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Congratulations on your new personal best bass

Time on the water and learning from each fishing trip is worth far more than what you read online or on a book.

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Thank you for posting this. I agree with you that the moon definitely effects bass fishing, especially spawning bass. That's a beautiful bass in your avatar, how much did it weigh?

Senkos catch big fish, there's no doubt about that, but they also tear up quite easily, even on small fish. Swimbaits can take much more abuse than a senko and seem to catch me more quality bass. Maybe its a confidence lure for me? All I know is that I catch some giants when I focus on swimbaits and other big bass techniques and stay away from the little bass/medium bass techniques. Nothing wrong with catching small bass, especially if they are biting like they are now( the most bass I caught in 1 day was 149 bass, from public land,all on artificials, in the Everglades).

I agree there's tons of 1-4 pound bass biting in the Everglades right now, as well as bowfin, gar,sunfish, exotic fish,etc. These little fish are biting before the big bass are, but that's ok with me since I go to the Everglades for numbers of fish, not necessary for big bass( I go to other locations for that). You can try fishing with larger than normal swimbaits, that might get you a big bite or at least lower the amount of small fish that get hooked. Make sure to bring plenty of swimbaits since the bowfin and gar bite them and they will tear them up good. Its still a great day on the water when the bite is hot like it is now!

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Congratulations on your new personal best bass.

Thank you for posting your report. Lots of people been having +50 fish days and even +100 fish days in the glades for the past couple weeks now. The water is very low at this moment in the Everglades and I might go out there for another +100 fish day if the water keeps dropping like it has.

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Hogfish, mahi mahi, tripletail, cobia, and most saltwater fish taste much better than any freshwater fish and that includes crappie.

Lots of good responses. I have caught the majority of my redfish on bass fishing tackle and even gone as light as 8 pound test mono to catch a bull red. Make sure to have a good reel with a smooth drag since redfish are well known for making long runs.

The suckers will eat a piece of worm fished on or near the bottom. Use a small hook such as a size 8 or size 4. Suckers make good bait for muskies, northern pike, smallies, and many other fish.

There is nothing wrong with keeping your legal limit of bass if you have a freshwater fishing license. The real problem is greedy people who keep more than what they are allowed to keep and those that keep too many bass outside the legal slot limit( depending on the location). I would be more concerned with places that have high fishing pressure, since the big bass will learn to avoid most fishermen and many of the bass will die a slow, painful death from swallowing so many soft plastics( plenty of videos and articles online of sick,skinny bass with stomachs full of soft plastics). Improper handing from catch and release bass fishing can kill bass and that's even worse than someone keeping a bass for dinner. Well said @Catt

Well said @Mike L. Someone can also visit South Florida for the many exotic fish we have( peacock bass, clown knifefish, bullseye snakehead,etc) , do some big game fishing in the ocean, or even go diving in one of the most beautiful coral reef systems in the world. We are blessed to live in Florida to say the least!

What's the water temperature? Almost any topwater may catch you a bass if the water temperature is 65-75 degrees.

Yes it's a great bait for freshwater stripers and many other types of fish. They make good bait for freshwater snook and tarpon as well.

Try fishing at night

Snowfleas seem to be interesting little animals.

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There's good muskie and smallmouth bass fishing in Michigan so I might consider going there later on after visiting Wisconsin and Minnesota. Alaska is also on my list to fish for salmon, trout, and for diving.