Super User BassinLou Posted September 3, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Dynomyte welcome aboard. I got you down. You know the rules, if you have any questions just ask. Good Luck. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 3, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Lou I swear I had a 25 incher on the line yesterday but he snapped my line while going under a metal pipe! HUGE I tell you, HUGE!!! Also had few really aggressive bites while checking out few canals on foot around my house, so I think I'll do fine posting 20+" fish  25 incher huh?? You are talking about a fish that is a minimum of 7lbs? Get some braid, and get us some pics. Every time you have one these "unbelievable" days you go AWOL for a while until your next productive trip. Can't wait for you to post these 20 inchers. 2 Quote
CountBassula Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 25 incher huh?? You are talking about a fish that is a minimum of 7lbs? Get some braid, and get us some pics. Every time you have one these "unbelievable" days you go AWOL for a while until your next productive trip. Can't wait for you to post these 20 inchers. Â any day now... 1 Quote
Super User MCS Posted September 3, 2013 Super User Posted September 3, 2013 I have been thinking about upping the braid on my rod/reel. I had hooked into something real descent the other day. Line did not snap but the #10 braid must be so thin it pulled out of the little gap in the eye of the hook. 1st time this has ever happened to me. I reeled in the line my frog was still on, the beads were there, and the knot was still tied (no breaks) but the hook and fish was gone. So I either have to step up to a larger diameter line or start using swivels or something like that. Yeah man I typically use 8, and 10 pound mono but got some 30# braid which is the same diameter as 8 mono. Same thing happened on a cast with a lure, lucky it went in the grass and I found it. Braid deffinately has the way of finding the small opening on hooks and rings and getting through. My buddy who does fly tying will close the gap in the hook up with the string or something. Anyway welcome to the tourney good luck. 1 Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 3, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Just to gic  any day now...  I have heard all of this before... 2 Quote
Super User MCS Posted September 3, 2013 Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Just think martin if you woulda photographed 5 of the 12inchers you actually caught you would be in the lead right now.....And let me tell you the lead is a sweet place! I am waiting for someone to top my whopping 31 inches. LOL I almost made it out today, but yesterday took it out of me I rolled over and slept. Definitely going out tomorrow morning to add to my lead. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 3, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Just to give everyone an update. So far the only people who have chosen to participate this month are the following individuals: MCS, AK, Mvorbrodt, Dsidle61, Dynomyte, and me (Bassinlou). APB's have been put out for several others, however, none of those individuals have stepped forward. Remember we are having cutoffs this time, and its on Fri Sept 6. After that, we still luv ya, you can brag as much as you want, but you will have no cred until next month. 1 Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 3, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Just to give everyone a heads up. I extended an invitation to 5 additional FL BR members to play in our friendly monthly tourney. I will not give out their names because I do not want any one to feel pressured to play. We all enjoy fishing in many different ways. To the 5 individuals that I extended invites to, I promise you, you will have a lot of fun, learn a lot, and meet many new friends. Quote
juan_LMB Posted September 3, 2013 Posted September 3, 2013 I'm in guys. Sorry, haven't been in tune with the forum lately. However, I have been fishing and can't catch nothing but grass or small fish. I guess I need to eat a big meal before I go and make sure my phone is charged so I can text and listen to music. That'll buy me some patience. I haven't been catching a soul lately though 1 Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 3, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 3, 2013 Juan, welcome aboard. I will put you down on the tourney list. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 4, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 4, 2013 Alright guys. We have a total of 7 participants. I have an 8th, coming on board possibly tonight, latest tomorrow. So far there two of you on the board officially. Leading the way we have the JAX group with MCS in the lead with 31" and AK with 19". Martin is claiming 100" by the end of the week... LOL just kidding. Have a good night and best of luck to whoever goes out tomorrow. 1 Quote
zack d Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Thank you for the invite Lou, put my name in the hat please. This will be my first late summer/fall bass fishing in south florida,so i just hope to land enough to cull.lol good luck and tight lines. 1 Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 4, 2013 Super User Posted September 4, 2013 Was in Orlando all day yesterday. I hit up a few spots that I just stumbled accords and boy what a day! Let me first start off by saying mr. Always prepared with his camera phone dropped the ball yesterday. this one spot where I basically caught all fish over 2lbs, luckily I didn't catch a fish that would have been my PB! I can't recall how many fish I caught but it was atleast 25, I got pics of one 19" and another 20" from the earlier spots. Here's the story: Start off by the text I get from Derrick saying (copied and pasted it) "We was killing them!!! I got my pb 10lb Dave caught 2 8lb and 5 6lb I caught 3 5lb ill send you the pics in a minute." I'm like 71lbs of fish! Then he tells me he was kidding and they got skunked at OPCC, I hav to admit I was jealous that I wasn't there to see these fish lol so they got me. Now to real fish. I park my car at a similar spot to yours Lou on the side of the highway. I parked my car kinda far from lake, only spot that I felt cops wouldn't hassle my car being parked. I take my rod, scale, tape measure, 2 extra frogs and a frog hook, and my phone (oni thought I did) all in my pockets. I walk down to the spot and I see a culvert I cast my frog in front of it and reel it in the boom came right out from underneath and slammed the frog I set the hook fast and sling te fish up out the water like the pros do in the boats lol. I weigh it first because I thought it was 7 or 8 but weighed in at 6.8. Then I'm like Im snapping a pic before he somehow gets back in the water we all know my luck lol. So I go to grab my phone and it's not there!!! I thought I dropped it while walking but ended up being on the charger in my car. So I release the fish and then cast back out an do the same thing bring towards culvert. As I take the frog out the water a fish explodes but the frog was already out so I throw it right back out 2 feet in front and the fish slams it again I set hook and she went 4.9. I moved around the pond and ended up catching 2 more fish in the upper 3s and a few more smaller ones that I didn't weigh. Only stayed for a little over an hour then I had to go pick up my wifey and son from the airport. Figures I was in Orlando all day and the LAST spot I find is the honey hole and my the graces of the fishing gods Mr Always has his phone DIDN'T. I would have been well into the 100". I didn't bother measuring em since I didn't have my phone with me so just replaced that step with the scale. I could have posted all 5 fish if not more and took the rest of the month off lol. I have 3 fish 19, 19, 20 Lou, Derrick said he is competing this month, I don't think he has posted in here yet but he told me he was the other day when we were out. Quote
Super User MCS Posted September 4, 2013 Super User Posted September 4, 2013 Hit up a couple new spots, one didn't work out - a strategic placed "private property" sign on a open access golf course/community. So we split as soon as we saw it, and we had to work to find it LOL.....But then next spot was ok, a little fish. Pond across the street had some decent fish, I have one about 14 and I pulled an AK and as I am taking the pic it flops back in. Buddy got a couple that were 15 or 16...It was a young pond, a back up, so we figured the fish were small but hey we stuck a few. My only complaint about the braid so far is when T-rigging man it slices the tip of the worm were as my wimpy mono I can use the same worm all day...Tomorrow I am going to a proven spot. Hope I have something bigger than 15"....Sounds like an outstanding day AK, man too bad no phone. The other thing I hate is when I am alone and you gotta to the long arm shot for the pic. LOL You were getting most on topwater frogs? Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 4, 2013 Super User Posted September 4, 2013 Hit up a couple new spots, one didn't work out - a strategic placed "private property" sign on a open access golf course/community. So we split as soon as we saw it, and we had to work to find it LOL.....But then next spot was ok, a little fish. Pond across the street had some decent fish, I have one about 14 and I pulled an AK and as I am taking the pic it flops back in. Buddy got a couple that were 15 or 16...It was a young pond, a back up, so we figured the fish were small but hey we stuck a few. My only complaint about the braid so far is when T-rigging man it slices the tip of the worm were as my wimpy mono I can use the same worm all day...Tomorrow I am going to a proven spot. Hope I have something bigger than 15"....Sounds like an outstanding day AK, man too bad no phone. The other thing I hate is when I am alone and you gotta to the long arm shot for the pic. LOL You were getting most on topwater frogs?  Hit up a couple new spots, one didn't work out - a strategic placed "private property" sign on a open access golf course/community. So we split as soon as we saw it, and we had to work to find it LOL.....But then next spot was ok, a little fish. Pond across the street had some decent fish, I have one about 14 and I pulled an AK and as I am taking the pic it flops back in. Buddy got a couple that were 15 or 16...It was a young pond, a back up, so we figured the fish were small but hey we stuck a few. My only complaint about the braid so far is when T-rigging man it slices the tip of the worm were as my wimpy mono I can use the same worm all day...Tomorrow I am going to a proven spot. Hope I have something bigger than 15"....Sounds like an outstanding day AK, man too bad no phone. The other thing I hate is when I am alone and you gotta to the long arm shot for the pic. LOL You were getting most on topwater frogs?  It was the black frog at the honey hole. Throughout the day I was using frogs (only got fish on the frog at one of the first spots I went to and the honey hole), swim baits, uvibe worms (watermelon red) , senko (watermelon red/black flake and green/white 2 toned), and mightee worm (june bug) Quote
Super User AK-Jax86 Posted September 4, 2013 Super User Posted September 4, 2013 I know it's early so hopefully I can replace those 19" with a few 20s. Talked to the wifey just now and she wants to go to Aquatica in Sea World 2 weekends from now so I will be going back to the honey hole with phone! Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 4, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 4, 2013 AK, great story. You always get into a mess of quality fish and then something happens. You break a rod, break a reel, forget a phone, drop a fish, can't wake up, yada...yada...yada... and you still win!!!! Your killing me over here. I still have not been able to fish due to weather, and my weekend is also probably shot. Nice catches btw. Those 3 fish put you in at 77inches. Great job. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 4, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 4, 2013 Nice pics, as always you have set the bar high 4 days into Sept. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 4, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 4, 2013 Thank you for the invite Lou, put my name in the hat please. This will be my first late summer/fall bass fishing in south florida,so i just hope to land enough to cull.lol good luck and tight lines. Â Zach D. welcome aboard. Like I said in my message. Get ready to have some fun. Leave it to AK, to get ball rolling with 77 inches 4 days into Sept. Zach, really, if you have any questions or concerns pls do not hesitate and ask. We are all here to help each other out. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 4, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 4, 2013 MCS, nice to see you getting out. You were not blowing smoke. Darn! Quote
CountBassula Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 Alright guys. We have a total of 7 participants. I have an 8th, coming on board possibly tonight, latest tomorrow. So far there two of you on the board officially. Leading the way we have the JAX group with MCS in the lead with 31" and AK with 19". Martin is claiming 100" by the end of the week... LOL just kidding. Have a good night and best of luck to whoever goes out tomorrow.  my new strategy is to hit a spot, and start whining and moaning sooo much that the fish will pity me so much they'll hook themselves  AK, great story. You always get into a mess of quality fish and then something happens. You break a rod, break a reel, forget a phone, drop a fish, can't wake up, yada...yada...yada... and you still win!!!! Your killing me over here. I still have not been able to fish due to weather, and my weekend is also probably shot. Nice catches btw. Those 3 fish put you in at 77inches. Great job.  what's wrong with the weather Lou? afraid of little thunder storms are you? man the other day it was blasting hard around Coral Springs, I was glad to be indoors LOL 1 Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 4, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 4, 2013 AK, going back to your story. I told you the big ones love to hang out by those culverts. Sometimes you think they are not there but if you look very closely in the shadows you will see them just hangin out. Those big fish are sharp, they are not that easy to coax sometimes. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted September 4, 2013 Author Super User Posted September 4, 2013 Martin, Heck ya I am afraid of lightning. You saw in the news those 3 guys that got hit in South Dade 2 days ago. One of them is not here today, and another one may be circling the drain. The weather in my neck of the woods has been bad the last three days, as matter of fact, as we speak its getting pretty dark again. 1 Quote
Super User MCS Posted September 4, 2013 Super User Posted September 4, 2013 Martin, Heck ya I am afraid of lightning. You saw in the news those 3 guys that got hit in South Dade 2 days ago. One of them is not here today, and another one may be circling the drain. The weather in my neck of the woods has been bad the last three days, as matter of fact, as we speak its getting pretty dark again. Â Circling the drain LMAO! nice Quote
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