Can't wait til Saturday and Sunday...A good friend is coming down from Tampa. We are going to fish a few small canals on Saturday before we head to the hockey game. He's a big Blues fan and I am a Panther fan so it should be a good time. 9 rows up behind the Panther goal. The reason for the trip is Sundays main event. We are heading out to search for Peacock Bass. Dan has his heart set on catching his first...hopefully a nice 4 or 5 pounder. We'll fish some of the bigger canals and lakes that are in my families back yards and communities. That's where I usually find them. Been quite cold here so we may have to try something different. I'm gonna get us some shiners and we'll see if we can't get them to come from out deep.

It will be a nice break from the ocean. Be back out there Tuesday though. Seas look like they will calm a little by then and the weather will warm up. Maybe with all the east wind of late, we'll find the Dolphin closer to shore.

Wishing for luck and the bite.