Seth Dixon

Hey all. Due to wind, baby duty and me recovering from a minor surgery I wasn’t able to get the kayaks out on the water as early into our stay as I had hoped. But I finally got my first chance to get out on the kayak Sunday morning. Hit the water at 7am, paddled towards some shade and caught two little dinks on my first two casts using a weightless 4” green pumpkin senko hooked weedless. Figured i was on to something, but after the second cast the bite turned off. Didn’t get another bite the rest of the morning. The lake is glass again this afternoon so I think I’ll head out for an afternoon try. The water seems so murky, I’m thinking of throwing something more visible like a morning dawn or a white fluke maybe. Any thoughts?

Alright. Thanks for all the input gents!

Oh man hadn’t thought about gators. Are they in all bodies of water? What do I do if I come across one? Punch it in the mouth?

I fished these very two same spots with my daughter in July. We got to wolf lake right as the attendant opened the gates at 7 and caught a few right away on shiners from right there in front of the parking lot. The bite quickly dropped off hard so we started walking around but, as mentioned, there was a lot of vegetation. We headed to vista view and I caught a large mouth on my first cast with a wacky rigged senko. Thought we were on to something, but nothing else except a few sunfish my daughter caught. This time of year, plan on getting there early and it not lasting long.

Hi All, I’ve just rented an Airbnb for the next two weeks in a house right on a lake in Davie, FL off the the turnpike. It’s a large square lake, zero pressure but I see bass crushing the surface every morning and late afternoon. Three sides of the lake are natural habitat and one side has houses. For anyone local, it’s the lake just east of the Davie Veterans Park lake. The house comes with two kayaks, so I can get anywhere on the lake. I’m coming from Los Angeles where I pretty much exclusively fish dropshot senkos in deep reservoirs. It’s been years since I’ve fished topwater or in Florida. I’m really looking forward to spending my mornings getting into the kayak right at sunrise and getting after it, and getting off before the heat is too killer. My question to you is this: how do I crush this honey hole early in the morning on topwater and then keep the bite going a bit longer when they stop popping at the surface? Some pics of the lake are included from the perspective of the deck in case certain areas jump out at anyone with more experience. Really appreciate the help! Also, the house comes with two canoes and I’ve got no fishing partners, so if anyone local wants to get in on the crushage shoot me a line. Edit: Sorry, pics weren’t able to upload from mobile. I’ll try from my computer later on.