I found this forum a few months ago and have been reading the posts daily. I 'know' BassinPatrick from over at the BDO site where he try's to educate us on swimbaits, trophy fishing, etc.

I've been seriously Bass fishing for the last 10 years or so but my PB is only 8 lbs and that was caught 30 years down on the edge of the Everglades. I've been trying bigger baits as I only want to catch the big ones--not interested in 'numbers' but in quality and only in artificials.

Over the last 10 years, I've caught many 5-7 lbers but the lunkers have eluded me. I fish only ponds and small(100 acres) lakes as I have a little Basshunter 'plastic' boat with a Minnkota on it.

A friend and I are going down to Bienville Plantation in north Florida for a day of guided Bass fishing. BP is a large area with many phosphate mine pits that have some bigguns in it.

Btw, how do I post a URL hyperlink? I can't find it on the posting page.

Dan