Florida...and sunglasses

I've finally returned home to Sunset Country after being on the road for nearly a month.  I was down in Florida for the first FLW Tour event of the year at Lake Okeechobee.  Though the tournament did not go exactly how I wanted it to (115th place finish), I had a great trip overall.  I kind of missed the hot off-shore grass bit at Okeechobee but had some of the best fishing of my life after the tournament so I feel like a learned a few things before I came home.  

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If you purchase a pair of these sunglasses, available exclusively at KrugerFarms.com, you get a free $35 gift card for your next purchase.  You can find the sunglasses here: https://www.krugerfarms.com/spy-optic-inchthe-gussyinch/EEP-0484.html 

When I finally got on some big fish after the tournament at Okeechobee, they were all on "out" stuff, scattered hydrilla and eelgrass.  We caught some big ones on chatterbait style baits and Texas-rigged worms once we found areas that had them.  I just missed out on this bite during the practice period before the tournament unfortunately.  

With the cold weather we've had this winter it was nice to get a break down in Florida.  It's a beautiful place this time of year, that's for sure!  I had fun fishing a number of smaller lakes before I went to Okeechobee and caught some big fish at a few of them.  There are a countless lakes down there that have big bass in them.  

One piece of equipment that is very useful at all of the lakes in Florida is the Minn Kota Talon.  Since most of the lakes are shallow, they can be used everywhere.  As well, it's important to sneak around and use your trolling motor as little as possible to avoid spooking fish.  I couldn't tell you how many times I dropped these things over the few weeks that I was fishing down there, they really are a great tool.  

Next up for me is a stop at the Bassmaster Classic this coming weekend in Birmingham, Alabama, then on to the next FLW Tour stop at Lake Hartwell, South Carolina.  I will have a better result there!