I highly recommend fishing there at night - all of the people i've bumped into after all of the boats and sight fishermen are gone have been really cool. It's a bit freaky to be there at night (go with a friend) but it's cheaper than being at a bar.

The one thing i've always loved about fishing is that regardless of how much money you have, what kind of fishing set-up you have, and how old you are, EVERYONE has a shot at catching a big one as soon as the lines hit the water. I've seen kids with $19.99 setups outfish folks with loomis rods and stella reels. I especially love the fact that this 19lber was caught by a shore fisherman - would've been great if it was caught by someone fishing for the first time!

I'm starting to notice that there are now more and more snotty fisherman - everything about fishing is quickly becoming a competition (from the size of fish to the price of your setup). People don't even look me in the eye anymore - i can see the calculator in their brain figuring out what my setup cost. I now prefer to listen to my walkman rather than some guy trying to tell me how great he is. I'm just happy to be out there (regardless of the size or number of fish i catch, if any)

Quick Story: Several weeks ago i caught a Crappie (around 2lbs) at the lagoon (my first Crappie ever!). Some random guy passed by and immediately mentioned that there were bigger ones than the "little" Crappie i had caught and offered to show me how to catch "the bigger ones" in the lagoon. "Thanks", i said, "but i'm fishing for the small ones". His blank stare made my day.

Enjoy the weekend. Catch those little ones.