I CAUGHT THE NICE 10 POUND BASS ON A WILD SHINNER FISHING AT LAKE TOHO IN NOVEMBER. MY BUDDY CAUGHT THE FIVE POUNDER AND THE PICTURE WAS FOR A COMPARISON OF THE TWO FISH. WE CAUGHT A LOT OF FISH THIS DAY. THREE OF THEM QUALIFIED AS FLORIDA TROPHY FISH (8 POUND OR LARGER). WE CAUGHT ALL THE FISH IN ABOUT 4 FOOT OF WATER. ALL OF US HAD SUCCESS USING FLOATS AS WELL AS FREE LINES. WE HUGGED THE HYDRILLA GRASS BEDS WITH ALL THE BAITS AND LOST SOME NICE FISH IN THE DENSE VEGETATION. WE WILL GO BACK AND GET THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY NEXT YEAR.

Picture from Dennis Doty

THIS FISH MANAGED TO BREAK MY ROD BUT I MANAGED TO GET HIM IN THE BOAT. THIS FISH, AS WELL AS ALL FISH CAUGHT BY MY FREINDS AND I, WAS RETURNED UNHARMED TO THE WATER. CAUGHT AT OKEECHOBEE LAKE IN FLORIDA WITH A SMALL SPINNING OUTFIT AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE. MOST OF OUR BIG FISH CAME FROM LURES ON DAYS WITH CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.