# Best Bass Waters

**URL:** <https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/best-bass-waters/36364>\
**Category:** Florida Fishing General\
**Created:** [March 30, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/best-bass-waters/36364 "2004-03-30T04:17:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bassmaster-ND](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Bassmaster-ND](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Bassmaster-ND)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/best-bass-waters/36364/1 "2004-03-30T04:17:31Z")

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_This is from Field and Stream_

\*\*Florida  
\*\*State record: 17 pounds 4 ounces, Bill O’Berry, 7/6/86, private lake, Polk County  
Best water: Stick Marsh. “With catch-and-release regulations and excellent habitat, this is a dynamic fishery with plenty of trophy bass.”  
_—Ed Moyer, director of fisheries, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission_  
Contact: Stick Marsh Bait and Tackle, 772-571-9855

**Sleeper:** Lake Walk-in-Water. “It’s a smaller lake in a chain of better-known, larger lakes.”  
Contact: Uncle Joe’s Fish Camp, 863-696-1101