There is nothing I can tell you about fishing that you can't get off the net somewhere, I can only share with you my experiences and tell you what works and what doesn't.  As a kid, I only fished for largemouth bass (I did not know anything else existed in the canals that surround Dade and Broward counties).  As I got older and had access to a car, I started fishing the inter-coastal water way and other saltwater inlets.  I am grateful to my sister's continual supply of boyfriends that introduced me to out-of-the-way places and different species of fish.  Below I've listed some equipment reviews and techniques I've used successfully.   Equipment: Baitcasting Reels: Bass Pro Shops Pro Qualifier XPS BaitCast Reel $99 Sucks.  Don't use in salt water, the ball bearings will rust within hours.  Must be taken apart and cleaned after nearly every use.  If you set the anti-backlash so you don't get a backlash, you won't cast more then 25 feet.  Unless you are super good with your thumb, you will have a rat's nest on every cast.  Update: I sent this reel in for repair to Bass Pro Shops.  Two months later and no reply.   Shimano Calcutta CT-250 $169 Great.  Similiar to the XPS, but it works.  No backlash, no rats nest, great casting distance.  Should have bought this instead of the XPS.  Look what happens when you try to save a few bucks.  Supports my motto that if you are going to buy something, but it right the first time.  Have one you wanna sell?  Update:  I finally bought it after sending my XPS in for repair.  See above. Spinning Reels: Penn SpinFisher SS 7500 $105 Very Good.  I've had one for a few years and only had corrosion on the handle.  No internal corrosion ever found and it's been subjected to saltwater and months without so much as a rinse off.  Not very sensitive tho.    Pflueger Supreme $99 Good.  Very smooth, has 8 ball bearings. Would be great if it were saltwater proof.  Wish I would have bought a Shimano or Penn saltwater reel instead.  I think only Bass Pro Shops sell these as I have never seen them anywhere else. Shimano 4000FX $45 Good.  Salt proof.  Good for use with a shore rod that will get banged up alot.  Easy to clean, low maintenance, no sensitivity. Rods: I will not give my opinion on rods.  Either a rod works for you or it doesn't.  But just because it works for you doesn't mean it won't work for someone else.  It completely depends on what you are fishing for, what you actually catch and how the rod is used (i.e. tossing bait, flipping rubber worms, etc.)  My only regret is that I did not buy top quality rods from the beginning.  Now I have a bunch of crappy rods that I don't really want to fish with.  If I had to do it again, I'd go G.LOOMIS all the way.         Techniques: Over the years I've noticed that time of day, moon phase and tides are much more important then I first believed.  I've learned almost everything I know about fishing from Florida Sportsman magazine.  Such as, when dead bait and lures aren't working, live bait usually does.  Where and when to fish and what to use to catch which species. I know how to reliably catch largemouth bass, it's the really big ones that allude me.  Likewise for peacock bass, I can catch the ones under 5 lbs all day long, it's the bigger guys that are reluctant biting on a hook.  Same goes for most inshore saltwater species.  I am good enough of an angler that I can always catch something, I just don't know the secret to reliably catching anything over 10lbs.    Largemouth Bass: I grew up catching largemouth bass on a rubber worm, I couldn't afford much else.  The good thing about that is I know how to fish a rubber worm anywhere in the water column.  Use a Carolina Rig or a Texas Rig using the least amount of lead as possible.  Match the worm color to the water color.  When it's cold fish deep.  When it's warm fish deep then shallower until you are using surface baits.  Always, always fish structure.  Anything, even a tree branch or a shadow can hold a good size bass.  Be quiet.  Loud shouting or throwing things in the water is a sure way not to catch anything.  Go early evening or late at night with a full moon. Peacock Bass: I like to site fish these guys from a kayak with a big hat and polarized sunglasses.  Jiggle just about anything in front of their faces and they will attack with vengeance.  They are the most fun using fly tackle, such as a muddler minnow, clouser minnow or a lefty's deceiver, but hard plastic spinning baits work well too (especially small sinking rapalas).  If all else fails, get the smallest shinners you can find and a small split shot and let the poor little guys fall to the bottom.  I've been pulled of my kayak while doing this, those peacocks hit really hard.  If you can't find shinners, get some bread,  put it into a 2 liter plastic coke bottle, and sink the bottle in shallow water.  Wait about an hour and you will have about 3 dozen minnows that work almost as well. Fishing is most productive in the South Florida canals from about 10am to 3pm.   Bonefish: Be very quiet.  Chum freshly killed and diced shrimp on a flat during an outgoing tide for an hour or more.  A handful every 5 minutes.  Don't move. Don't make a sound.  As the tide comes back in.  Reduce chumming to about one piece every 5 minutes.  You won't see them, but they are all around you.  Cast a live shrimp or bonefish lures quietly.  Be very careful with your casts.  Make one sploosh and you might as well go home.  Try this technique anywhere from Key Biscayne to Key West.  Best time is early morning or late evening on a weekday with zero boat traffic.  Wade or kayak.  No motors.  Did I mention you should be quiet?  Permit: Try bonefish tactics above.  I've never been lucky enough to catch one, but I've been told it works. Snook: Tired of those voracious Peacocks?  Cast those small shinners near mangroves on an incoming tide early morning and late evening.  Since shinners are fresh water, they don't last long, but snook love them.  Remember to only keep the legal sized ones and only during season. Tarpon: Get really big jumbo shrimp from the market or buy 5 dozen or so livies and chum the small guys.  Use a 2/0~5/0 circle hook.  Hone it super sharp.  Use 6' of 60lb flourocarbon leader or two 30lbs in a bimini twist.  Put on a small amount of  lead, use a swivel, and a white popping bobber.  Cast under bridges far up current.  Let it drift under the bridge and then about another 30 yards.  Retrieve, recast upcurrent.  Small crabs work too.  If you aren't catching in about 30 minutes, try another bridge or inlet.

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