Gotfishyfingers? Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Broward County checking in!!! Nice catch! Topwater?? Quote
juandi824 Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 hello, everyone i live in Orlando ive been on lake toho a couple of times with very little luck. i know the fish are there. because i showed up to the wounded worrier tournament weigh in and they pulled some monsters.. what are some good dark water central florida water lures? Quote
zachb34 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 hello, everyone i live in Orlando ive been on lake toho a couple of times with very little luck. i know the fish are there. because i showed up to the wounded worrier tournament weigh in and they pulled some monsters.. what are some good dark water central florida water lures?My go to baits for anywhere in florida are: Florida five-o colored swimbaits (big EZ and EZ swimmer) black and blue sieberts brush head with a black and blue rage craw, Spinner baits chartreuse/white (they're more weedless than you'd think throw them in wood and grass), rage toads, small 1/8 oz xraps jerk bait worked fast also in weeds, yo-zuri, redeye shad, and xcalibur lipless baits also around grass and structure (1/2 and 5/8 oz), Texas rigged Ol'monster in black or a rage smokin rooster in black/blue, and if all else fails a June bug or black/blue senko wacky rigged should get it done. Quote
zachb34 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Shanes7614, bassinlou, Thornback, and geo g, I appreciate all of the input you guys have given me. Thanks a lot. 1 Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted June 10, 2015 Super User Posted June 10, 2015 Shanes7614, bassinlou, Thornback, and geo g, I appreciate all of the input you guys have given me. Thanks a lot. You're welcome.... anytime. Glad the input has helped you. Quote
Ojurb Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Any recommendation, for fishing the Hillsborough river around Tampa? Watermelon red works great in my friends lake but havent had much luck in the river, thinking of picking up some june bug worms, maybe a couple of Senkos, though i normally have best results with Zoom trick worms Quote
Super User geo g Posted June 10, 2015 Super User Posted June 10, 2015 Your welcome Zachb24, it's always nice to help another fisherman. Lots of good info on this site. Quote
Shanes7614 Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 Broward County checking in!!! Is that a bios pawn vile craw??? Quote
DolphinJohn Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 Hey everyone. Just getting back into freshwater fishing after living in Key West for a long time. I'm in Inverness now. I got a little jonboat and have taken it out once on the Withlacoochee River. I got a couple bites on a black worm, Texas rigged, but didn't hook anything. I think I was using too heavy weight. 1/4 oz. I was also using 3/0 wide gap worm hook in that bright red color. Fish were active on the surface all around me and if I would have had a topwater lure I would have tried it. I didn't get out until mid-day, not sure if that matters. There's also the Tsala Apopka chain of lakes right here. I'd appreciate any advice, on whatever. Thanks. Quote
Shanes7614 Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 Mid day top water activity this time of year isn't "normally" bass. Most likely cichlids and other types of panfish. 1/4oz weights are plenty small enough. Lots of guys use even heavier to get through the slop down the the biguns hiding down in the shade. Try a senko type worm or a fluke and you may start catching some more. Can never go wrong with junebug. Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted June 13, 2015 Super User Posted June 13, 2015 Hey everyone. Just getting back into freshwater fishing after living in Key West for a long time. I'm in Inverness now. I got a little jonboat and have taken it out once on the Withlacoochee River. I got a couple bites on a black worm, Texas rigged, but didn't hook anything. I think I was using too heavy weight. 1/4 oz. I was also using 3/0 wide gap worm hook in that bright red color. Fish were active on the surface all around me and if I would have had a topwater lure I would have tried it. I didn't get out until mid-day, not sure if that matters. There's also the Tsala Apopka chain of lakes right here. I'd appreciate any advice, on whatever. Thanks. Welcome to BR, as far as colors, I mainly throw watermelon varieties and okeechobee colors. As far as weights go, I agree with your assessment, the weight you were using was too heavy. Imho nothing effects the action of a worm more so than a too much weight. The weights I throw range from 1/32-1/8. More than that you are dealing with really bad wind or really deep water. If you want your worm to create more action, downsize one more size. 2/0 EWG. Again, keeping the bait as natural and light as possible will increase your hook up %. Good luck and see you around. Quote
DolphinJohn Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 Thanks, Shanes and BassinLou. I saw the Senkos and was like "those are weird, they'll never work" lol, I told you it's been a while!! I'll try a bit of each, going lighter weight, senkos, colors, etc. The river water is real dark in summer, the lakes are pretty clear. Quote
The Guy Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 Made it out for the first time in a while last Saturday morning. I was fishing with my brother in law and we each picked up 3 fishing submerged weeds in around 8ft of water. I got all of mine on a zoom mag finesse, nothing very impressive size wise. He picked up 2 on a wacky rigged strike king ocho and one that went 4.75lbs on the scale using live bait he was dragging behind the boat. Its a pretty clear lake around 7ft of visibility surface temps in the low to mid 80's. I caught a couple small ones on a different lake on a baby torpedo right after the sun set that evening. Quote
tstone Posted June 14, 2015 Posted June 14, 2015 Any recommendation, for fishing the Hillsborough river around Tampa? Watermelon red works great in my friends lake but havent had much luck in the river, thinking of picking up some june bug worms, maybe a couple of Senkos, though i normally have best results with Zoom trick worms Watermelon red has been great in the river lately. What part of the river are you fishing? Quote
DolphinJohn Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I went back out on the Withlacoochee this morning. I didn't change anything except the worm color. I went with a watermelon seed Zoom Trick worm. I also got out much earlier. I think I was fishing by 9:30. I caught 3 small-medium bass and my first mudfish. Those things fight pretty hard, I thought I had a real nice bass. Anyway, it was a fun morning. Quote
Super User MCS Posted June 18, 2015 Super User Posted June 18, 2015 Any recommendation, for fishing the Hillsborough river around Tampa? Watermelon red works great in my friends lake but havent had much luck in the river, thinking of picking up some june bug worms, maybe a couple of Senkos, though i normally have best results with Zoom trick worms Riverbug...good color.... look at gambler and bitters colors. VIBE and Ribbon tails. Quote
bcarter261 Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Anybody have any tips for this tough summer fishing? Haven't been having the best of luck lately here in Orlando area. We've been throwing all kinds of stuff but have had some luck on a carolina rig. This is my first summer fishing from a boat. Quote
zachb34 Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Anybody have any tips for this tough summer fishing? Haven't been having the best of luck lately here in Orlando area. We've been throwing all kinds of stuff but have had some luck on a carolina rig. This is my first summer fishing from a boat.Most of the time in the Florida summer I've always been able to stay shallow in grass and catch fish. This year has been different. The only way I've been able to catch them consistently is finding deeper water and fishing painfully slow. 2 Quote
Fishing Cowgirl Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 New personal best on Lake Kissimmee, 8.90 lbs. Submitted to Florida Trophy Catch. Throwing a Gambler Fat Ace. 9 Quote
DolphinJohn Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 8.90 lbs Trophy Catch Bass.jpg New personal best on Lake Kissimmee, 8.90 lbs. Submitted to Florida Trophy Catch. Throwing a Gambler Fat Ace. d**n!! Nice fish!! 1 Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted July 20, 2015 Super User Posted July 20, 2015 8.90 lbs Trophy Catch Bass.jpg New personal best on Lake Kissimmee, 8.90 lbs. Submitted to Florida Trophy Catch. Throwing a Gambler Fat Ace. Congratulations!! Great looking fish. 1 Quote
Thornback Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 8.90 lbs Trophy Catch Bass.jpg New personal best on Lake Kissimmee, 8.90 lbs. Submitted to Florida Trophy Catch. Throwing a Gambler Fat Ace. Way to go. 8.9 is fat for the summer months. 1 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted July 21, 2015 Super User Posted July 21, 2015 8.90 lbs Trophy Catch Bass.jpg New personal best on Lake Kissimmee, 8.90 lbs. Submitted to Florida Trophy Catch. Throwing a Gambler Fat Ace. That looks like a $100 bass. Congratulations on the new PB. 1 Quote
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