Please share your tips and things you have learned this year.

A. I learned the new moon and 2 days before are great..BUT just like last month,,the very next day the fish have lock jaw..

B. If you are missing strikes/hits with a 7 'medium heavy rod ..try switching to a 7 ' medium rod..The fish don't seem to spit out the lure as fast and she engulfs the fast action tip..my catch ratio has tripled.

C. Leave your favorite lure at home and make yourself fish something new all morning..Something you heard was good but just keep ignoring it...this is how I discovered the Horny Toad..it looked stupid ..until I had over 20 fish boil up under it..nothing under 15 inches..

D. When fishing a Rooster tail..use a snap swivel..this spinner although is good will mess up your spool of line within 1 hour.I saw a video clip.the entire spinner twist about 10 times on every cast..NOT GOOD.

E, New lure exposed..Ok fellows..here is my new lure I've tried..and have only caught quality bass..It's my number #1 lure It's the Horny Toad by zoom..I use green colors..Bullfrog is my favorite but I can't find it anymore..so I use watermelon..For Florida and it's heavy cover..IMHO the absolute best lure out there..My catching ratio tripled when I switched to a medium rod..let the fish inhale the lure ..tight line SET!!!fight is on.. Also..when you hookthe toad..bring the hook right up the toad's butt.This will catch more fish and keep the toad from slipping down off the 4/0 hook.They aint cheap..5 for 4.17 at Walmart. The hook is 100% weedless..it fits into a grove and no matter how you cast it..the hook is always up.

Here's a Horny Toad.