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Thanks for posting this!

Thanks Glen, I enjoyed the laughter, needed it today. It’s so hard to fix stupid!🫣!

Mine came last week and it is in the bathroom for Dailey scanning!

That was just dumb. Consider that a warning to use common sense from now on. Nothing worth risking your life.

In South Florida if iwater temps are in the 40’s stay home. You will find millions of dead fish everywhere including bass, exotics, redfish, snook, tarpon, even manatees! The only happy campers are the gators, birds, and gars! This happened about ten years ago in south Florida and the Keys!

It is structure with a timely flow of water, so you know predators are hanging out just looking for an easy meal. Sounds like culvert pipes after a heavy rain. One of my favorite go to spots for bass and peacock! I have caught bass in a lock at Lake Okeechobee while waiting for the water to lower and the gate to open.

True Florida Strain Bass are effected by cold fronts much more than their northern cousins. A cold front with water temps dropping into the mid 60’s will put them into lock jaw for several days until the temps start to rise. Forget early morning fishing and concentrate on fishing areas with direct Sun. Usually drop offs close to heavy vegetation. They will be deep at the base of the drop off, or sitting under thick cover with direct Sun on the cover. Kind of a blanket of warmth above them. They will not be out chasing stuff, so slow down and then slow down more. If it’s right in front of their face they might bite it. Flipping time, patience is a must. Also drag a worm along the base of the drop off with long pauses, and subtle shakes. You will get some warmer water deep from seepage from the aquifer. This water is always 72* from deep underground Summer or winter. Find a deep water spring and you might find a gold mine of fish.

When the water temps drop below 60* our Florida Strain Bass get lock jaw! When this happens it’s best if you know where the deep water springs are in your lakes. They pump water from the aquifer at a constant temp of 72* all year long. Also good in the summer when water temps get above 90*. These always have bass hanging around the openings during the extremes.

I moved here 48 years ago so I would never have problems with months of no fishing. We are just getting into some of the best fishing of the year.

I have fished for over 50 years now and have found out that for the first 20 years I fished much too fast. Since retiring I fish 5 or 6 days a week depending on weather conditions. Some days from the boat, most days from the bank on one of the six lakes within a mile of my home. My personal strength in the game is patience, love for the sport, and confidence in what I’m doing. Fishing is my relaxation, and tranquility. If the equipment is working properly, my casting techniques are on point, and the weather is not brutal, I am a happy camper regardless of how many fish I catch. Knowledge and confidence are the key, and they come with experience and time spent on the water.

Thanks again Glen! Love your videos.

I now have 5 grandchildren under 7 years old, and I took my own children fishing at a very young age many years ago. I learned some valuable lessons early in this process. With very young kids don't plan on fishing yourself. You are now the master baiter for that entire trip, the cast guru for all participants, possible hook removal medical team, the food distributor, and also the rod and reel recovery team. A little rod floater attached is a great idea. Warn them all that the floating logs with legs are not friendly creatures and should never be fed. Then keep all trips short, with lots of different snacks and drinks. Snack time is break time, because grandpa is not very good a multi tasking. A mason jar becomes an emergency pee jar, and once one starts it becomes contagious. Cheerios and Rice Krispies are also great chumming tools. Two hours is max time for little ones, and believe me you will feel like you just went 10 rounds with Muhammed Ali! Once they reach about ten they can hang, cast all day, and fish with Dad or Grandpa as long as they want. Always a fun time!

Either, or, I'm just happy to feel a tug on my line!

Advantages- knowing my waters, and having confidence in my tactics. Living in the subtropics, and being able to fish all year long, and having 50 years of experience under all types of conditions. Having at least 20 different bodies of water to choose from including the vast Everglades within 20 minutes from my home. Disadvantages- Very sensitive bass population to changes in the environment. Florida strain bass will click on and off from fronts, changes in current, and sudden drops in temperature, much more than their north cousins. A sudden cold spell can give them lock jaw for days, and this drives even the best pros crazy, if their not used to Florida waters. Some simple solutions to the problem. Once picking an area I have confidence in from past trips, I will go into stealth mode. Off the trolling motor as much as possible, turn off the electronics totally. If windy, I will let the wind blow me through a honey hole and slow down by putting out a wind sea funnel, or if in a smaller canoe dragging a 5 pound weight. This will allow a time to work the bait on each pass through the area. I Usually look for dense vegetation close to a significant drop-offs. Lots of our drop-offs are 10 to 20 feet deep. I will starts working HB frogs through the outer edges of the weeds, and then switch to slow moving plastics sinking slowly at the drop-offs. When working the deep edges, I work super slow with various plastics, with long pause between gentle shakes. Trick worms, wacky, has saved many a slow day, after a front. The trick worm's tail will float up while sitting still on the bottom. Many of the bigger bass have moved from the shallow flats to the deeper warmer waters during a sudden temperature drop. The aquifer seaps 72* water along the deep bottom all year long. I will let a worm fall all the way to the bottom of the drop-off and sit among the rocks at the bottom. They are not out chasing baits after the front but will hit something dropping into their personal space. Have fun and tight lines!

With all do respect to your vast accomplishments over the years on unique fishing waters, with unusual state assets. I don't fish for any reasons other than the fun of the sport, on my local waters. I usually take others out with me and never actively compete. I always try to share and put them on fish. It's all about relaxation, fun and sharing! Everyone fishes for a reason, that's why we have so many doing it, so many ways, in all kinds of weather, all over this country.

Over fourty years ago I was once with a football team at a night practice for a up coming game. Lightning started in close proximality to the practice field. I was the defensive coordinator, and the head coach would not call the practice. I kept waiting to him, but after the second close call I told the defense to get off the field and head to safety. We had a brief argument and I told him how he could justify staying out there if one of these kids got hurt. He brought the rest of the kids off the field. A few years later the state governing body made stick rules about this topic and took the decision out of the hands of the coach and into the athletic trainers control. Common sense is the key, and I treat fishing the same way. When you see it, hear it, you seek selter quickly, regardless of how good the fishing is. Not something to mess with. When something goes bad it often is horrible.

Try watermelon red Senko, weightless Texas rigged. Fish it slow and let it fall all the way to the bottom before twitching it. Most bite on the fall or during pauses. Try Turkey Lake by Universal theme park. I have caught a bunch over 5 to 6 pounds. They also have the best rental boat deal in the country. All trackers for 30 dollars for the day. Lots of big bass on wacky trick worms deep. You can also bank fish anywhere in the County park.

It’s been about 6 weeks since I have caught anything over 24”. Lots of 12 to 17” fish but the big ones have been tough to catch: every body of water has a lot more smaller fish then the bigger survivors, and they are quicker to the bait. I’m OK as long as I’m feeling tugs on my line: I do I know I’m doing something right. The bigger ones will come out to play when the conditions are right.

As a life long bass fisherman this question really confuses me. For 17 years I played football competitively. Then for 40 years I coached in high school and college. I have had a life of completion and fishing was always my form of relaxation and tranquility.. As soon as I make that first cast the tension from the week were gone. The tranquility of nature, and figuring out a pattern for that day, and that hour were the only thing on my mind. Since I have retired I now get to fish six days a week and it still does the same job. It is so much cheaper than a therapist! I would never bring competition into my fishing world. I respect the guys that do, but it is not for me!

South Florida we often have an east wind. It doesn’t change much for me, but I will attack favorite spots a little differently. Wind will cause current if it is constant and from the same direction for a few days in a row. Bass will position themselves behind structure and weed clumps and face into the current. This pushes small baitfish into them and their ambush points. I have had both good and bad days regardless of what direction the wind is blowing. I prefer steady wind to calm still days. Regardless of the direction it’s blowing.

There are just too many variables to blame or praise the lure being used. No two days are the same, with water temps, wind direction, cloud cover, fronts, boat traffic, current, water depth. All have effects on fishing success as much as what you throw and how you’re throwing it. Your job is to figure it out for that day, that hour. We have all seen the best pros, with the best boats, with the best gadgets, and the best equipment, have hours of non productive fishing. Just too many variables, that’s what truly makes fishing fun! It’s like gambling, with darts thrown in!

The only time I purposely bomb baits is when I’m in a search mode and the bite is none existent. I do get a a feeling of joy and happiness when the bait caster is dialed in to the max, the bait is flying into the next county, and I’m still hitting the targets. On tough days, it does provide a little joy!

I fish from the bank 4 days a week and in the boat on the weekend. I have had months when 20" to 25" bass have been common, and then I have had months when I could not catch a bass over 17", day after day. Lots of good comments from the brothers here. A few things they said, that I rely on when fishing. 1). There are a thousand smaller bass for every a big one. 2). Small bass don't hang with big bass without consequences 3). If your catching nothing but small ones, use a bigger bait. You may not catch a big one, but you'll eliminate a lot of small ones. 4). Structure-Go to the first significant Structure you can find. Fish it slowly and deliberately. 5). Cover- Find the thickest green cover with two or more types of grasses. Multiple greens together are better then just one type of green. 6). Cover- A small isolated clump of green cover in open waters is better yet! It will be a magnet for fish in the open area. A stopping spot for big bass passing through. 7). Ledges- Always drag a significant ledge along its base especially if close to a weedy flat, and slow down! 8).Catch one decant bass go back to the same area, they sometimes hang out with others of similar size. 9).Smaller bass are quicker to the bait then a big old girl. Sometimes increase the weight of a plastic bait so it is quicker to the bottom and not attacked on the free fall. 10). Experiment with different baits, sizes, and colors! Good luck, and tight lines. Time on the water always helps.

For twenty years I threw a hard jerkbait at least 50% of the time on all trips. I went away from that and went to the zoom flukes when they came on the market I made a switch because I could get back into areas the hardbaits could not go. I still feel the Rapala stickbaits in a #9 and #11 are the best out there for open water. The black/silver, and gold are dynamite in south Florida, for bass and Peacock. Most fish them too fast, and don't move them until all the ripples disappear. Then slight walk and long pause. For Peas you speed it up with less pauses. Always silent stickbaits, because our water are usually clear, or light stain. I have caught thousands of bass on the Rapala over the years.

Every year we all rent a big lake house in north Ga or NC. The whole family comes together with my son and his family, and my daughter and her family. 5 grandkids all under 7 leaves little time for my fishing. I am the worm guy changing baits constantly and giving moral support and the snack master. We always rent a pontoon boat and drag around the pack. A fun time with lots of laughs. Any fishing I’ve done is like fishing the moon. Deep water for me in Florida is10 feet, these waters are 60 feet 20 yards from the dock. Something foreign to me. Some of my best times fishing have been with the little guys on these trips!