I would recommend you join a Bass Club before jumping into the big circuits. A local club will allow you to spend 1 year or less to learn a variety of lakes and how the locals fish those lakes. Minnesota is not Florida. The bass in Fla. change their pattenrs often as the weather, time of year and changes in lakes vegetation changes during the year. The change in high pressure to low pressure in this state can change your tactic in fishing from day to day. The change in water temps. can shut bass down from one day to another. There are a lot of big bass in Florida but 75% of the fishing population doesn't know how to find them, except during the spring.
I hope you have a great time on our Florida waters and you catch some big bass.