Hello Mike. I was living in stuart before I came over to the west coast to help take care of my mother. Did a lot of fishing in vero. Also worked for a builder/developer and had a few communities up there in vero.
I do like freshwater fishing and have a buddy who does the pro bass tourn thing and wants me to team up with him. Hes doing very well and I'd join him in a second if i wasnt kinda tied down with my mother. He does a lot of traveling but so far hes won 2 boats and i dont know how much money but hes having a blast and knows all the guys you see on tv.
What do you fish for up there? Bass? There is a lke here called Lake Tarpon i want to try for specs. I hear 10-12 pound bass are pretty common. It's just down the road but i havent fished it yet. I fish out of a gheenoe and I hear the lake can get pretty rough but I'm going to give it a shot this winter.

Her Richey, I'm in Tarpon Springs right now which is just north of Clearwater on the coast
I have some friends in Leesburg and get there at least once a year for bike week. Love the place.

Will do and thanks. Nicstr is the first 3 letters of my first and last name. The 28 is the age I tell the girls I am😂

Thank you. I'm not big on pics of myself but fish pics are in order!

Hello to all,
I guess I'm supposed to introduce myself and not really sure what to say..
I'm 63yrs old and have lived and fished fla since my dad started me at around 6 yrs old. Born in tarpon springs,fla but grew up in west palm beach,fla.and have fished from sebastian to key west all my life. I focus mostly on snook,snapper,tarpon,permit and pompano. I still love to do some freshwater. Mostly specks...or crappie as they call them north of here.
Looking forward to hearing and learning about fish and areas I've never caught or been and also from fellow floridians if any are here.
Thanks for listening

Mono.(pink ande) Flouro is a waste of money 99% of the time and in an abrasion test mono wins. For leader I use ande pink mono for everything..snapper,snook,mahi,tuna,sails .
Everything. Has worked for me for 45 years.
Just my opinion

Hello everybody. I'm new just joined today. Live in fla and fish both Atlantic and the gulf.
Saw this and had to comment. Pretty sure that's a Bomber Long A. I use them a lot for snook, spotted sea trout and about anything else that swims. I troll them in the river in the winter for snook or cast them anywhere. Good lure.