anybody has an interest in some of it lmk. I am not going to nickel and dime on it. Easier to just do like $20 bucks for all of this $10 for all of those. Rods include a 7'10" duckett flipping stick and several 6'10" MH shimano Clarus rods. Let me know if you guys have interest. Trades for bigger saltwater rods/reels considered. Calcutta 400 size reels preferred.

Shane i would go the C100 (falls canal) if i were you. Altough i heard the water was running through all the canals down south after the rains. Might have stopped moving water now.

Whomever can pancake a ten foot net is in.....haha. Getting bait by myself is too much work.

The biggest challenge here is battling the crowds. I have been countering this by fishing from like 3 am to 7 am. Using the first hour to get bait and then fishing until it is gone. Off the water by 7-8am. offshore guys are pulling up to the ramp all hung over launching their boats and I am pulling out after killing em all night. Caught a 23 pounder Saturday night....and had a 8 foot bull shark try to take a 12 pounder boat side in the dark. Almost crapped my pants.

Another from last couple weeks:

Yeah i have been happy with it. Searched for months and found this one used up in Deland. I have been running the beach on the calm days looking for tarpon. The layout of a flats boat with the walkaround gunnels is the deal though for fighting these fish. And yes that snook was nice and clean even though i caught it under a bridge up the river a bit. Clearly can tell the locals from the seasonal visitors.

Doug: Although the tracker can take some saltwater it wont hold up to it all the time. The hardware and such isnt made to be exposed to salt. Not to mention the trailer would have rusted out in like 3 months.

The boat change was more logistics than anything. I live 10 minutes from Jupiter Inlet/Loxahatchee River (not refuge) and here i was driving all over the freaking state to catch the little green basstards (which i still love btw). My shortest trip was 40 minutes one way before. Now i launch in 10 minutes. Makes for easy after work evening trips. Tell you what it has been a fun challenge/transition. I have pursued snook for many years but never exclusively. They are a bruiser of a fish with the smarts to match. I am starting to crack this nut though and have been killing it the last month. Have caught 15 this week 12-19 lbs. Pure clean fun.

Made some changes this year.... Went from this: To this: And from this: To this:

North end of Lox? Off southern? Pleanty of water to fish and people can run south if they want.

Nice Shane.

If we are talking Lox i would be game. If people are throwing names out there i would propose Ansin Garcia. A lot more accessible and weather friendly then Stick Marsh. Plus it is full of fish.

Spotty reports in Broward and isolated in PBC. You can drive 1.5 hours and hope to get lucky with one or drive 2.5 hours and greatly improve your chances. The extra hour seems worth it to me. C-100, Snapper Creek, or Airport lakes.

If you want to make the trip... the c-100 in Dade county is a good bet.