Spotted Cow

[Broothru]

I hadn't heard of the earthquake, thanks for that! We pulled a lot of smallmouth out of the cypress groves for sure, great big crappie too. My brother and I would do a lot of panfishing with ultralight gear, took forever fileting a couple of buckets full of fish but damned tasty. Dad would fry them up breaded with pancake mix and cornmeal.

The small mouth bass are more common up there, and the large mouth become more common to the south in Central Mississippi. Good fightin' fish, but not like the Muskie up north.

 

[Jayjay1976]

The small mouth bass are more common up there, and the large mouth become more common to the south in Central Mississippi. Good fightin' fish, but not like the Muskie up north.

We lived on an inland lake in northern Florida for a few years, 83-85 iirc. All summer fishing the mangroves, large mouth so big you could put a fist in there. Broke back Rapala and a halting retrieve was a sure bet, zig-zagging along between 6" and 24" below the surface across some cover at dawn and dusk. Just watch out for the gators.

 

[soccerdad]

Spoken like a true southerner... >Broke back Rapala