@@michaelvines805 Nope. Just took it out of the rod case and it was like that. No idea what happened.

Nice.

Thank you. Much appreciated.

@@TheFishingNomad no problem man.. let me know when you are out this way someday, lol

Thanks.

Thank you.

There's a lot to answer there. In short, most things are cheaper than the US, but some things are more expensive. For this trip my flight was "free" as I used airline points, but usually I see flights from Miami for around $300-400. Hotels were cheap, depending on which one I stayed at, it might've been less than $40 per night. On the other end, gas was more expensive. I don't remember exactly, but gas might've been around $6 per gallon. Food was pretty cheap, maybe 30-50% lower than the US. It all varies.

This explains how so many of them became established in Florida lol I do really like convicts. They've got some awesome colors and patterns on them. Not sure if it came out well in the video, but underwater I could see some Archocentrus chetumalensis. Unfortunately I couldn't get any of those to bite. They look pretty similar to convict cichlids.

Thank you. I agree. The sun rays passing through the tall weeds and grasses made for a cool effect.

I know. Pretty cool.

I didn't. I can catch those in Florida if I wanted. I went to Belize to try and catch some species I can't catch in Florida.

Yup you're right. I caught a couple of them over the next several days too. Thanks.

I try to get out when I can. There is so much of the world out there to see. Thank you.

It is a bit wimpy at the tip, but I've put a lot of stress on it and it has done well.

Funny how that works.

Like any country, it all depends on where you are specifically and who is around you. I've seen some great parts of Belize and some not so great. I did enjoy the fishing though.

Thank you. The ones in the US are a bit annoying, but they're definitely cool. I've got a video coming out on October 5th with a different species of gambusia.

Thank you. It was a beautiful river.

Haha it was amazing to see so many of them schooling around.

@@Altcoingem Hugh Birch State Park

@@michaelvines805 thanks.

I caught lots of snook and redfish and trout on them. Maybe flounder too but I don't remember specifically. I grew up in Sarasota and I fished a lot. Now I fish in the Chesapeake Bay a lot instead. No snook, mojarra, or saltwater catfish. Jacks and ladyfish are super rare. I miss the snook and jacks. But we have reds, trout, flounder, striper and others up here.

Absolutely, but not many (or any) fish in that small body of water that can eat a mojarra of that size.

True, but you've got stripers and bluefish that can get up to a nice size. I grew up in New Jersey and know that type of fishery well. Not as much diversity, but still a lot of fun to fish.

@@TheFishingNomad we can put snapper and grouper on my list of fish I misss catching.

Unfortunately I can't help. This was my one and only fishing session in Vietnam and you can see how it went. If you're ever in Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, or Indonesia, I can help some more.

@@TheFishingNomadthanks for the reply brother!! i guess i will just have to find out myself

That all varies a lot based on many factors, the main one being what you want to catch. If you just want to go out and catch a bunch of different species like I normally like to do, just some pieces of frozen shrimp or squid that you can buy at Walmart or Publix will get the job done.

Just a bare camera. It's waterproof so no case needed. Be careful using it in salt though. I ruined some GoPros that way because even though they're waterproof, when the water evaporates it leaves behind some salt which can cause the seals to expand and no longer be water tight.

@@TheFishingNomad That's why you should always rinse off the seals with fresh water.

@@JosiahGust-dn6ee Whatever came already spooled on the reel. I think it was 6 pound.

No, this was another park in the area.

Thank you. So many species never get to be a big enough size to be a target from "regular" fishermen. These micros are just as cool though.

Thanks. It's dropping tomorrow and it's a foreign one. Hope you can check it out.

@@JBPowell-y9m Native to the Orlando area? Yes.

@@TheFishingNomad cool, I was not familiar with some of them, I have some land on the Peace River outside of Arcadia and we have a small stream that runs by our cabin and it's loaded with wild green mollies. One of these days I'm going to catch some for my pond at my house lol

Thanks.

I can't remember if it was on this particular day or a different day, but I saw a juvenile (~3') alligator on the other side of that culvert. I've never seen any pythons or invasive snakes yet and I hope I never do lol As far as the hat goes, it's awesome. Here's a link to where I got mine from and their Tennessee collection. www.brandedbills.com/collections/tennessee

Thank you. Fishing those swamps would be cool. They always seem so spooky to me with the calmness and fog. Maybe that's just in the movies though lol

Awesome. The Orlando area has a lot of cool stuff. I need to spend some more time up there searching around.

It's just a fun method. Give it a try sometime. I've done this with my son.

Because I'm not interested in collecting them, but I am interested in catching them on hook and line. I have a lifelist, which is a list of all the different species of fishes Ive caught on hook and line. I'm currently at 474 different species on hook and line and my lifelong goal is to catch as many different species on hook and line as I can. Catching them in a net doesn't help me catch them on hook and line.

@@UYAVAARABRAB Thanks. Yeah I saw those too on video, but didn't see any in person. A few seconds later if you keep watching you can see a a least killifish swim by as well. It's amazing what you can see underwater that you can't see from above water.

Awesome. Thanks. Glad you liked it.

@@billweithman52 Yeah they're really pretty. I'm actually brainstorming setting up a Florida native tank right now. Don't think I'll be able to include these though. From what I read, they're way too aggressive and I won't have the space to house them.

@@stevehogan8829 Because it's impossible to catch them on hook and line if you use a net.

It's a little short for my liking, but I love the power and action of it. You can feel the fish well and the rod absorbs a lot of force evenly throughout. If the power and action was the same but it was a six footer, it'd be perfect.