yea i was gonna say the same thing. i fished there before

I saw a father and son fishing there from an SUV and thought maybe that's the Martin guy from BassResource!

I saw a father and son fishing there from an SUV and thought maybe that's the Martin guy from BassResource!

 

nop i was there with 2 other adult friends, must have been someone else

In jacksonville till Friday need a good place to fish for bragging rights at work in Maryland and what bait to use I've seen some ideas on here already but want to get advice

In jacksonville till Friday need a good place to fish for bragging rights at work in Maryland and what bait to use I've seen some ideas on here already but want to get advice

Bro it is too cold here! But last couple weeks light Texas rigs for me and my buddy with small worm or ribbon tail 4-7" range. Got a few on spinner baits too. Ifi were you I would throw a lipless (black/blue/green with silver or orange)or spinnerbait(white/chart) see if you get bit on that then break out a t-rig or jig and work slower. Black/blue, purples(junebug or tequilla), gr pumpkin, watermelon, blues and red shad as far as colors work. Ponds around here that are used for storm water retention are basically featureless so work the conc boxes and culverts. Weed lines are important too. I fish mainly morning but am assuming you will be afternoon so they will be a hair more active.

I tried Holiday Park and 75 recreational areas on Monday and I got NOTHING! It was bad. I tried worms, lizards, creatures, jigs, shallow cranks, top water cranks, deep cranks, All different colors, slow, fast, extra slow...it was horrible. I was out there for 6 hours! 

I tried Holiday Park and 75 recreational areas on Monday and I got NOTHING! It was bad. I tried worms, lizards, creatures, jigs, shallow cranks, top water cranks, deep cranks, All different colors, slow, fast, extra slow...it was horrible. I was out there for 6 hours! 

 

Were you from the bank or from a boat? Geo G, was few miles West of you and caught over 100 on Sunday. 

I bought a canoe from a friend, who posts on here also. No longer land locked, well I have nothing to transport the canoe with yet other than the old mans suv, but almost there.

 

Fishing has been really good for me when I do go. Seems I average at least 4-5 in the hour I fish if not more as of recent. The $1 walmart spinner bait has been killing it. Bought 6 more last night. 1 usually lasts me a good while as long as I get the skirt tied up well.

I bought a canoe from a friend, who posts on here also. No longer land locked, well I have nothing to transport the canoe with yet other than the old mans suv, but almost there.

 

Fishing has been really good for me when I do go. Seems I average at least 4-5 in the hour I fish if not more as of recent. The $1 walmart spinner bait has been killing it. Bought 6 more last night. 1 usually lasts me a good while as long as I get the skirt tied up well.

diggy

has the spinner bait been all you used lately, i've been trying alot of different stuff and it has been slow for me, not sure what to do next

 

Got this today on a 3/4 oz rattle trap, slow and deep, only 1 today

diggy

has the spinner bait been all you used lately, i've been trying alot of different stuff and it has been slow for me, not sure what to do next

 

Got this today on a 3/4 oz rattle trap, slow and deep, only 1 today

 

Nice fish Mutt. At least you caught one. I got skunked today. Went to canal close to my house and nada. The water was clean and had good clarity, but nobody was home. The ones that I did happen to see, were passing by. They were not interested at all. 

Were you from the bank or from a boat? Geo G, was few miles West of you and caught over 100 on Sunday. 

I was fishing from the bank. 

diggy

has the spinner bait been all you used lately, i've been trying alot of different stuff and it has been slow for me, not sure what to do next

 

Got this today on a 3/4 oz rattle trap, slow and deep, only 1 today

those and keitech swing impacts

 

Dicks sporting goods had a clearance sale so I made it rain on Saturday...bought some lucky crafts and various other baits

I was fishing from the bank. 

 

It's pretty limited out there to effectively bank fish. MM35, the big rest stop, has several sections you can try. Unfortunately, you were not off a boat. Geo G caught another 70-80 fish today. From that area. 

those and keitech swing impacts

 

Dicks sporting goods had a clearance sale so I made it rain on Saturday...bought some lucky crafts and various other baits

 

Yeah, picked up some things last week with the red tags on them. A nice SK crankbait and finesses jig for under $3. 

Came back a little while ago from my neighborhood canal. At first glance you would think it was dead. Upon closer inpection, (thank goodness for Costa's!!) I saw several large bass staging to spawn.  I caught one, 2lb buck off a very deep flat. Other than that, they were in that skittish stage. I was trying to go after 6lb+ pig, but she wasn't having it. She would come and go. When they get to the defending their territory phase, then it should be interesting. 

Went out with Gambler yesterday in the afternoon. We were fishing for 5+ hours and it was rather slow. Though my last catch of the day was a nice fat mama! Probably in the 6lbs range; short and fat!

 

M>

 

Went out with Gambler yesterday in the afternoon. We were fishing for 5+ hours and it was rather slow. Though my last catch of the day was a nice fat mama! Probably in the 6lbs range; short and fat!

 

M>

That's a nice one buddy! I see you got short sleeves on. Yall must be having some nice weather down there.

Nice one, Martin!!

Looks like you had a relaxing time. You got the cigs, fast food drink and food going on. What bait is that? Fluke or your go to lizards? 

I heard about this from your boat captain. Nice, those Nelson Mandela's bringing in the big fish lol

Nice one, Martin!!

Looks like you had a relaxing time. You got the cigs, fast food drink and food going on. What bait is that? Fluke or your go to lizards? 

 

south african special 6" lizards, aka Nelson Mandela Special

Look at those teeth!

south african special 6" lizards, aka Nelson Mandela Special

 

LOl... yeah I heard of that special. 

 

Look at those teeth!

 

 

Those teeth sure look menacing. I hope you remembered your pliers. LOL 

LOl... yeah I heard of that special. 

 

looks like my reputation precedes me

Had some time to kill, so I went to the park on this gloomy rainy Thursday. Caught 8. They made me work but it was fun. 2 of them went for probably high 2lb's and one went for lower 2lb's. The other 3 went for 1lb's and the last 3 were under 1lb. The rain was on and off, and the wind was light from the North. I used my finesse gear, and was using BPS stick worms on 1/16 weight and primarily 2/0 Gami. One of my bigger ones I caught using 1/0 and was deep hooked. Fortunately, I was able to remove the hook without any fatal damage. I didn't take a pic of that one, I just wanted to return it to the water quickly. Overall, it was fun. Saturday is my monthly glades trip, let's see what happens. 

 

Here some pics:

 

 

Nice day Lou 8 fish is pretty good man. Good luck sat. Supposed to be lovely weather if nothing else