Big Time Fishing
This is sugarcane country but the sweet fragrance of the recently harvested crop, and the related odor from the surrounding cane processing plants, plays second fiddle to the art of fishing for bass. Sporty, multicolored, and super high powered fishing boats capable of flying the shallow marshes around Lake Okeechobee clog the streets and hotel parking lots. Men, and a few women, of all shapes and sizes some dressed in vests packed with lines, lures, artificial bait speak the jargon of fishing. There is a big tournament coming to the community and this the week before its start, is practice time for these professional bass fishers. They come from all over the United States I noticed the license plates from as far away as Oklahoma and Texas. Each boat is typically pulled by a similarly flashy pickup truck often meticulously lettered in bright colors with the name of the fishermen who owns the truck and the boat. I suppose if you put your name on the truck you have not only experience the glory of winning one of these bass tournaments but they have also had the honor of appearing on the ever present fishing channel
