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• John J. Kurant of St. Augustine, FL writes:

  Monday, May 19, 2025

  RE: Balog on Florida freshwater management – I have lived in Florida since 2003 and I am considered a river rat. The river never had a chance to reach its potential. I could not tell you how many times we watched spray boats going down the river spraying everything. We videoed the sprayers and sent it to FWC and received an excuse of why they are spraying dollar bonnets, lily pads, reeds or eel grass. They would lie to you and say it was selective herbicide as everything would turn brown and wilt. They would tell you they were spraying hydrilla when there was none. We spoke to a guy who was spraying , he said that if they didn't use the spray they would get their budget cut. At this point the state should ban all spraying in the St. Johns River for the next 5 years.
  

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• John J. Schaeffner of Florence, OR writes:

  Wednesday, May 14, 2025

  RE: Swindle's campground video – Thank you, Mr. Swindle, your video captured the essence of what fishing means to me. Now as I turn 73 and I battle cancer, I’m unable to fish. These memories of sitting by a lake or river hoping for the next bite; it’s given me that inner strength to battle cancer. Those moments will always be with me. Even if I never fish again I have that. Thank you for reminding all of us - keep your eye on the bobber of life.

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• Mark Richards of Houston, TX writes:

  Sunday, May 11, 2025

  RE: Balog on young guns – In general I'm just going to disagree with this take, which basically attempts to minimize the impact of FFS, but putting that aside I would say this: If you are a young angler thinking about passing up higher education to pursue top level fishing, it's nothing I would ever recommend.

  It's a tough world out there and you never get a second chance to be young, run with your peers and get an education that will set you up for lifetime success. Yes, some can and will succeed and there are many starving artists who are completely happy with the life they live, but it can be a tough road. If you get your education, these trails and opportunities will still be there for you down road, willing to take your money.

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• Thomas Jones of Albertville, AL writes:

  Saturday, May 10, 2025

  If you took away all the electronics except a depthfinder, just how good would most professional fisherman be?

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• Jeff Caruthers of Ashford, WV writes:

  Thursday, May 8, 2025

  RE: Balog on young guns – Good article, I agree with all of that, especially the high school and college "early start". With the access to so much "live action" on and off the water, a kid can almost virtually live the tournament life. Once they get there, maybe it's like they've already lived it and can just concentrate on fishing. They're not as shell-shocked with the whole process?

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