Some Florida bass anglers and bass fishing business promoters obviously prefer man-made lakes, possibly dreaming that these manipulated freshwaters are some kind of money-making aquatic Fantasy-Magical-Super-Wonder-World tourist attractions containing state or world record-sized largemouth bass (heavier than 20 to 22 pounds) that are growing fat on something artificially enriched and improved like growth-hormone or steroid-injected wild river shiners maybe (or stocked rainbow trout like they use in southern California). Dam the "Real-Florida" because man-created lakes are much more easily MANAGED for the benefit and convenience of organized largemouth bass fishing interests. Well, it is quite OK with me that some master largemouth bass anglers and para-commercialized individuals or groups seemingly worship the fishing opportunities provided by Florida's legendary man-made waters. JUST AS LONG AS the historically free and swift-flowing 56-mile long Ocklawaha River-Silver River system (including its Silver Springs headwater) -- once capable of supporting naturally reproducing populations of native STRIPED BASS weighing up to 30 pounds, in addition to trophy-sized largemouth bass -- doesn't remain blockaded as a sacrificial offering to those that practice the RODMAN religion. Retaining Lake Ocklawaha (a.k.a. Rodman Pool or Rodman Reservoir) ignores the importance to this state of restoring to free-flowing a rare, lengthy 50-mile+ riverine ecosystem with cool waters and strong currents sought-after by various Florida-native species of anadromous (STRIPED BASS), catadromous, and other lotic migratory fishes of the St. Johns River basin. Besides, any state or world record largemouth bass taken from a NOT-"Real-Florida" freshwater probably should deserve an asterisk (*) next to it whenever officially booked -- just like the name and home run number of every slugger in the record book with more than Babe Ruth's (in a 154-game season) 60. We may owe that much to Fritz Friebel and George Perry. They were NATURALS -- their record fish came from NATURAL waters where largemouth bass have been NATIVE for perhaps thousands of years! STREAM-BRED FLORIDA LARGEMOUTH BASS ARE NATIVE TO THE FREE-FLOWING OCKLAWAHA RIVER FOR OVER 1000 YEARS! GET BACK TO THE REAL-FLORIDA! THE OCKLAWAHA RIVER IS SPECIAL -- SET IT FREE! FROM ITS SUPREME SOURCE TO THE SEA! ALL SPRING-FED SWIFT-FLOWING 56 CROOKED MILES OF MAINSTREAM! FROM ITS SILVER SPRINGS SUPREME HEADWATER TO THE ST. JOHNS RIVER ESTUARY! "There are lake fishermen, and there are river fishermen, and seldom do the twain agree!" - Original author's name is unknown. "Ocklawahaman" Paul Nosca's Bass Fishing began in Florida more than 50 Years Ago (1965)! https://sites.google.com/site/ocklawahamanpaulnoscareports/ocklawaha-river-bass-fishing-is-special Thank you to all that have already signed this petition and desire a free-flowing "Source to the Sea" 56-mainstream-mile "Real-Florida-By-God" Ocklawaha River - Silver River - Silver Springs system! Encourage others & spouses &/or significant others to do the same! Thanks for your support! Sincerely, Paul.