Fish On

Wow, I didn't think this thread would go the way it did, but this is the internet : I'm not talking about cutting fences, dodging bullets, ninja'n around some random hillbillies property. What I am talking about is going the lakes you see in the industrial part of towns. I drive for a living and make alot of deliveries in these areas. If I see a lake that looks decent, I might come back one night and fish it. I have never had a problem once, except the occasional parking ticket on the street. I think this will be my 16th year of night fishing in the industrial areas. More times than not, the fishing is so so. Every once and awhile though, we do hook into a big one. I guess I should have been more clear. Avid and Fish Chris, you guys seem to know what's up.

...And it looks good, do you sneak on and fish it? Me, yes. I have a boat, and fish from it alot. But most of my fishing is done by shore. There's so many little gold mine lakes around me, that I just can't resist going on. I know it sounds bad, but it's just a rush I can't describe. I only go to them at night with my fish'n buddy. I think we are getting bad now though. We have been using google earth to scout new lakes out in the area.

Hey guys, this year my goal is to start throwing more worms. I have had such great success with other baits in my area, that I have really neglected them. Past couple weekends I have had productive bass and crappie hits using a texas rigged 6" roboworm. But, I'm having a hard time getting hook sets. Id say, 70% of the time id land the fish. I needed to make an excuse to blame the gear, rather than the user ;D I'm pretty sure I'm using too big of a hook (Gammy offset 4/0). But, when I look at the rig, I feel I need a hook with a shaft length long enough to reach more of the worm. When I try to use say a 2/0, It just doesn't seem to cover the worm enough and I get more misses? Any ideas what I'm doing wrong, or is this pretty much the norm for worms? I don't have this problem at all with other soft plastics it seems. Thanks!

That's awesome! I really want to go fishing down there this year sometime. Are there any good peacock lakes close to Tampa?