AK-Jax86

Yea hopefully the hold a couple monsters in there that I can get on my line. Yea tomorrow is suppose to be the big day but I have a feeling he is going to be late. So I am guessing probably around Friday. I am really excited about my first born, but that means I will have to cut down on fishing for the next couple of months which I am not excited about lol. With all of the getting up early and feeding him and changing him I will be doing a lot of morning fishing now thats for sure

I would throw a spinner bait into and around the cover or try a senko like you said you were doing, If the fish want to bite they will bite if not there is really nothing you can do.

I keep them in their original bags and put them in the bottom of my tackle box. My collection of lures and baits is getting too big for my tackle box, soon I am going to have to get a bigger tackle box probably by the end of the summer

I was wondering the same thing

IMO we have not seen nothing yet! Lebron just learned that he is a dominate post player and he used that more towards the end of the season... SO if they could manage to sign Ray Allen, he would be cheap and willing to play for the Heat to get another ring, and/or even Brandon Roy, he is coming back from surgery/retirement so he will be cheap as well, then its possible (obviously undefeated is a little far fetched but then again so is a player like LeBron who hasn't even begun to reach his full potential.) And if Wade goes to Germany and gets the Kobe Surgery, is what we are going to call it now before they make it illegal, then watch out! Lets be more realistic and say they get Ray Allen... I would start Chalmers, Wade, Allen, LeBron, and Bosh (even though that wouldn't happen) how could you stop that? They would have to double LeBron & Wade in the post and that leaves Ray Allen to add to his NBA all time 3pt made total they would be virtually UNSTOPPABLE. I think that people were afraid to sign with the Heat just for that, the heat they would take for it. BUT now that the NBA is shaping into a bucnh of min heat teams and they already won the title people are going to sign on and continue something great! Yeah Jordan and the Bulls were good and all but Jordan physically is NOTHING to LeBron... but that is a whole different thread and debate. IMO there really isn;'t nothing to debate though LeBron has FAR MORE skilled physically, not mentally, than Jordan. And once he figures out that he is basically a smaller more nimble Shaq and Dirk combined then the whole world will know what TRU basketball greatness it.

I have had more late day success using senkos and other soft plastics, and I have even had some success using spinner baits, but that depends on the pond that I am fishing in

that is a monster lol My girlfriend fishes with me every time I go. She was like your girl at first afraid to take the fish off and everything now she is a pro! She takes the fish out the water, lips em, takes the hook out, poses for a picture, and then puts them back in the water lol. Hell she even knows how to tie her own knots... TBH she is the one who ties my knots for me because she is better and faster than I am.

nice catches man... I've always wanted to catch a shark but I have never got one yet

Yea there are ponds all over Jacksonville and FL in general. It seems like every single development in Jax has at least one pond in it all which hold fish. Every time I go somewhere I see ponds and people fishing. I have heard some good stories about VA fishing as well. My girlfriend has family in VA so when we decide to visit them I am bringing my fishing gear and am going to spend at least 2 to 3 days checking out the VA fish.

I love using 5" senko worms they always get you a bite when it seems like nothing else is working.

Where are you from? I didn't really like Jacksonville when I use to come down and visit then when I moved here I love it. I was from NJ so FL is like heaven especially when it comes to fishing.

I never got a chance to go out this morning to the Citi Bank ponds. I had to go out and get more things to prepare for the baby plus it was raining out so I'll probably check out the ponds some time next week when it is nicer. I was over by the Town Center yesterday I ate at that restaurant BJ the food was good. I took Gate Parkway towards 95 and I believe I saw the ponds that you are talking about. I am definitely going to go check them out one day when the weather clears up.

My girlfriend is my fishing buddy... Can't ask for anyone better than that lol

My boy LeBron FINALLY got himsself a ring. I called it to all my boys that once he went to the Heat that they would get to the finals EVERY year, I predicted they would lose to Dallas (Dirk and Kidd were just too hungry and that was there last chance) and I said they would meet OKC in the finals this year and win! Now people thought LeBron was a beast now???? NOW all the pressure is GONE and he is going to put up MONSTER numbers! If they can land some free agents lets say Ray Allen and BRANDON ROY (he is coming back) then the Heat WILL GO Undefeated.

My first child, my baby boy, is going to be born on Monday and I hope I don't EVER have to spank him... if I do it won't be like my father spanked me when I was little... I was bad and he use to whoop my lil ass lol

all this baseball talk too bad my NEW YORK YANKEES are going to win it all.... according to recent history they will anyway!

Anyone know of any places in Jacksonville, FL that have good pike fishing? Long shot but figured I'd ask

Back in NJ I use to catch some MONSTER Crappie in the lake across from my high school. Since I've been in FL I haven't caught any

that beast belongs in the new Jurassic park movie!!!

Thanks man. Good to see another local from Jax on this site that can offer some new spots to fish. As far as the pond that you found and got kicked from as long as there's no "no trespassing signs" or "no fishing from people's backyard (says something to that effect)" then it is fair game. I got pulled over for the HID head lights I have on my car when I was coming back from fishing and the cop happened to fish as well so I was asking him some questions about the area and regulations.... and he didn't even give me a ticket or a written warning! But the fishing has slowed up TBH the past 2 weeks or so. I use to catch a lot more in my pond and now it has slowed down significantly. Now I usually catch a majority of my fish between 4:30 and 8:30pm. I think you are right about them going deeper because I use to see them along the banks and caught them fairly close to shore. Now I don't see any and rarely see them chase the bait to shallow waters. That is why I fish closer to when it starts to get dark out because the temps cool down and I figure they come to shallower water to eat. I am trying to find a new pond that has big fish in it but so far I haven't had much luck. I'll probably check out some ponds over by baymeadows this week.

I fished the pond on the corner of racetrack and veterans and caught 3 2# and I missed about 2 other fish. Then I fished this one pond in one of the developments heading towards publix but no luck. Now I am back home and I'm using google earth to find a pond close to me and check it out. You heading out this weekend? I am probably going to check out those ponds u told me about by the citi bank complex on old saint Augustine either later today or tomorrow

I was out fishing last night before the Heat game.... i caught this 4.5# on a black and blue jig. I casted out once and brought it back, then I casted in the exact same spot and then boom the fish took it I set the hook and it swam right to the top of the water and jumped out. It was a hell of a fight it jumped out of the water 4 times before i finally got it on shore. I caught this 2.4# today around 6:30pm using a 5 inch Senko worm. This one took the senko right as I was about to take it out of the water and recast. Not too much of a fight at all since it was right there. I caught this 3.6# about 20 minutes later on the same 5 inch Senko worm. This fish put up a hell of a fight as well jumped out about 2 times and it was pretty strong. This weekend I am going to hit up a few local lakes around my house and see what I catch. If I get and nice ones I will post some of them.... if all else fails then I will pack up and go in my backyard and try to get the monster I saw last weekend.

With a fishing pole, some line, and a lure lol

Yeah I've been to Blazin Reptiles before, they use to be in the Walmart plaza and then they moved to where they are now. But they don't sell any type of gators they just have the one for show. You are absolutely right though it is like a free trip to the zoo. They got some crazy stuff in there. I went in the venomous snake room and they have some MONSTER snakes in there. There is this cool ass albino rattlesnake that they have. That store definitely puts Pets Mart to shame lol.

Nice pics man! I never caught a snakehead but I always wanted to go fishing for em. Im trying to find a baby gator so I can have it as a pet, any suggestions on that?