Quote Originally Posted by Slab View Post
Feels like a circus here in Florida in the Winter. Every other car/truck on the road is from out of state. Same thing at the ramps. Just have to grin and bear it. I used to be an out of stater here too. Now I say to myself, well as long as you bring your money, we're good. No state income tax here! love it - that and I feel like I'm always on vacation here, especially when I get visitors from IL, IN, MS, MO and MI. Always something going on.
Only thing is that there is only so much fishing pressure that some of these lakes can stand. My home lake is Guntersville and I have watched the March madness on this lake for years. They come in droves and haul off many many coolers full of fish...too many. As great a lake as Gunterrsville is, it is beginning to show the wear and tear of all that pressure.

It wouldn't be so bad if the anglers came just to experience the new water, catch a big fat crappie or two and have fun with friends. But so many now come down to fill their freezers with fillets. That's a killer.