It has been my experiance that catching florida bass is much more difficult than catching northern strain bass. All of the pure florida bass that I have caught over eight pounds have been on live bait. The northen black bass may not grow as large but in my opinion it is more fun to catch 20 4# fish than one 10# fish. I recently totally drained a small one acre pond. The pond was originally stocked with floridas and catfish along with forage fish. The first three years were excellent for bass fishing. We would catch 50 to 60 a day. Then the bass disappeared. When the pond was drained many of the bass that were transported to a new pond were over 5# but could not be caught.
