Ktedz

Rodman is so tough right now along with lochloosa.. The only luck I've had at either its flipping the absolute heaviest cover you can find. Late afternoon i caught a couple cranking just outside the river channel at rodman also

Where are you coming from? I can help point you in the right direction of some lakes where you will catch plenty of bass all the way through july..as long as there's deep water (10-20ft) unlike lochloosa you can still slay em crankin

Lochloosa has been terrible lately. The water temps are getting high and the bite is going to nothing. The last two times I've fished it ive got less than 10 bites total with most of them being dinks. Unless you're fishing it in a tournament (like i had to) i would honestly go somewhere elsr

I use a 7.6" skeet reese heavy cover with micro guides. 65lb braid on a diawa megaforce 7.2:1 baitcaster

I'm buying a pelican bass hunter 10e tomirrow that is used. Only problem is the seats and mounts are missing. Anybody know where i cab get them cheap? Also has anybody fished out of these boats? I'm planning on using it as my pond hopper

What part of Florida?

I've fished just about every lake in the national forest.. If you're wanting to catch a LOT of bass go to mil dam, but if you're wanting to catch fewer, better fish i would fish bryant and halfmoon if you can get your boat in it.. I have yet to catch anything over 5lbs in the ponds out there..stick to the lakes!

Well, as expected.. Low weigh in for the tourney.. 11.75lbs won it..i weighed in at 10.32lbs..started the day throwing horny toads and ribbit frogs and didn't catch anything but a gar. Started throwing a black and blue jig with a junebug fluke as a trailer and caught all my fish on it. Also flipped grasslines and pads and lost a monster.. But it was the only bite i got in about an hour of straight flipping

I use 15lb p-line fluoro and use the palomar knot..never hard any issues

Hardly ever will braid help you cast farther..are you using the rod for nothing but wacky rigging or for worm fishing in general? In all honesty I've always thrown finesse/trick worms on spinning reels spooled with 8-10lb mono..hard to beat the versatility of spinning rods with light lures

I have a huge variety of jigs, so ill add then to the box, along with a buzzbait,chatterbait..any other suggestions?

I was really looking for lures lol, but i think my spro frog will do the trick

I always keep 2 rods (a 7'6" flipping stick and a 6'9" medium heavy veritas) in my truck, and typically have baits scattered all over the place, but I've decided I'm going to take a single 8 slot box to keep in the truck for trips. I currently have senkos, trick worms, flukes,lipless cranks, and spinnerbaits. What else should i put in it?

I throw flukes tied directly onto the braid through pads when I'm fishing them topwater..weightless on 12-15lb fluoro..i also usually fish the trick worms with a 1/8oz bullet on 10lb mono or weightless on 12lb fluoro, but i also have caught most of my big fish (6lbs+) flipping solid black trick worms on 50-65lb braid in heavy cover with. a 1/2oz tungsten. What shakey heads do you guys use?

Does anybody fish flukes and trickworms on braid or fluoro? I know everybody around here good crazy when i tell them i fish flukes on 15lb fluoro and 40lb power pro

Definitely will try it out! Thanks!

I usually fish rosseau, halfmoon, bryant, lochloosa, and the harris chain every now and then..fishing a tournament on lochloosa this coming weekend

Thanks guys!

Ill definitely try it out..I'm fishing a tournament out there Saturday and need some help. Lol..do you have any recommendations for flipping heavy pads? I've been flipping watermelon red brush hogs with a 3/4oz tungsten on 65lb braid. Been catching a few, but not many..nearly the whole edge of the lake is covered with pads.

I've fished Rudman quite a few times since i live I'm ocala, its full of stumps and most of the people out there fish with shiners. Bounce some crankbaits and spinnerbaits off those stumps and throw plastics in watermelon red and watermelon seed colors. My personal favorites are the kvd red eye shad in sexy shad color, a white/red spinnerbait, and watermelon red trick worms with a 1/8oz bullet weight. Tight lines!

Watermelon red trick worm..t-rigged with an eighth weight..can't beat it

hey guys, lately ive been fishing lakes around Ocala, Fl (halfmoon, rodman, panasoffkee bryant) and have been having a good amount of luck, but after fishing Lochloosa a couple times im completely stumped.. only catching 3-5 fish a day kills me.. the water visibility is only 1-2ft and we have been fishing in water ranging from 3-6 feet mostly. the only things we seem to be cathing them on are junebug-red speed worms and one or two here and there flipping heavy pads. any tips would be appreciated. help a brother out!

whats up guys? ive often used this site for tips and finally decided to join. I typically fish the lakes around Ocala, fl, 17 years old, and have been bass fishing for nearly 5 years..Tight lines!