Normally I fish in Indiana, but we were on vacation in Florida. I had heard about monster swimbait fish on Okeechobee, so I packed some weedless baits and bought some huge baits that I could never fish in Indy. 8-inch hudd in black shad, ROF 0 but I put some nail weights in it so it would ride inches below the surface. We rented a boat and went out. For the first part of the day, I had no clue what to look for. I figured out that the bass hide under the matts and wait to ambush shiner and shad. Paralleled along a mat that has access to a small drop off. My hudd rod had came the week before. (By the way if you ever see one buy it fast. The thing is sick.) It cast that bait like a dream. Anyway, back to the cast. I felt a small tap and then my line stopped. Bang, hook set, right in the top of the mouth. I've caught bigger in Indiana, but this one was one of my most special fish. It was one of my first fish I'd caught on a lake, I normally fish small lakes and ponds from shore or a yak. What a day.