Shanes7614

Why purpose do you need the slowest tatula for? My choice is the Revo!!! And do your self a favor ad stay away from the spider wire. Complete garbage. Spend the extra couple bucks for power pro or suffix 832.

PZ3.... Congrats dude!!!! Good thing for the wife she wasn't a double digit!!! Lol.

IMO the big fish bite EVERY day!!!! Just need to be where they are feeding!!! Most people say spring because that's when a lot of the females are carrying eggs and weigh more.... Fall both make and female are gorging themselves just like bears do getting ready for winter... ALL of these fish although maybe a little lighter during summer are all aggressively feeding every day during the summer!!!! Everyone just needs to be able to find where the big girls go during hot weather and long days of sunlight. This is just a guess on my part but summer fishing doesn't bode well with a high percentage of guys because they do not like to fish in deeper water nor at night!!!

Smallies CANT resist a helgremite!!!! The best live bait I've ever used for them PERIOD!!!

Doesn't Hawaii also have Peacocks?

Large swim baits!!!!

Next time try using another rod with a snagging hook to get your "misplaced" gear from the bottom of the lake!!! Beats swimming in cold water...

Frogs early in AM or just before dark. Buzz baits same time or if slight chop to the water. Spinner baits almost any time of day. White or combo of white/chartreuse and blue have produced good for me there. I have also had a lot of success on Rapala 4.5" floaters just twitched below the surface and allow to pop on top of water. Will get most strikes while lure floats to surface or on surface. I know many people have stopped using but during tough days it was always hard to beat a 4.5" Slug-go in the blue and silver shiner.

NIGHT FISHING!!!!

Awesome lake. Grew up in the area. Try throwing a buzz bait or spinnerbait in the lanes that open up in the weeds. Frogs work great first light also.

Helgremites

If he had access to a float tube.... Wouldn't he not be posting a FLOAT TUBE post?!?!? Some people are new to the sport and don't know if the will continue it in the future. As fishermen it's out job to get ANY and all types of people into the sport of fishing. People need not be discouraged about having to buy expensive equipment just to BEGIN to enjoy fishing.

Clams or menhaden

Originally from Rockaway in north jersey but now living the bass fishing dreams in southern Florida.

VMC wacky weed less hooks for me. Rarely miss fish with them. Even the big ones both here Cali and NJ.

I could be mistaken but I do believe the state of Florida owns all pieces of water and manage them as well. The only places that are not managed by them are pay to fish lakes where the owners are responsible for stocking andanahing their own land. All the canals and such are all property of the state and FWC has jurisdiction over them all. Even in "private" communities unless there is a paid envirwntalist there to study the effects of removing bass from their waters.

Should have called FWC on the guys keeping them. One good fine and possible arrest would keep them from doing it again and possibly prevent any friends they may tell or find out about it. It's *** if you ask me.

Rolo... Green pond is a private lake. Not the easiest to get access to.

Is that a cottonmouth?

I'm a little more worried about the gators you CANT see... Lol. Like the one BBD saw laying on the bottom. I'm sure he would have loved a nice 5-10lbs bass right at the side of the boat waiting to be lipped and pulled in the boat minus one of our hands or arms. Lol

Google earth historical views.

Just seems like lake is seeing a decent amount of pressure during the week and crushed on the weekends. Figured it may be a good idea during non daylight hours and may be a good timeti catch some pigs. Thinking one thing may be to net ALL fish as the gators feed pretty actively at night. What do most of you guys use during your night time fishing???

Probably means the bigger run if them hasn't reached your area yet. Give it a couple weeks and they should def be near you. The smaller fish tend to show first in little waves and then they will all get there. Depends also in how close you are to a river that they spawn in.

Already in the know about the stumps and would never run above idle at night there. It's hard enough during the daylight hours. What makes you say it's too dangerous? Big spray and the correct clothing can keep the bugs at bay.

Porkleaker... You from NJ?