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About primetime

  • Birthday 12/25/1975

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    TAMPA, FLORIDA
  • My PB
    Between 10-11 lbs
  • Favorite Bass
    Largemouth
  • Favorite Lake or River
    Lake Tarpon, Hillsborough River, Tampa and Land O Lakes, Lakeland nameless lakes and ponds, public parks....Keystone lakes.
  • Other Interests
    Football, Basketball, MMA, Boxing, Wrestling-The real type, Buying Fishing Lures to collect..Some say it is hoarding but they are clearly wrong...Love to explore backwater areas, managing a few ponds to grow Trophy Bass. Documentaries and reading books about History to Fishing...

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    Spend alot of my free time working on creating a few Trophy Bass Ponds, never knew how hard it is to grow large Bass and how many factors matter.  I am the guy who is always experimenting and messing with every lure or bait to see if it makes a different. I want to figure out "Why". If Junebug is working, then I try Junebug Red Flake to see what happens. After 30+ years, I have no clue what makes a difference. I only know one thing for sure...There are no absolutes in fishing.

    I love fishing with new people, especially someone who is much more skilled than I am, especially if they are willing to help me learn. Some of the best Bass Angler's I have met fish with the most basic rods and reels you could think of, and maybe carry $100 worth of tackle. They also have patience and can focus from 6 AM to 3PM on every cast, every second. I have a hard time not changing baits every 15 minutes even when catching fish. If something is working good, then how can I make it better which of course is not logical thinking but fishing is for fun right?

    Alway's listen to anyone willing to give you advice. Often times the Older Man with the Cain Pole knows more about the lake you are fishing than anyone else.....

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  1. primetime
    Growing up in NY, I would throw an orange and red skirted spinnerbait all through the spring and kill em. At that time I had no idea why that color seemed to work so well in Spring and not as well in Summer since my main spinnerbait color has always been white. Not sure if it was water clarity or crawfish or confidence throwing that color etc. ...... I am not 100% certain though if Red baits catch more fish in the pre spawn because of matching forage or because everyone throws them more? If that makes sense...I fish a place loaded with Golden Shiners yet rarely get bit on anything gold.......I am not sure what fish see compared to what we see since so many variables. Here in Florida, I have yet to have the same success with red spinnerbaits or skirts. I have had days where a green/Orange laminate senko is a killer. I just think watermelon and orange is a good color all year. Color is a tricky one but if you think it will work, it likely will. I never throw Pink yet plenty of people do and catch a ton of fish.....
  2. primetime
    I like to throw spinners over weeds, open water, wake em etc....Especially on new water to find fish in my Kayak. If you catch a Crappie, Bluegill, Small bass, Shiner etc....You know you are in an area where there is fish.....I been getting into some of the bigger Mepps Aglia Salmon sized spinners and different colors like Black with yellow dots etc....Spinners flat out catch fish.
  3. primetime
    Jointed Red fin.....or standard......If you want something that can cast further and more aggressive, Strike Pro makes a really good wake bait. Super Loud. Forget the name but BPS still sells them. Think its the Humpback minnow? $15 maybe. The bigger size is a big bait. Probably weighs close to an ounce. I like the Red Fins the best. Or buy the biggest Rapala they make, Jointed J-13 or F-13 Minnow reeled slow. Hard to beat OG Balsa rapala for Floating Jerkbaits/Wakebaits.
  4. primetime
    I throw the Bagley prop topwater alot, same with the Long A floating jerkbait over weeds etc...All Mine have 3 treble hooks and I believe I fished all of them with stock hooks at first and never remember having landing issues. I never set the hook until I see that a fish has the lure, I really don't set it, I just apply some pressure so its not near as hard as what you would do with topwater plastics or pitching etc.... The balsa makes them light so I rarely throw the bang o lure on casting gear but I have thrown it on straight braid and a moderate rod..... I think the key is giving the fish time after they hit it to make sure you can drive a few hooks in good. I actually throw the Bomber Long A far at times so I add a bright pink stripe to the top so I can see when it moves or is underwater. It's easy to pull the lure away if you get excited and also can see subtle hits much better.
  5. primetime
    I like to toss a weightless senko or trick worm, wacky and texas rigged. Mepps Aglia or Rooster Tail on my light setup if worm doesn't work. I just recently started fishing spinners again after fishing them all the time as a kid. Kind of mad I have not used them much in bigger bodies of water....
  6. primetime
    some split shots & worm weights, tubes & worms and a few spinnerbaits....also some lipless cranks and you should be good. I throw the same bomber plug all the time but without the prop. Believe that is the 14 size? I throw the 14 and 15 the most. Love the Bomber floating minnows. I actually lost my last screw tail version years ago but still throw the Bagleys Bang O lure which is similar just balsa and lighter....I agree, Bass do not see topwater Floating Jerkbaits as much, tail spinner is great for waking.
  7. primetime
    Funny you mention the Rainbow trout color....I was just fishing the ponds in my neighborhood with same color in small 3" size Slug-go as I was walking my dog. For some reason the bass here in Florida seem to love that color. I still fish the Slug-go more than I do a fluke. It works great as a topwater walking bait over grass and gets bit just like a senko on the drop...Awesome versatile bait in all sizes and on the bigger ones I feel like I get better hooksets since less plastic than the big magnum flukes. They also make some awesome colors and you can sometimes find them for $1.99 on their website, around black Friday and sometimes this time of year. Lunker City makes great baits with nice selection.
  8. primetime
    I have "Tube" hooks that are made by Trokar and they are essentially Kahle hooks or shiner hooks. I mostly use a regular texas rig EWG and cut the side I insert the hook point to get better hooksets if I need to make it weedless. You can essentially texas rig a tube or rig it on almost any type of jig head. MR. Twister makes a weedless Kahle hook with a centering pin which is a good hook if you can find them still.
  9. primetime
    In my lifetime it has been the Sluggo and then senko. I would also say a bladed jig. The Rapala minnow and shad rap were already great when I started and Power worms.
  10. primetime
    Thanks for the info on the hook. I prefer the lighter guage most of the time, I tend to get better penetration.
  11. primetime
    You are correct. The girl at the counter told me one guy came in and purchased almost all of it. I went on Ebay and googled "Quake 70 6th sense" and boom...3 lots for $27 etc.....Then looked on Facebook market place and rods were $50.....They should put a limit on it. Everyone should have a shot to get some stuff at that price.
  12. primetime
    Crankbaits can be addicting with all the brands and colors for sure. Easy to lose it in the store and go overboard. Luckily, some of the ones you never throw will end up being discontinued and there is always someone on Ebay willing to pay good money for them.
  13. primetime
    I didn't see alot of the deep diving cranks except for the berkley flat side Fritts cranks and some Store brand....Maybe some Strike Kind 6xd...I went back yesterday to get more and it was basically empty. I grabbed a few more of those Spro Demon Cranks, store brand cranks and some Trilene....I cleaned up on a bunch of the other stuff the first time. That was my first time seeing 75% at academy, never knew they put clearance in the back of the store.....Was amazed how they put out what seems like everything. Found a nice Lews Mach casting rod and Shimano GLF medium light casting rod which was worth it. 50% still a great deal....
  14. primetime
    When you get bit.....Absolutely yes....I rarely get bit on the really big swimbaits but the few times I have I was glad I made the casts. My Nephew literally throws the really big 8-10" Huddlestons and other high quality huge swimbaits up north and it pays off over the year. He has plenty of days where he lands multiple 5-7lb fish.
  15. primetime
    2.5" bass assassin flukes and small grubs 2-3"....I like throwing them on my light spinning rod.
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