BassinSoldier Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 I live in macclenny but can travel to wherever is hot in jax. I have a jon boat but trailers broken or id b fishin Palestine. Anywhere in town really. As long as its worth the trip. Also whatcha been catchin em on? Thanks Quote
Super User MCS Posted February 16, 2014 Super User Posted February 16, 2014 Spinnerbaits, bandit 100, lizards, creatures, ribbon tails, grande bass rattlesnakes what I been throwing and catching. Maybe some of the west side guys will help with spots. They'd be a heck of a lot closer than anything I come up with. Quote
BassinSoldier Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 Doesn't really matter what side of town. if the ponds on the southside r hot ill go. just don't know where they are. Quote
zakattak Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Doesn't really matter what side of town. if the ponds on the southside r hot ill go. just don't know where they are. wells lake on wells road, on NAS jax is you can get on, boat ramp on ortega farms road north,big island swamp off Jbutler blvd,western lake pond on western lake drive, and any little pond you see on google maps! those are my frequented spots and like i said i always stop at any small body of water and cast around and usually catch at least a 2lber out of retention ponds and under bridges anything more in depth, youll have to call me and/or ill take ya there 1 Quote
JaxBasser Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 I live in macclenny but can travel to wherever is hot in jax. I have a jon boat but trailers broken or id b fishin Palestine. Anywhere in town really. As long as its worth the trip. Also whatcha been catchin em on? Thanks  Hey man haven't seen you around here in a while. I'm actually working out in Macclenny now. You have any good spots out there? I've been throwing a rod in the car with me when I go to work but I haven't seen any good spots yet. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted February 17, 2014 Super User Posted February 17, 2014 Went out for little while today to one of my local canals. Fish were active. Caught a few fluking. Also came across 6 nice peacocks but I failed to bring my peacock baits with me. They were blowing up all around my baits. It was exciting to see but disappointing that I could not connect. The pea's were active up until about 6:15. Here is a pic of one of the better bass I caught fluking.   I also saw a nice snook but he wasn't having it and left, and I was also able to balance a fluke on top of a nice bass's head, and it slowly swam away not remotely interested in my bait. Oh well, but the balancing act was cool. 2 Quote
Super User MCS Posted February 17, 2014 Super User Posted February 17, 2014 Doesn't really matter what side of town. if the ponds on the southside r hot ill go. just don't know where they are. Argyle Forrest and chest wick have some ponds back there that hold nice fish. The small farm pond, channel, and big pond by the condo/apts. zakattack set you up with some too. Good luck. Quote
Super User MCS Posted February 17, 2014 Super User Posted February 17, 2014 Went out for little while today to one of my local canals. Fish were active. Caught a few fluking. Also came across 6 nice peacocks but I failed to bring my peacock baits with me. They were blowing up all around my baits. It was exciting to see but disappointing that I could not connect. The pea's were active up until about 6:15. Here is a pic of one of the better bass I caught fluking. I also saw a nice snook but he wasn't having it and left, and I was also able to balance a fluke on top of a nice bass's head, and it slowly swam away not remotely interested in my bait. Oh well, but the balancing act was cool. Nice fish Lou but that background looks even nicer. Quote
BassinSoldier Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Thanks MCS. yeah I've been out around argyle before n have done pretty good. Think imma be startin there. jaxbasser, yeah man been a while! The spots i used to fish in baker co. are no good anymore. I usually hit Ocean pond or Palestine when its@ warmer out. I wade ocean pond. Palestine not so much. huge gators. If my trailer for my boat wasn't broken id b goin there tomorrow. Thanks guys. Btw zak i tried to pm u but my messenger is messin up. Anybody else goin tomorrow ?? Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted February 17, 2014 Super User Posted February 17, 2014 Nice fish Lou but that background looks even nicer.  That canal there is one of my favorites. It has a lot of cover and vegetation. On the other side there are a lot of of low lying trees and overhangs. Quote
Rovingmutt Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 hey lou I have been thinking i would really like to go down to the alley area and fish with joe, I went through there last summer and saw many launch areas, are these good places to go?? and in a 12 ft jon boat, just thinking maybe in a month or two, thanks Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted February 17, 2014 Super User Posted February 17, 2014 hey lou I have been thinking i would really like to go down to the alley area and fish with joe, I went through there last summer and saw many launch areas, are these good places to go?? and in a 12 ft jon boat, just thinking maybe in a month or two, thanks  Most definitely Mutt. If you have a small trolling motor you will be ok. Hopefully Joe is not to squeamish of gators. They will be in full force by then. Tell you what, when you decide to go, let me know and maybe LMG and I will surprise out there. It will be fun. 1 Quote
Super User MCS Posted February 18, 2014 Super User Posted February 18, 2014 I HATE SNOW Aren't you due for a visit down here? Lol Check out the weather forecast this week here in NORTH Florida lol. Quote
NEjitterbugger Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 I'll be down there late Saturday night, to late Thursday... I'll be fishing with Captain Shane on Thursday which has me excited! Quote
Rovingmutt Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Most definitely Mutt. If you have a small trolling motor you will be ok. Hopefully Joe is not to squeamish of gators. They will be in full force by then. Tell you what, when you decide to go, let me know and maybe LMG and I will surprise out there. It will be fun. yeah man, I got a trip to think about, it takes about 3 hours to get to alley from st pete, this could be good, real good... joe and i love to play with gators, and maybe some peacocks!!!! 1 Quote
Mainebass1984 Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 I HATE SNOW   I don't mind fishing in the snow. I have had some great days fishing in snow storms. Its that stupid 30 inches of ice covering all the lakes that really sucks. 1 Quote
Super User MCS Posted February 18, 2014 Super User Posted February 18, 2014 I'll be down there late Saturday night, to late Thursday... I'll be fishing with Captain Shane on Thursday which has me excited! Ha! Now you have me jealous. I am excited for you. Good luck! Post up the pics of monster peacocks and snook!!! Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted February 18, 2014 Super User Posted February 18, 2014 yeah man, I got a trip to think about, it takes about 3 hours to get to alley from st pete, this could be good, real good... joe and i love to play with gators, and maybe some peacocks!!!!  You definitely have to plan it right. Let me know when you decide to do it. 1 Quote
Pz3 Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 fishing in the following lakes the past 3 days.... east toho, fells cove, ajay, heart, and marry jane. Im fishing from shore though so not much area was covered. I've been getting skunked. Lost a wide gap hook, a jig skirt, and a swimming jig. Only managed to catch two small bass (1-2lb). So not the best fishing for me the past couple days and the one jig I lost ended up being the only thing I was getting bites on. Quote
dsidle61 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Posted February 19, 2014 hey guys so im heading into the bait-caster world. Want to get the hang of it now while fishing is semi slow so im ready to go for spring. Ive been doing a lot of research on it, I went out and purchased a nice starter (abu-Garcia silver maxx) and tried it out today for the first time. Good news, I picked it up semi quick and no backlash......yet. Bad news, it feels so awkward. Now I know that's normal and its gonna take some time to get used to it but ive always fished spinners holding my rod in the right and reeling w left hand.  I got a right hand caster (rod in left hand reeling w right hand) bc that appeared to be the norm. That was the awkward part I couldn't get a good feel on my lures or my rod holding it in the left hand. Now I know theres someone out there that has made the transition from left spinning rod to right baitcaster. My question is do you have any tips on getting a little more comfort or is it just a getting used to it thing, or should I just go w the left handed baitcaster? I think im overthinking it bc I keep going back and forth so any feedback would be appreciated. 1 Quote
Super User MCS Posted February 19, 2014 Super User Posted February 19, 2014 Hey I just did the same thing about 7 months ago. Just practice. I thought about the lefty at first bit keep at it couple months down the road you will forget about it. I felt the same now I rather use my caster than spinning gear. I never thought I would be able to cast and switch hand and feather before it hit the water and now I can. The accuracy will come too. Still the most getting used to is setting the hook with a palmed reel in the left. But I love not dealing with flipping the bail and all that. If you need anything pm and Lou can give you some good tips too he gave me some pointers. Good luck. Quote
Pz3 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Haven't had a bait caster in a long time. It just takes some time and practice. Same thing I went through. Was eye screwing the heck out of a quantum at walmart though. Think I might be getting it sooner or later. 1 Quote
JaxBasser Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 I grew up always using lefty spinning reels and made the switch to righty baitcasters quite a few years ago. You get used to it after a while. I actually tried using a LH baitcaster and it just felt really weird. Didn't like it at all. Still use all of my spinning stuff with the reel handle on the left though. 2 Quote
SFL BassHunter Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 I've been looking at a bait caster for my second rod. Never used one before so I probably won't be going high end. Is there a reason why people switch hands? I've always used a spinning rod and reeled with my left. Wouldn't it just be easier to get a bait caster that I can cast with my right and reel with my left? I was watching a major league fishing episode and I think it was shaw grigsby who kept switching his rod over to his other hand to reel, just looked awkward.  I'm a righty and my left hand is basically worthless for anything other than reeling lol. Quote
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