It is way more interesting than I thought it would be. I bought some micro tackle just so I could catch some of the little sunfish we have up here in North Florida that I didn't even know existed.
That's awesome! Which species are you looking for? I've caught some banded sunfish and bluespotted sunfish up in northern Florida. They're a neat genus.
Spent a bit of time in FL in around 14/15 but wasn't into micro fishing then, this video is making me wanna head back with the tanago's! I fished a similar area to this, Myakka park.
I thought you were going to be in a world of hurt when you mentioned that almost 1 lb. Mayan cichlid! I was imagining it rushing in and destroying that micro outfit... or at least spooling you. 🙂 Also you mentioned Nile cichlids... were they small? I've been catching a lot more of them over here in Lehigh Acres (SW Fl) in the past year, and some have been decent sized. (a lb. or more) Guess they are getting established over here.
Thankfully I was able to keep the cichlids off of the hook. In this spot the Nile tilapia were on the medium size. They were probably a bit under a pound, but might've been a pound. In the Fort Lauderdale area I've seen and caught a couple well over two pounds.
That completely depends on where I am and what body of water I'm fishing. I've got a small library of about 15-20 books for fish identification. Check out this link for the best book for freshwater fishes in Florida: amzn.to/40e6cdr
@@ericmoree8060 I'm not catching bait. My goal is to catch different species on hook and line. How would I catch these species on hook and line if I use a cast net?
@@ericmoree8060 This is an older video of mine, but you can watch this to learn more: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_1zAIeLABaI.htmlsi=CWLvBCoIGjBtI9Bp
