N Florida Mike

Ive see em bed in late december in N. Florida. Caught a 6 pounder off a bed on Christmas day a few years ago. It depends on how warm it stays up here into dec.

Got that right !!! I do well with baby brush hogs as well, but not so much with brush hogs. I also like zoom z-hogs, which dont seem to have a big following. The only problem I have with them is that I cannot find a hook that fits them properly. 3/0 seems too small, and 4/0 is too big. (The point of the hook is right at the end of it when you try to stick it in ) But its a bass killer! I also like Pit bosses. One bait I have never caught a fish on is christie critters. I also use Zoom speed craws with good results. If zoom lizards count, they are deadly !!!! I dont count plastic worms as creature baits, but They are always in my arsenal. Especially culprits, Mr twister, and producto tournament worms !!!

There was a 16.75 caught in Estero Florida , that was entered into the Trophy catch program.

I was fishing a tournament on Rodman in '86 I think. Slow day. We were fishing the big stump flat, with the dam in the S.E corner of the lake in sight. There was a lone stump out by itself that had part of it angling out semi- paralell to the water. Using a T-rigged 7 1/2 inch red shad culprit worm, and 14 pound test , I made a long cast that went right under the overhang, next to the stump. Felt the tap, set the hook, and I did not turn the fish 1 inch. It actually violently turned the other way at the hookset and at probably 3/4 speed, swam directly away from me. To this day I can still feel the weight of that fish, and remember hearing what sounded like a pistol shot as the line broke. I really have no way to gauge how big that fish was...I just sat there with the broken line in the water for a while.

The Waterboy, alt. Finding Nemo ?

Think I would have gone wade fishing. ?

Having a cool wave here . It didnt break 70 today. ?

My view right before getting to work one day last week...

Top 5 for me : 8.6 8.1 7.3 6.11 6.3 Also had several between 5-6 All largemouth of course. Would love to get me a trophy smallmouth someday.

Got this shot from where I was working last week. Its looking south down the St Johns river app. 14 miles south of jax.

What are your top 5 heaviest fish in 2017-18 ?

Son ! Real purdy fish !

Looking out my back yard at daybreak.

Thanks. I thought it had especially pretty markings and color.

Was feeling poorly all day today. Got home from church and thought about fishing but just didnt feel up to it.About 45 min. before dark I couldnt take it any more and decided to fish off the dock. Caught some bream, a catfish, and caught some nice bait sized 'gills. And the end result was this 5 pound, 12 oz. fish. She was just a hair under 24 inch.