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Yea I been using the Navionics as stated. It has been helpful. Finally got on a few yesterday. No size but fished for 2 hours and had 5 bass and a bowfin. Finally got them located now to tear them up. Their doing stuff differently everyday. One day their busting on bait next they ain’t even a ripple on the surface from any fish.

@soflabasser absolutely agree. They are a harder to fish for than northern largemouth. But definitely consider that not all northern bass are easy either. They are heavily pressured. And I mean heavily. Many tournaments in my home waters have ended in a draw and entry fees given back to each angler. Not a single weighable fish. That’s in dog days of summer and they can be in 6 inches of water or 100 foot and just as hard due to crystal clear water. Funny enough I have seen people dress in all camo and literally not budge while fishing to catch them. One sign of movement and their gone. You have to earn some of them too. I’m sure you know more about the Florida bass as I know more about the northern bass, but trust me, some of them can be a headache to figure out too. Im not saying I’ve never caught them here in Florida. I have but they are difficult from day to day this time of year. I have caught my fair share of brutes in Florida. I consider myself above average angler but always learning. I’m simply trying to up my game and keep up to date on what’s the trending patterns right now and advice to better myself as an angler in Florida as I could give you advice on bass in deep Kentucky lakes to improve your game. Definitely want the fishing in Florida to be more consistent and easier to break down.

@Fishing_FF is right. Not my boat it’s my father in laws. He has a place in crescent city that we visit every so often. Update in week so far. Fished hard the past four mornings from daybreak till around 10 but man is it hot. I can handle heat but humidity is killer. No fish for me (no live bait), father in law caught one on salt springs today on wild shiner. But I’m anti live bait (for bass) and love the lure life. Tried flipping and pitching a SK rage bug (summer craw) and zoom ultravibe speed craw (junebug), chatterbait (green pumpkin w/ golden bream zoom fluke trailer (trust me the actions incredible)), whopper plopper (bone) missed one blow up at salt springs, chrome blue back rat-l-trap, golden chrome RES, and a big EZ gambler (forty miner) and a few other staples. Nothing in the reeds/pads, backing off and dragging the bottom. Any help would be great, I appreciate the help from all you guys @SC53 been throwing a few flukes. Haven’t threw any square bills but thought about it. Tried lipless but believe it or not lipless and I have never gotten along. Never really got the knack of it. And I’m also one if the rare anglers that have never tied a Carolina rig on. Even though my bass mafia box is full of the stuff for them.

@Don51 I found out alligators loved topwater two years ago when one crushed my whopper plopper. Luckily, I got it back. Hate to hear it’s a bad time right now. Was Really looking forward to catching a few big girls. I have thrown 10” junebug worms with no luck. You fishing shoreline reeds/pads right now or just open water ? Backed off the bank a few yards a good ways or hugged tight to cover? Docks any ? @Fishing_FF stella is super clear and the floor is dominated by vegetation with shoreline pads/cattails. As as stated in post, fish/depth finder is broken and not working (unfortunately) with no way to locate deeper water/underwater structure. Will Navionics help with that ?

@Don51 that’s the time I normally come off the water anyway due to heat. Mostly time I hear the busting in the reeds on s all minnows but so think I can’t get to them. hopefully can figure something out

@Don51 I found out alligators loved topwater two years ago when one crushed my whopper plopper. Luckily, I got it back. Hate to hear it’s a bad time right now. Was Really looking forward to catching a few big girls. I have thrown 10” junebug worms with no luck. You fishing shoreline reeds/pads right now or just open water ? Backed off the bank a few yards a good ways or hugged tight to cover? Docks any ?

First post on bass resource but been following for a long time. Hopefully someone can help me on this one. Going on vacation next week to Florida. Gonna be fishing some of the local lakes in the area I’m stayin(crescent lake and lake Stella mostly) Crescent is very tannic, Stella is crystal clear. I managed to catch a few last year but cant catch them consistently. Maybe have one day out of 10 that I can catch a fish or a few fish. Caught them last year flipping reed edges with a summer craw rage bug. Hard to tell what I’m fishing in because the depth/fish finder on boat is broken. Any help on what to catch them on? Tried 10 inch junebug/black worms, topwater frogs, chartreuse spinnerbaits. Nothing seems to work. Might have something to do with the heat but it’s only chance i get to go down there thanks !