Howdy! I am a new member currently living at the Grand Lake RV resort on Orange Lake, recently moved there due to a fire we had at our old house. We will be here a while, so I'm hoping to learn how to fish this huge lake, and will make sure I share what I have learned (except honey holes of course!). I have been fishing all my life, first cut my bass teeth sneaking into the botanical garden ponds on Lake Whitehurst in Norflok, Va when I was 9-10 years old. Didn't fish for a bit while in the navy, but rediscovered it when I lived in Seattle, targeting LM and SM bass and mountain lake trout. Went hard core bass after moving to San Diego, float tubing the SD River ponds and those wonderful SD county reservoirs, clear and deep, stocked with florida strain LM getting fat on stocker trout in the 90s as part of a great program to develop the lake system by the SD Lakes supervisor. Moved back here in 2007 (originally from Bartow FL), haven't done much bassing as I had no boat. Fast forward to now.

After the fire in August, my wife's father let us use his fifth wheel indefinitely. So we ended up at the resort, right on orange lake. We finally got the insurance check in November, and right away the better half put it into savings (she's an accountant and handles the major financials). However, she got me a great Christmas present; she took some of the savings and got a used fishin barge pontoon boat! I just have to rebuild the Yamaha's trim tilt solenoid, and then she will be in the water. The RV park has slips for $50 per month, can't beat that.

Any way, I like throwing flukes, its my confidence bait. Plastics are a favorite as well, can toss a jig, and have caught a few on spinner baits. Want to learn how to throw more cranks and the chatterbait. Looking forward to learning and fishing, fishing and learning, with all of you here.

Welcome to Bass Resource! Tough break on the house fire.

Greetings and Welcome to the forums  

Welcome aboard!

 

Good luck at your new place, figuring

out the new lake, and may you find a

honey hole soon!  

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

A-Jay

Thanks for the welcome, guys.

 

Welcome to Bass Resource. Enjoy reading & contributing in the forums.  Thank you for your service.  Bad break with the house fire, although it sounds like you are making the best of the situation.  Tight lines.

Welcome!

welcome sir. sorry to here about your home. sounds like you have a great family to support you. thank you for your service ,good luck and tight lines to you this year

1 hour ago, lonnie g said:

welcome sir. sorry to here about your home. sounds like you have a great family to support you. thank you for your service ,good luck and tight lines to you this year

 

Thank you very much Lonnie, and yes i do, I am truly blessed. Making lemonade outta lemons

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Mike 

Welcome!

Welcome to the forums!

 

Jeff

Welcome home! We're glad you're here.