SouthMiamiBassMan

Fresh live Shiners or Blue Gills, never fail. Caught this one on Saturday with a large shiner hooked through the nostril (to keep it as alive as long as possible). The more it moves the better the chance for a reaction bite.

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Thanks for the kind words fellas. I was afraid that my lake was no good anymore. There was alot more bass in there two years ago when I first moved in. They used school in groups of 4-5 all around the lake. Their sizes ranged from 2-6 lbs and there were about six different schools chasing the bluegills up the banks. I never see that anymore. :-/ Maybe these fatties I caught ate up their compition. ;D

Hi everyone. Due to recent minor surgery I am stuck at home for the next week for recovery. I had been bored out of my mind for the first two days and all wacked out on painkillers. I have been able to walk since Monday and of course the condition outside was perfect for fishing. I decided to grant myself an hour of "ME' time and get heck out of my house. I caught some blue gill for bait, and walked over to the sweet spot on my lake. I was not there 5 minutes when this mama inhales this poor bluegill. After a short fight I brought her up to shore and was amazed at how big her mouth was. I could only imagine how big hse was before she spawned. I ran out to the parking lot and found some one to to take my picture before i ran her back to the water. I was so pleased by that I catch I released all my bluegills and called it a day. ;D Today I had the "itch" as well so I thought I would give my self an hour again and see what happens. After catching my fourth bluegill, I see this shadow comin up the shore. I switched rods tossed the bluegill in front of it and BAM I hooked another fattie. Not as big as yesterday but it will do. After that I was in a good mood. I was thinking of getting out of the sun but since my "hour" was not up, I went back to my other spot to give it shot. Once there, there were no fish in sight. After 10 mins. the heat, sun, and the painkillers were not mixing well. I was about to reel in my last bluegill when I see that old familiar shape come in for the deep. She circled twice before going in for the kill. She jumped three times before I got her to shore. I was fading fast so I took these shots, let her go, and dragged my butt home before I passed out. I am telling myself that I won't go down tomorrow, but as you all know when you get that "itch" you gotta scratch it. ;D Tight lines everyone.

To make them last longer hook'em through the upper lip through the nostril, try to keep them in the water and not recast them as much as possible. Let them do there own thing but make sure they don't swim under structures or you will only get hooked up.

No, actually I was in Pinecrest for the Peacock, near the kmart on US1. I also caught a few Oscars from there too. I was surprised because I didn't think they would go for shinners.

Hi everyone. I has been a while since I have posted anything or have been able to go fishing anyway. I went out early and tried hitting up some canals around town that I have been checkin out for Peacock Bass. I got some shinners and hit the spots. It started off slow at first, but once the sun hit the water it was on. I caught 12 in total all about the same size between 1 1/2 to 2 lbs and one 4 lbs. It is true what everyone says about them, they are quick and hit hard. The screen on my camera is broken so I wasn't sure if I was taking pictures or not and of course the 4 lbs that i caught in the morning didn't show up > but at least I have some to share. The Bass I caught when I came home in my lake. I had a two dead shinners left in my bucket and I was tossing them out to a small school and I caught one 2lber. I had someone that was walking by take a pic. When i toss him back in, out of no where this momma comes out from the deep. I hook my last shinner and toss it out in front of her and BAM she whacks it. ;D. I was very pleased

Myan chiclid. When they are mating their colors really intensify into bright orange and blue. They are great fighters and will go for anything from bread balls, nightcrawlers, to live shinners. When you set the hook they just take off! When you reel them in you would think they were twice the size they really are.

1st- I caught a Myan Chiclid the size of my open hand and as I was reeling it in a bass "T Boned" it from the side. It was trying to eat it sideways but the chiclid was bigger than the bass's mouth could open, being it was half the size of the bass! I let out my line to see what would happen but the bass kept trying to swallow it side ways and take it into the deep. It was very cool to watch how determined that bass as to eat it. Eventually the chiclid unhooked itself ( or I tore its lip off) but the bass kept up after it. I don't know if the bass was successful or not but she was definatly hungry or really ticked. ;D 2nd- I was fishing from shore by some reads and I heard some splashing I look and there is a nice bass (2-3lbs) that looks like it was snagged on reed. I thought it could've been the fish that had gotten away earlier in the day and maybe the hook is what got snagged. :-/ So I take my shoe off and head into the muck to maybe save the fish. When I get to him he wasn't snagged but instead he was in a clear gallon ziplock bag! He must have gone in after some smallfish and and couldn't get out. He was the easiest bass I ever caught and if I didn't practice C&R he would've been bagged and ready to go. ;D

As hawgcaller says, they are GOD's swim bait. Catch some up and use them for bait (if its legal in your area). You will not regret it!

It's awsome when you catch a fish that size on a lure for the first time. Congrats

About 2 years ago for that exact reason.

DDDAAAMMMNNN!!!!! That's how you do it! I've caught all my PB'd with live Bluegills. I love using them but it takes forever sometimes to round up a bucket of about six. How do you catch them?

Went out at dawn today to residential lake by my house. The bite was slow at first but picked up around 8am. I was using live shiners for bait and I caught the first two from a school that just showed up. The Peacock I caught while it was bedding on a baby bass rattle trap I found hanging from a tree last week. It was the first time I ever caught anything with a rattle trap. ;D

Nice Catch.

Caught with a dead blue gill on my last cast. Didn't have a scale but it was 28 inches long and fat. I would guess about 10-11 lbs. This c@*p photo is all I have to show for it.

No long arm trick here, but I know what you mean . I had to get her back in the drink so I only had time for the one pic. She was about 26 inches long and a good fight as I took here in with a light tackle setup that I use for catching bait fish.

If your lake is full of Bluegills you are in luck as that is what the Bass are feeding on (not worms). Here is what you need: (check to see if this is "Legal" in your area.) Get a small live bait bucket. Use a small bait hook. Cut the tip of the worm off (1/4 in) and bait it on the barb only. This will insure that you will hook the fish with it's first nibble. Catch and keep about four - six of them in the bucket. Re hook your line with a 2' worm hook and a bobber 20 inches from the hook. Hook the Bluegill in the meaty part right under the dorsal fin. Through out near shore were there are other Bluegills or where ever you know there are bass hunting. No Bass can resist the Bluegill trying to get away from the bobber. You can catch a lot of Bass this way and they will usually be big ones.

After a few months of no luck with the Bass in my lake, the bite is back! ;D I caught this beauty with my last cast on a wacky rigged grape/watermelon 8 inch worm and a tiny hook! This was the first time I caught a fish of this size with a worm. Sorry for the poor quality of pic but my camera crapped out on me. Some people saw me catch her from their balcony and were kind enough take this pic on their cellphone and forward it to me. Also she had 2 old hooks in her lip that I helped take care of for her. What do you think she weighted?

Congrats.

I came from a long line of fishermen from Cuba, and my grandfather use to take Hemmingway out deep sea fishing all the time when he lived down there. My dad took me out (to the sea) for the first time when I was 3 and I loved it. As for bass, I began fishing them by accident. I had just moved in to my Condo (about 2 years ago) that has a lake behind it and I was just fishing for Tilapia with night crawlers on a float. The float was there and then it was gone. I thought it was a Tilapia until I set the hook and the fish took off! I remember saying holy S$!@, about 8 times, as that hawg splashed around trying get away, and then she jumped clear out of the water. That's when I saw what looked like a football with fins and a big ol' mouth, flying through the air and it was like she was in slow motion. While she was in mid flight, she shook off the hook and belly flopped back in the water like brick. I was kind shell shocked for a few seconds that it got away but that was all it took. That week at work I went online to find out more and found this site and I have been on that mission ever since. Like my tags says "I'm always wishing I was fishing."

I wanted to get your feed back on an unbelievable possible fishing situation I might have. I drive through thru an upscale neighborhood/town every day on my way to work. Well there is this canal that I go over everyday that looks perfect for fishing, lots of cover, deep, and and an always flat surface. I pulled over this morning just to check it out and to my shock there was a good size bass that I would say was about 20-22 inches long just sitting there by the surface, right in front of the tunnel that connects the canals under the street. As I watched her swim around I guess my eyes got used to the darkness of the water and I started seeing the other fish that were swimming about mid level and my God, there was 5 more bass just as big or bigger, 8 - foot long peacock bass, and a school of young Tarpon swimming right there in front of me. This is in an area no more that 10yrds wide right iff the street! Sounds like a dream come true right? Well here is my dilemma, on both sides of the street there are two really big NO FISHING signs from the city. :'( They are right above the canal, and there is absolutely no way you can miss them. Normally I wouldn't think much of it as in Miami, the cops have a lot more to worry about then someone fishing in a canal to even bother to slow down. The thing is, like a said this a an upscale neighborhood/town that has their own police force. Also the people of this town can be very snobby and most are the kind of people that will call the cops on anyone that doesn't look right. The cops have almost no major crime to go after. They are more prone to send four cop cars out for one minor traffic accident (I've see them do that all the time.) Who knows, they might see me as a poacher and send out the swat team! Here are my questions that I am sending out to you all: 1: What would you do if you found a sweet spot where you could you could probably break your personal best three times in less than an hour? 2: Would you do it? 3: If a cop does come out, how much do think the fine would be? I would love some feed back as I might go back this weekend.

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What where you using for bait?

CONGRATS! d**n is it Saturday yet?!?! I need to get some fishing done ASAP.