I live in the canals, so I fish them almost daily and although most neighbors are nice, there are a few that will always have a problem with fisherman. Even me as a neighbor... Great fish though! Looks like you had a lot of fun. Canals have been producing solid numbers this year.

I am happy for you, by the sound of the reception you had shows you treated the home owners respect and courtesy making yourself a great ambassador for the sport.

Didn't do half bad! Caught one just shy of 4 pounds, another a bit over 2.5 pounds and my friend caught his first bass on a 6' light weight trout rod that weighed in at 2.5 pounds even. That was fun for him... took a while to land it.

I keep hearing that the people who own property in the channel are always abrasive and not fond of bass fishermen. Well, I had the opposite reaction when I was there. One guy talked our ear off from the back of his yacht, invited us in to use the bathroom. Another guy had us over for beers and turned out to be the owner of SportCo. A third guy pointed us to a few areas he knew to be good. Had a great time.