CrappieHound

Geo G, Thanks for your response. Hopefully next weekend will produce since this cold front is moving through and it's suppose to stay cool most of this coming week. I agree with you, the more time and experience on the water the better. I haven't decided if I want to fish Okeechobee again or go to my usual place at Loxahatchee Preserve where I tend to do well this time of year.

Good Evening, Newbie to this forum. Just today (01/26/17) a friend and I launched my Tracker Pro 170 from Slims boat ramp for the first time. I fished Dynamite holes #1 and #2 with minnows and beetle spins with no success. I decided to run North and fish grass island. After catching a few bass and a channel cat, I ventured into the big lake and was pretty intimidated by how large and vast the water is (first time in the lake as I usually fish the North end of Loxahatchee Refuge) My question is if I enter the lake from this area, where can I go to fish the grass, pads and cattails...etc. I saw water for as far as I could see and do not know where to go for bass/crappie fishing. I have a Lowrance Hook4 with GPS and I consider myself an Avid boater...Im just trying to learn where to go if i decide to enter the lake from the rim canal. Thanks for your time and guidance any info y'all share is greatly appreciated.