Have I told you I love Florida lately...

It's 20 Degrees up North (with wind chill, it's 13!) where "I used to live". It's 73 Degrees here. I go out in the boat catch my limit (one), and come back to the house, AND MY COFFEE IS STILL WARM!

Ya got'ta love it.

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And look at how beautiful that fish is. It's an awesome resource. It's nature at some of it's best. All caught on a Shinnee Hinnee, no minnow. So not even a minnow dies, and the wonderful Crappie got it's pic taken while continuing to swim the waters here. Yes, you got to love it. Thank you Lord.

hush gewber

They don't call you goober for nothing

Nice fish!

nice jig

All BS aside, I would like to know how many fish you really catch when out. I have a feelin your a pretty good sandbagger.

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Originally Posted by huntinslabs

All BS aside, I would like to know how many fish you really catch when out. I have a feelin your a pretty good sandbagger.

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The thing is, when I go out on my own lake here I usually don't fish long. It's too easy to go out, and it's too easy to come in. What I do is, I let the fish tell me whether or not to stay out. And in all seriousness, most of the time it's one fish, really. But I do have my good days. Nothing like some of you do on many of the other great lakes around here though, but I can catch fish here. My best day this year was 12 fish; 7 in the 11-12.5 inch range, and 5 just over 10.5 inches. This is not bad for Griffin. Here's the pic I took before releasing those beauts at my special spot (so I can catch them later, lol).

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This year will still get better here. I can tell because the mornings here on the water are getting louder and louder. It's Springing to life!

One question Slab, who's fish did you borrow for the above photo?! LOL JK I just couldn't help my self!

Hey, Boss ... you might want to look into getting some sponsors in the insect repellent & sunscreen businesses. Or maybe just talk to this FLA business: Sunsect - Insect Repellent + Sunscreen :biggrin

... cp :kewl

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One question Slab, who's fish did you borrow for the above photo?! LOL JK I just couldn't help my self!

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I was fishing alone that day. Otherwise, I would not be holding the fish, the person I fished with would be.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

Hey, Boss ... you might want to look into getting some sponsors in the insect repellent & sunscreen businesses. Or maybe just talk to this FLA business: Sunsect - Insect Repellent + Sunscreen :biggrin

... cp :kewl

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Banana boat 50 and a boonie hat, off the water by 10:00 and after 3:00 and tote ya some Deep Woods Off with deet. Good to go.

Nice fish Slab. I have always told my wife that she would never have to wonder where I was if we lived lakefront. You're a lucky man.

Yea, that grin looks a little bigger these days....

Those Arkie Shinee Hinee's will spoil ya.LOL.Thanks for the post and pic's."Cannot catch them if you don't go".

Here's a Florida sunrise collection I've taken over the last few years.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r4j...ature=youtu.be

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Here's a Florida sunrise collection I've taken over the last few years.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r4j...ature=youtu.be

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"This video is private.

:Rofl:Rofl I'll fix it

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:Rofl:Rofl I'll fix it

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Ask Billbob for another hash mark on that shirt.

I'm a JADA goober....try it now!

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&vid...BFw&feature=vm

dont work ???

That shirt ain't gonna have any more room for hash marks real soon.

With the 10" size limit put on Griffin 4 yrs back - the lake looks to be commin
back nicely by the pictures you are showing.

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With the 10" size limit put on Griffin 4 yrs back - the lake looks to be commin
back nicely by the pictures you are showing.

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Well, I do have "my way" with pictures. Uhmm....you know....longarm Ed

And yes, it's been getting better every year, except this year. This year has been tough and I don't know why. Maybe now that the Winter has really kicked in, it'll get better once it warms a bit. We will see.

Slab, Have you fished any off the man made fish attrators they put round lake griffin

a couple years ago
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Slab, Have you fished any off the man made fish attrators they put round lake griffin

a couple years ago
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Yeah, they don't sem to hold many fish but I have not fished them real hard. I just run into them a lot and snag up!

You gotta stop dragging em all over the lake. Taking em for a spin to show the neighborhood dont help attract feesh!:biggrin

I agree, fish attractors need to stay in one spot for a while.
Pick up your speed when nearing them so baits will travel further up the water
column. (just kidding, don't take most of my remarks serious)

Slab, next time I see you and I have my boat and all the junk with me, I'll give you a couple of the weedless heads I got from Grousefly. They always help me see my jig more than once or twice. The fun of throwing a marker and dropping a jig into the middle of the junk and getting thumped is off the charts. I have small to big and like these best.

Slab, you better put some warm clothes on here comes the big chill to FL, very nice pics and the video was great Speckanator but after that video ended one came on and said BBmovie boy oh boy hes a love machine no wonder the back problems.:Roflnonono these must be husbands:hatchet:Enjoy Ed, go fishin and listen to some Ted Nugent but not so loud out on the water.