N Florida Mike

lol Catt.

I haven't tried the super hog,but have tried the brush hog and z- hog, love the z- hog,used it a lot.Baby brush hog will catch a lot too.But they are the only beaver baits I've used. Got the pit boss in Cali.Caught 1 on one bite in 2 hours.To early to judge though.

I've fished SOME 4-5 days a week throughout the year.I have not fished a full day all year.My longest day was 6:30 to 1:30 one Saturday.

I tried this year to get out of the rut of fishing the same way all the time,and to catch a new PB.I was somewhat successful with A,but not close on B. Overall,I caught less fish,and less big fish this year.I feel like I've been in a slump most of the year.Even the tried and true baits haven't worked for me as well this year.I have caught a few fish on new baits/ methods and that's it. STRENGTHS: T-Rigged plastics and ( gulp,) live bait. WEAKNESSES: Nearly any other bait/ application. In my defence I have been very successful with my strength so I haven't seen a huge need to change.After this year I'm considering just going back to what I'm good at. GOALS: TO fish with more of y'all and to get that new elusive PB !!

Around the full moon in Feb.or March is the most consistent time.They will bed in Jan.too if it's been warm.A cold front at the full moon will drive em back off.They will even be some late fish in April if it's been a cold winter. I caught a 6.3 last year around a full moon on CHRISTMAS DAY off a bed!!

Started fishing at 4.Started bass fishing when I was 14-15. So around 41 years now for bass. This is one of the earliest pics with a bass I have.

I haven't fished these much.Thought I'd try them maybe this afternoon on a small,weedy,shallow lake.Which one(s) would y'all recommend?I will either buy them at academy sports or dicks probably.

Torn between scouting for wild hogs or fishing.Maybe I can do both somehow.I definitely will try to get as far from stores as possible.

Got out to the st Johns River mouth today with my son.Not biting great,but got enough for another fish fry or two.Caught a lot of trash fish along with these,and the weather was great. Thankful.Now fixing to chow down on some turkey.

I heard of a fish around 17 being caught there a year before or two ago .A guide or his client caught it on a shiner.He also lost a fish at the boat he thought was bigger,maybe 19 or 20. I hooked a huge fish there once.It just turned around swam off and broke the line.I either had 14 or 17 pound test.Probably the biggest bass I've ever hooked.Only 1 other fish ever did the same thing to me.

I didn't go night fishing much this year.I work outside,and by the end of the day I was just wanting AC and sweet tea.And there were a lot of nights that it really didn't cool off much.But night fishing is best in summer for sure. I have not fished the Osceola lakes,but have fished most of the big lakes near there like Ocean pond and Palestine with fair results. Stick marsh is a long drive from NE FL.I prefer Rodman but haven't fished it lately.There are some 16+ fish in there without a doubt.

I had a very slow summer.Hottest summer in 100 years In the Jax area I believe. Spring was good,not great.Fall has been about average. Still not getting big fish for some reason.

You can't go wrong with the T- rigged senko.I love watermelon colors and I fish them weightless.Always. I don't use rattletraps due to the excess weeds in most of the pond/lakes I fish. Another good bait around here are Zoom salty super flukes.In watermelon colors,and weightless of course. And Zoom trick worms are always good. I like slightly stained lakes.If I see a murky pond I leave it alone unless I know it's good.Thats just me though.Most of the ponds are on the clearer side around here. If you like crank baits,the baby bass color is good in deeper,clearer ponds. There has been a fair bite in traditional repalas around here lately also.

If you can ever get access to old sawgrass community,they have some hogs in the lake in there.I got an 8 pounder the only time I did.

Hi Johnny,Welcome to the forums.If you want to know about Jax.fishing just scroll further down in Southeast and you'll see a Jacksonville small lakes post.Theres plenty of local info.on there. Mike

They were biting big- time right as the front came in.I caught 7 or 8 that evening, 2 pound average. Mostly on a 5 inch senko. Fished a pond for a little while today.Had 1 bite in about 40 min.Big fish but lost her. And I caught a couple 3 pounders in the home lake on live bream in the last couple evenings.

I mean if it's blatant it should be called. but it usually isn't anything more than someone trying to make a tackle and possibly force a turnover.

I like watching SEC football ( geaux Gators !).What do y'all think about the targeting penalty? I think they call it too often.Most of the time they are just trying to make the tackle,not hurt anybody.I think its kind of a fad.I mean after all,it is football. I understand the effort to reduce injuries .But I think the players are often penalized when they were just trying to make a clean hit .

I've only flown 6-7 times, only to see my oldest son who was stationed in Omaha in the air force.I was 43 before I ever flew for the first time.Almost all my close family is in NC, so we just drive there. Not really into flying. If I never had to do it again I'd be very OK with that!!

I agree with the worms.A great bait for numbers with the occasional bigger fish is the Yamamoto 4 inch senko. Zoom salty super flukes are great too.

I actually used to really like the chicks music.Too bad it got so political...

I heard there was actually something Everything that swims hadn't caught.And that A.J has a swimming pool stocked with giant small mouth...

^ yeah,I awoke one night to similar sounds.At first I thought someone was trying to get in the back door.As I woke up a little more I thought someone was out there,hurt.Then I realized it was 2 cats either mating or fighting.My heart felt like it was going to explode. Barred owls really make some wild sounds .Maybe that's what you heard.( or cats ? )

So I was at a good friends house doing a bid for some work.When I got thru I remembered the pond behind his house and thought I'd give it a try.( I usually carry a R and R in my toolbox. Ended up catching 7, mostly on flukes.Nothing big,but it was a nice break between jobs. This one was one of the biggest

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