SFL BassHunter

I've been using the BPS brand Sticko in 4 inch for a while now. You can get yourself a pack of 50 for 17 dollars. They are fantastic. They catch fish, and hold up better than a Senko which is usually good for 1 fish. 2 if you get really lucky. There is nothing wrong with Yum Dingers. Also used the Savage Gear Armored Stick Bait and went through a bag in one outing. If you catch on the Yum Dingers, then stick with them. Better Value!

As George mentioned above I did indeed have a good time! We fished a part of Lox I had never attempted to fish myself. Both times fishing Lox has been deeper into the vegetation opposite the spoil bank. So this really helped me understand were fish could be a bit more centralized and less scattered. Took a few pictures out there but was mostly focused on fishing and maximizing my time. Thanks for the invite George!

I had a pretty good day on Lake Okeechobee on Saturday. Caught 8 decent sized bass ranging from 15-19 inches. The bite was tough, and it took a bit to get dialed in to what they wanted. Slow moving ez swimmers near the bottom of the water column seemed to be the ticket. Other reports I read weren't quite as good. Sorry can't speak for the Alley haven't been there in a bit.

You're welcome Geo G. I must say I haven't uploaded any pics onto Bass Resource in a while and I really dislike the GIANT watermark they have now added. Used to be smaller I think. It's nearly 1/4th the size of the entire pic... :-/

Geo G here are the pics you sent me for your report! Thanks again for the great report and good info on Lox! Sorry about the truck situation.

Been tough for me down here. I've been living in Dinkville since December. 10"-12" mostly. One 14" last weekend.

I've tried that color along with maybe 5 others with the same results. Small fish lol. Heck I even went and got me the magnum flukes to see if I could attract bigger fish and I haven't caught a darn thing with those lol. :-/ Guess I'm doing something wrong!

Thanks for the report Geo G!

I fish that park as well and I have to concur with BassinLou. The fishing has gotten progressively worse in the last two years. As far as pictures, my pictures never give a location of where I am fishing. I put up reports of where I fish but not the exact location. The pictures can be taken without giving out any landmarks that could make someone aware of where you are at. I believe in providing pictures to show what I have caught. Otherwise I could sit right here on this side of the internet and write up a nice report or even just a comment stating that I catch +8lb bass on a daily basis. Good luck disproving my claim. BTW I caught a state record 25lber on Monday. But I have no pictures to prove it.

Interesting you mention that. I've never caught a bass bigger than maybe 12-13 inches on a fluke. Not sure why.

I pour my own swimbaits now. Similar to the Ez Swimmers. Very successful with them. They have become one of my favorite baits to use.

Here you go George, was able to load up those pics for you.

All my success at fishing at night has come from BIG worms. Long 10"-12" worms with a big 5/0 or 6/0 hook. I like the tails that have a lot of action. I drag the worm along the bottom slowly so if the worm has great action in the tail even moving slowly, it will attract the fish. Color: Solid Black or Black w/Blue Glitter.

That is a good looking catfish! Curious have you found any bass in this pond yet?

Thanks for the report George!

As usual when this question is posed, I have to recommend Turkey Lake, seems a few others have as well. I had a very good day at TL when I started bass fishing off the bank. I also had a bad day of fishing out there and ended up going after catfish which by the way get pretty big in there too. Anyways I've seen the big bass in there with my own eyes. So there is no question in my mind about there being giant bass in there. It costs a few bucks to get in, but worth it. ALso the boat rental is cheap and also very much worth it.

Thanks for the report! Wish I could have fished sounds like a pretty good day even though there weren't any giant fish. Last year I was fishing off the boat ramp tossed a sticko to the outskirts of the pads, felt a tick, set the hook and it was like setting on a brick wall. The line moved into the pads and I fought the fish for a moment before he wrapped around the pads and popped my hook loose. That was before I had learned a few tricks, and before I was using braid out in the glades. I am sure that fish was solid.

Well I got out there and had motor issues again so I was unable to fish...story of my life.

Thanks for the advice dalde ! I have never fished that far west. When I went the grass was pretty high out there and the area next to the canal was very muddy there were even some big ditches made by a car or truck that may have been stuck so I didn't want to get my mustang in there. The dirt road goes a long way. I drove down it for a while till I got tired lol. I'll probably be out there tomorrow on the boat. Maybe give that canal a try.

Thanks for the report! 11 fish in 3 hours, not too bad.

Give us a report when you get a chance! Would love to hear how it is going out on sawgrass!

But look at that view! Beautiful picture!

True you could look at it that way. I guess I am thinking the lakes in my area are small. So I could see how fishing pressure could affect them. Not sure about BareHook's lake.

I don't think it is a matter of intelligence. It is all instinct. The bass sees a bait with a hook, he eats it, gets pulled out of the water. A week later does the same thing, and maybe a third time, maybe it takes a fish 15 times, who knows. I think eventually that bass instinctively correlates your line, hook, and maybe the bait. Says hmmm, I've seen this trick before a few times and goes on it's merry way. The fishing pressure also depends on how many of those people are practicing catch and release and who isn't. There are only so many fish in that lake. You take 10, 15, 20 out per day and that is 10,15, 20 fish that could have gone for your fake lure. Extend that out 10 days straight, that is a significant number of fish. This is all theoretical of course but still makes some sense at least to me lol.