Had a couple of neighbors (snow birds) that I had been promising to take fishing before they headed back to Canada. Ted and Rose joined me today for a trip to Lake Tarpon and the action was astounding. Rose started the morning off with an 8lb'er, and then a 7.13lb'er, followed by a couple of 3lb'ers. While Ted managed a couple of 3lb'ers today himself. It was so cool seeing Rose, who has never caught a largemouth bass, start off with an 8'lb'er! Here are some pics from today.

I think I can smell a Capt. License coming. Today was a blast and we all had a very good time out on the lake today. Here are some pics...

Rose with 8lb'er!

Rose with 7.13lb'er!

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Ted with one of his 3lb'ers!

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and, Rose and Ted posing with the 7.13lb'er!

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Congratulations!  Nice outing!  8-)

Congrats on a good trip.  I am planning on fishing there next week.  My wife and I are going to clearwater for spring break and I was looking for some places to fish, Lake Tarpon seems to be the closest and I want to check it out.  Are these fish still pretty much pre-spawn, or on the beds yet?

Very nice fish but those streched pics make me dizzy! ;D

Shiner fishing or artificials?  Those are some nice Lake Tarpon Bass!!!  

As for the spawn, there was a push in January when water temps were hovering around 70 and then a cold snap came through and pushed them off. Now the spawn is in full swing with beds everywhere and mixxed in with the tilapia beds.

I had them using 10" to 14" wild shiners. It was a lot of fun watching these 2 people catch big fish.

Thanks for the info on the shiners!

It is cool watching other people catch fish.  My brother just recently started fishing and it is neat to see how excited he gets when he hooks up!  

nice work

I love seeing all of the color variations from different locations on this site. Those are DARK pretty fish.