I love large mouth bass fishing in Florida!
My mother lived in a gated community for years with a small man made lake in it. Caught many large mouth bass over 5 lbs, several over 8 using shiners and a bobber.
The piers are awesome to fish off of too. Have caught all kinds of species off of the pier at Deerfield beach. But the thing I really enjoy is going to Key West and fishing for Tarpon, Grouper and Sharks. Hopefully I will live there for 6 months of the year in the near future
Congrats on a fun bass fishing adventure, I am jealous lol!