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  • TBO.com has an article about Florida’s new Bass Conservation Center located near Webster, Florida. The Center cost $17.5 million. It sounds as though it is essentially a huge indoor hatchery. A visitors center will be open to the public.

  • Anyone heading for a fishing trip where wild shiners are used to catch big bass, such as Florida, needs to read this article by Hugh Crumpler. There are guides who carefully guard their techniques and then there are those who share with others in detail the tricks of the trade. I am not criticizing those who don’t share as it is the way they put food on their table but I greatly appreciate those who do. This article is an extremely detailed breakdown of shiner fishing. Hugh fishes the Stick Marsh / Farm 13 where shiners produce very big bass.
    He covers in the article: where to find wild shiners, hooking the wild shiner, techniques of fishing wild shiners, how bass eat wild shiners, spawning Bass and wild shiners, setting the hook, other fish, equipment and locating shiner fishing holes. Thanks Hugh for sharing this expertise with us.

    • Butler Chain of Lakes

  • Bobber’s Family Florida Bass Adventure by Rob Atkinson - From Ontario to Florida, Rob finds out how to combine some good fishing with a family trip to Disney.

    • Harris Chain of Lakes

  • Dig Crappie Out of the Grass Now with Whitey Outlaw

    • Lake Marion

  • If Lake Marion, Florida is on you fishing trip list as a place to catch a double digit bass, you may want to change your plans according to an article from TheLedger.com. When people who make money from a body of water are stating that there is a problem, we know there is a problem. Lake Marion used to be a very popular fishing trip destination for bass over 10 pounds. Today, fishery biologist can’t even shock up anything over 8 pounds. Should you still take a trip to Lake Marion? I suppose this is based on what you are looking for in a trip. But you certainly should not go expecting to catch a 10 pound plus bass. It is always unfortunate when a fishery declines. I am hoping that the folks in Florida can find ways to help Lake Marion get back to be a top big bass fishing trip destination.

    • Lake Monroe

  • Jim and Barb Reedy Win Crappie Masters’ Lake Monroe/Jessup Tournament at B’n'M Poles - Information on the techniques used to win this tournament.

    • Mountain Lake

  • A Louisiana Man Attacks Florida Waters by Bob Gourgues - Interesting article about a fishing trip to a bass lake that doesn’t get much press.

  • 4 Days of Largemouth Bass Heaven by Bob Gourgues - Another article by Bob about Mountain Lake.

    • Multiple Waters

  • Great article by John Merwin on a bass fishing trip across Florida. It includes Stick Marsh / Farm 13, Lake Okeechobee, Lake Istokpoga, Lake Kissimmee and Lake Rodman. The article provides some great detail on each of these bodies of water.

    • Lake Okeechobee

  • Dig Crappie Out of the Grass Now with Whitey Outlaw

  • Lake Okeechobee Fishing by Jim Porter

  • On Lake Okeechobee by Jim Dicken - Fishing trip report from 2005

  • SO You have to take the kids to Disney World! by Jim Dicken - This article will get you excited about a trip to Lake Okeechobee regardless the time of year.

    • Lake Talquin

  • Crappie Fishing with Whitey Outlaw and Dean Sanders at B’n'M Poles

  • Dig Crappie Out of the Grass Now with Whitey Outlaw

  • I decided to post on this article as I have been in a mood lately for crappie. Unfortunately, south central Pennsylvania doesn’t have the best crappie fishing. So, I’ll have to live through articles like this one until I can take a fishing trip to a place like Lake Talquin to target them.

    • Lake Tarpon

  • The South’s Best Shellcracker Holes - Article at B’n'M poles on some great crappie fishing trip destinations.

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