Alex from GA

You’re my hero.

Yes a couple of years ago. Netted it, cut the line and released it.

You done good.

A friend recommended a blank for a bluegill rod and I built one. 6' ultra light moderate action. I used it in FL for the past couple of months with a 1/32 oz beetle spin and caught dozens of bluegills and a few bass with it. Fun rod.

Like others have said they're tools to catch fish, just like my boat and kayaks. I use everything I have and it's a lot.

In the morning, when I fish during the summer, it's cooler than central FL plus the rivers are always pleasant. When it gets too hot I can fall out of the kayak or go for a swim in the lake.

White or pearl are the only color I use.

Florida gets awfully hot in the summer and SC gets too cold for me in winter. I'm in central FL now and it's been too hot to fish after about noon. We're returning to N GA tomorrow for the summer, Lake Lanier and the GA rivers.

Always in the water. I fish rivers and lakes and have found no pattern except in the nastiest blowdowns there are. I fish a lake with stumps and sometimes they're around the stumps other times they're in the grass.

Boy are you tough. Good for you, those are healthy fish.

Last chance this morning and finally caught a decent fish. Caught several small ones and had a good bite. 4.82 lbs. Green pumpkin finesse worm. Withlacoochee River.

The last couple of weeks I've been fishing a big bass lake a couple of times and have struck out. Went with a buddy that has caught lots of big bass and we caught bass but not the ones we wanted. Largest was 2.74. Maybe next winter. Going back to GA and Lake Lanier this weekend.

Go to tackle stores and see what they're using and maybe get some ideas.

6' ultra light Mudhole blank for bream with 4 lb mono and a 1000 Okuma reel. I'm using it several times a week while I'm in FL. 6'8" Rainforest Immortal fast action 6-14 lb line for finesse worm fishing. Didn't like it so built a 6'8" Immortal walleye extra fast for the same thing, love it. I have been using a 6'2" immortal walleye for several years and wanted a longer better casting rod. I'm using the 6'8" rod with braid and 6 or 8 lb fluorocarbon leader with a Tatula 2000 reel.

Lighter braid tends to dig into itself on a baitcaster.

Congrats, those SM have nice markings.

I was fishing in Beaver Lake when I caught a bass my partner said was a meanmouth bass, cross between a spotted bass and a smallmouth.

Moved to a new state and made a fishing buddy that built brush piles and had over a thousand waypoints on his GPS. After a while he gave me all the waypoints and I've been using them ever since. 20 years. Of course I've found a bunch on my own also. I evened it out by teaching him to finesse fish like I did in CA and he caught many more fish. Since wintering in FL and all the shallow lakes I'm at a disadvantage but still catch fish. On the rivers I fish I throw at anything that breaks up the current.

Is 4-4 the weight or the date?

Fished a lake that I hadn't fished in a few years with a buddy. We caught 13 bass in a few hours and this was the largest. Not real big but fun with 8 lb line and lots of stumps. The picture wasn't sideways when I got it.

🤩 WTG.

I've been fishing with Shoalbandit for many years and he's the most knowledgeable and best fisherman I've ever fished with.

I used my trolling motor for hours today and it's down to 90%. 45 lb motor on a 16' tin boat with a 50 ah lithium battery that weighs 12 lbs. My reason for buying a lithium is I couldn't lift a 70 lb battery anymore.

Does anyone have experience with Avid boats. My friend has a 20XD and loves it.

Took a friend to the Rainbow River today and they were jumping into the boat. Saw and dodged lots of people but didn't see another fisherman. Beautiful place full of Wood Ducks, otters, anhingas, turtles and other wildlife. Saw 1 small gator. Caught a couple dozen bass from 5" to 3.48 lbs.