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Everglades Bass Fishing Guides – How To Fish Plastic Worms For BIG Bass in the Florida everglades:  One of the most popular and best lures to catch BIG trophy bass is the plastic worm.  The plastic worm catches mumbers of small bass and huge bass.  It has a very natural shape and action… when fished [...]

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Everglades bass fishing guide, John Pate gets asked this question all the time: What lure catches bass in Muddy water?  There are a number of lures that catch bass in muddy water in the Florida everglades.  Most of the everglades is shallow, so even in muddy water, top waters lures work great.

Most of the [...]

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What are the four best lures for Florida bass fishing?  That’s debatable.  Very debatable.  In fact – ask any two South Florida bass fishing guides what the four best lures for Florida bass are and you have probably just started an argument!

That’s because every good bass fisherman has his or [...]

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Bass fishing in the Florida everglades with jigs for trophy spring bass is truly an experience of a lifetime.  Living  10 minutes from Loxahatchee and 45 minutes from Florida everglades Holiday park, I often forget how many people only dream about what I do down here in South Florida just about every week.

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It’s no secret.  Flipping and pitching are a big bass techniques.  But many don’t realize how deadly flipping and pitching in the spring can be.  In this spring bass fishing tips for big bass, Florida everglades bass fishing guides would like give you some pointers on flipping and pitching so you can catch [...]

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Everglades Bass Fishing Guides Spring Bass Fishing Tips March April – Everyone know that spring is big bass time.  Most bass fisherman catch their biggest bass in the spring… and there are a number of reasons why.  One fo the biggest reasons is because big bass move shallow to spawn in the spring.  This makes [...]

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One of the most common questions everglades bass fishing guides gets this time of year is, “How to catch BIG bass in the Florida Everglades in the Spring.”  Most fisherman want to know where to fish and what lure to use.  What I would like to reveal to you is not where to catch big [...]

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South Florida Bass Fishing Guides - How To Catch Big Bass In The Spring:  There is no doubt… a ton of big bass are caught in the spring.  And for most bass fisherman, the spring is the best time to catch really big bass.  And a lot of them.  Spring bass fishing in South Florida and [...]

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South Florida bass fishing guides – These early spring bass fishing tips and techniques might be the difference between having a great day on the water and getting skunked!  South Florida bass fishing guides know that sometimes the elements are completely out of your control – like mother nature decided to roll in a massive cold [...]

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If you are looking for early spring bass fishing tips for March – you with find this information helpful.  The first this to understand is that fishing in different parts of the country in very different.  For example, “spring” is very different in Minnesota than it is here in South Florida.  So of the basic [...]

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What is the Alabama rig?  How do you fish the Alabama rig?  If you want answered to these questions – these two videos will give you the answers.  The videos are below, but first here’s a little information on what the Alabama rig is and what started the Alabama rig bass fishing craze.

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How To Catch Big Bass In Florida March South Florida Bass Fishing Guides – If you want to know how to catch big, trophy bass in Florida in March then you will find this information very valuable.  Spring is one of the best times of year to can’t huge bass in South Florida and the [...]

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Everglades Bass Fishing Florida Bass Fishing Guides Video – Mark Mahaffey Catches 6lbs 14oz. Trophy Bass

Everglades Bass Fishing Florida Bass Fishing Guides VIDEO- Bass fishing in the Florida everglades has been tough for the past few months.  Especially at Everglades Holiday Park, where the bass fishing has not been good at all.  But John [...]

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Alabama Rig Illegal Bassmaster Classic Bassmaster Elite Series Florida Bass Fishing Guides – The Alabama Rig has been the most talked about lure in a very long time.  Maybe ever.  Even though the concept is not new – umbrella rigs have been used in salt water fishing for quite some time – it’s application is.  The [...]

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Florida Everglades Bass Fishing Guides Alabama Rig Knock Offs VIDEO – One of the hottest bass fishing lures of 2011 was the Alabama rig.  And just like anything else that is successful - right after that success is reach – the imitators come out of the woodwork.

Some people hate knock-offs.  They thing the orignal is alway [...]

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If you would like some tips for catching bigger bass in Florida – Florida bass fishing guide, John “King of the Everglades” Pate can help you.  He grew up in South Florida and  has been a Florida bass fishing guide since 1973.  During most of those years he has spent 6-7 [...]

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Everyone wants to know how to catch more bass in Florida.  But what’s incredible is – a lot of the information you read is dead wrong.  And bass fisherman waste a lot of time and effort not catching as many and as big bass as they could.

Simply understanding the nature of bass will allow [...]

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After being a professional bass fisherman and South Florida bass fishing guide since 1973, John “King of the Everglades” Pate has heard this question over and over.  What lures catch a lot of bass in South Florida in the winter?  And the answer is simple.

There are MANY lures that catch a lot of bass [...]

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If you would like to know where the best bass fishing in Florida is in December – there is no question it is Lake Okeechobeee.  Lake Okeechobee is legendary for big bass – but had fallen on hard time over the last decade or so.  There were many factors that led to poor bass fishing by Okeechobee [...]

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Everyone wants to know what lures catch big bass in December… especially in South Florida.  The real answer is – there are a lot of lures that catch trophy bass in South Florida during the winter months.  Lures are only one piece of the puzzle – but they are an important piece.

So, here are [...]

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Florida everglades bass fishing guide John “King of the Everglades” Pate would like to share some of his trophy everglades bass catching techniques and lures.  After fishing and guiding in the Florida everglades since 1973, he has discovered many secrets… and great lures that catch trophy bass in the everglades – even at times when [...]

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Everglades Bass Fishing Techniques Winter Florida Everglades Bass Fishing Guides -  In just a moment, we are going to share some great bass fishing technques for winter.  But first, we’d like to tell you about this…

Bass fishing is like professional fighting… there is no one best way that works for everyone.  In reality, there [...]

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Everglades Bass Fishing Techniques December Florida Everglades Bass Fishing Guides - Many fisherman have a hard time catching both numbers of bass and big bass in the Florida everglades during December.  This is simply because they are using the wrong techniques for this time of year.

December in the Everglades is obviously not like December in [...]

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How To Catch Big Bass In Cold Water Florida Everglades Bass Fishing Guides – Most fisherman think you cannot catch big bass during the winter when the water is cold.  This is nothing more than a myth.  Just because most fisherman do not know how to catch big bass in cold water – doesn’t mean [...]

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How would you like some great tips for catching big bass in December – especially in the Florida everglades?  If so, this short article will help you catch more and bigger bass.

December is month when a lot of bass fisherman hang up their fishing poles.  If you live in the north – there is [...]

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How To Fish Alabama Rig Florda Everglades Bass Fishing Guides – If you would like to know how to fish the Alabama rig – you information will help you.  It will also answer question about the Alabama rig most bass fisherman want to know.

From the Charlette Observer:

A new rig is [...]

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