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If I'm fishing on the lake in a boat with several rods rigged up, one will always have a senko. It has been this way with me for a pretty long time, and it still produces. *On the other hand, If I'm fishing ponds, I am just tired of the senko because I have mastered it. In a pond I would rather throw something I am practicing with, testing something new, or a lure I am trying to get better at.

I'm about to do it soon. I won't touch live bait, and will bring my freaking heavy tacklebag with me, and will likely impress the guides. I live about 20 minutes away and several of my friends and people I know have fished the 7 seas lagoon and bay lake with the guide. They all had a blast, and they all caught some big fish. I look forward to it. PS some of the "Yo Ish" segments early on Saturday mornings with Ish Monroe are at Disney. In one segment Ish was killing it dropshotting, and the dude he was with was having moderate success with a crankbait.

I'm glad to hear your getting such awesome business. But I'm currently only in possession of one of your ultimate bluegills. I definitely am going to buy some of those minnows. Peace out

Might be a secret weapon for speckled trout this winter...

Its defiantly a really old one. Now I am wondering if the lip just rotted off, or if the angler was an enthusiast and fished it w/o the lip... its still a mystery...

nice call thanks

Top view (sorry about the blur).

I found this lure on an island in the middle of lake maitland near orlando. It has remnants of green paint. There are indentions where the eyes used to be. All the metal has completely rotted off. The top of the lure has visible letters, LIT. You can see little rusted stumps where the rings and hooks used to be. No rattle. Plastic. Line through the middle of the lure, like they melted the two halves of the lure together. Thanks

I have really gotten into the fat cb floating crank. My biggest collection of hardbaits is my pointer collection. They require no tuning, and have the best action; worth the money

I am down. I dont own a boat but my best buddy does, hopefully some more people will see this thread.

Kissimmee? - Rock on brother

nice fish man

I caught a strong fighting bass that had about a foot of braid hanging out of her butt. My guess is she swallowed and entire grub or something and the angler cut the line. weird.

That looks like a potential tournament winning bait. Worth the ten bucks.

I am thinking about starting a vintage lure collection of my own, because I have found two really really old lures, and several other old lures the past couple years.

one of those gnarly looking Team diawa Ito series baitcasters that are really hard to find. Cork handles/? http://cgi.ebay.com/Airmetal-Frame-Team-Daiwa-TD-Ito-105HL-Left-Hand-Reel_W0QQitemZ170139290713QQcmdZViewItem

that is probably the case. i believe gcpm lives in miami, and it is VERY common for people to keep EVERYTHING they catch. fortunately golfcoursepondman in a catch and releaser, but some of the other folks down there don't practice catch and release. i am north of miami in palm beach, and it sickens me when i see people fishing and they have a bucket full of fish that include bass(both big and small) along with tiny bream, cichlids, catfish, mullet and just about anything they catch. the only advice i can give you gcpm is just keep trying new baits and techniques and hopefully your fishing will get better. No, I am smack dab in Orlando, but Last June the golf course had complaints about people fishing there at night, and I have not heard anything since. They were definitely not members of the club and I'm guessing they probably came from the surrounding urban area which is only like 10 minutes away... I will bet they were keeping bass, but they probably suck at fishing and did not catch that much , But seriously, that is a good thought, you may be right.

I love gulp for inshore fishing. It is killer on trout, redfish, and snook. Especially the pearl white jerkbait. But I have never used the freshwater kind.

I have been fishing the shakey head rig with various 4 inch and other small worms, with little success. I have only thrown the jig in here one time last year. I am thinking about trying them again, but these ponds do not have the cover that people usually fish a jig on. It's mainly grass, hydrilla, a lot of open mud bottom, and I guess some large branches that have piled up. Do you think the jig would work in here? Thanks for the good advice

Oh yeah hawg caller, I fished the hell out of senkos for a while earlier this year. It will be a long time before they ever bite a senko of any size or color.

the last thing i can thing of is using unconventional retrieves or "outside of the box" presentations - things like burning a plastic worm back in or carolina rigging a crank bait. these show the fish lures they are familiar with, but in a way they have never seen em. and by all means, i'd do what it took to be there when the spawn arrives. that is when the giants will be the most vulnerable. their motivation to strike is totally different then and with pressured fish, that can be one of the easiest times to catch 'em if you do things right. hope these ideas help and good luck. Thanks a lot hawg, I like the idead of burning back plastics. The other day I was fishing a giggystick and burned it back after I presented it where I wanted to, and caught what felt like a one pounder. It might work to trigger a strike from one of my big girls that I have not seen in a while.

At the golf course I live on the water hazards were stocked in the 70's and they are a perfect bass ecosystem, with bluegill, redear sunfish, tilapia, carp, gar, channel cats and alligators. I have caught one double digit bass here. There are 6 of these great hazards, some better than others. I am a victim of the bait monkey and have used everything in each pond from megabass and jackall to luckycraft. This passed year, I pretty much completely pressured all the fish in one pond, and would then move on to another. Now all the hazards are very highly pressured. I am not the only one fishing the hazards either, but I'm probably the only one not throwing a culprit worm or using garbage lures. But now the only way to catch bass in the ponds is with a 4 inch worm of anykind in natural colors. My newest technique is dropshotting shallow water, but nowadays all my catches seem to be 2 pounds or less. I remember being able to throw a rattlin' vibe and catch 10 quality sized bass in an hour. Any advice or techniques that could help me be more productive in these ponds? Thanks, GCpondman

was that in south florida or around orlando...

He's a big dude....running into him may hurt a little. ;D haha

Dear Baitmonkey, Will you be the one who will tell me if the money minnow or silly rabbit is worth buying? And which one is better? Ive started threads asking about this, but no answers. I dont think anyone else has even tried them. Sincerely, GolfCoursePondMan