Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Hey everyone. Im new to the site. I recently saw a video of a so called bass expert talk about fishing environments and habits. I was amped to hear what he had to say about Florida bass. That's where he lost me. He went on to talk about the low numbers of double digit bass in Florida. He shocks the water to bring up the fish. Electrofishing I believe it's called. I was taken back by his testimony. Apparently he has only held 30 or so 10 plus lb'ers in over 30 years of fishing and researching... went on to talk about how rare it is to catch a double digit bass especially in Florida. After seeing this I realize that I must be a fishing genius. Around 2008 I started hunting double digit large mouth in central Florida. That year alone I managed to pull in 11 fish over ten pounds. I caught so many that my friends and locals called me Mr Double Digits. I stopped taking pictures after the fifth or sixth one. That went on till round 2011. I saw this man's video then looked online to research his testimony. I realized that I infanct am somewhat of an anomaly. So I set out to see if I still had it in me. In the last three weeks of fishing about six hours a week I pulled in 3 ten plus pounders. Seeing the significance of such a feat I feel compelled to begin sharing my tips and pictures with the world of LMB enthusiasts. My name is Eric Montes. I live in polk county florida and I look forward to sharing my fishing adventure with yall. 2 Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 Please allow some time for me to figure out how to post pictures 1 Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 My first fish caught in October of 2015. After three years of non trophy hunting. Caught in Kissimmee Florida. 2 Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 Second caught in October. Caught in Davenport Florida. 1 Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted October 14, 2015 Super User Posted October 14, 2015 welcome to the site. I am looking forward to seeing the pictures of the 10lbers....someday i might catch one myself 1 Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 One of the last double digit bass I caught during my trophy hunt and 2011. Caught this in Poincianna Florida. Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 Thanks Hawg. Where are you located if I may ask. Quote
davecon Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Eric my friend, I'm one county over in Hillsborough. I know what you are talking about. If you fish the right places with the right techniques it is very possible. You just have to forget about targeting anything under about 7. Most folks will think you are feeding them bs, so I usually don't talk about it. I fish primarily for snook nowadays but concentrate on big bass during the spawn. Once you let go of the "limit" mentality it becomes a lot easier. Be prepared, a lot of guys on this site and others are going to call you out on your post but not me. Been there, done that. We are blessed with where we live. 1 Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 Ha thanks minnow for your words of advice. I'm currently documenting every double digit bass I catch. I have several more pics to post but the files are too big. I'm ready for the nay sayers as I plan to prove my story. As soon as I figure out how to make my pics smaller in kbs. Follow me. I'll be quite active as I plan to fish a lot in the near future. P.S. I have a huge chance of setting the state record. I've located a monster that I pray to land in the near future. Quote
Super User geo g Posted October 14, 2015 Super User Posted October 14, 2015 Eric what baits are you using? You are certainly surrounded by some wonderful fisheries. 1 Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 Trying to figure out how to make my pictures a small enough file to upload. Any help? Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 Hi geo g. It all depends on water color ,temperature , bass activity and several other factors. I am currently trying to post pics with brief descriptions but after get the loads of pics added I will start describing the conditions and lures use in deity . (To the best of my knowledge and memory) Thanks 1 Quote
Mr_Poche' Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Oh I'm in for this. You have my attention 1 Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 This one was today in lake wales Florida. October 13 1 Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 This was in September 2015. Caught in Clermont area. Using a large imitation swim bait as close to a large shad as I could find. 1 Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 This one was in the same lake as the previous pic. Different day. This lake was said to have nothing more than yearling in it and soft shell turtles. Well they were wrong. I caught four ten plus pounders here. In the course of 2 months Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 This one was cool. Same lake. I went to put my hand in its mouth for reference and noticed a lump in its throat. I reached in her throat and into her stomach and pulled this yearling out. Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 Another pic of the previous fish. I have a goal of never extending the fish out to the camera like a lot of people do. I want my pic real and raw. No angle fabrications as I like to call em. This is what real HOGS look like next to a 6'1 grown ass man lol Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 This little guy was a pain to get in. It was in the four corners area. Lake full of Lilly pads. My buddy Joe had to do some fancy driving to receive this HOG. I took the pic of him holding it with my phone because he's a big guy and I wanted better reference for a friend of mine. He took one of me holding it but it's in his phone which took a swim that day so.... needless to say this is all I have of her. Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 This gurl came from a community pond in the Davenport area. A lot of great lakes in this area. Quote
Eric Montes Polk FL Posted October 14, 2015 Author Posted October 14, 2015 I will dig for more pics from the recent past. Ill post as soon as I get the chance along with new pics from my upcoming fishing trips. I'm always available to answer questions. Write me any time. I don't do charters or specific fishing hole advice. I'm pretty busy and fish when I can. Other than that. ASK AWAY . If I can help you land a monster it would make my day. FISH ON !?!?! Quote
Fisher-O-men Posted October 14, 2015 Posted October 14, 2015 Obviously not bed fish! That is a good thing in my book. 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted October 14, 2015 Super User Posted October 14, 2015 My wife calls me Mr Double Digit but shes just trying to boost my confidence . 17 Quote
Super User BassinLou Posted October 14, 2015 Super User Posted October 14, 2015 Congratulations on those nice catches. Beautiful fish for sure. If you are participating in the FWC's trophy catch program you would be cleaning house receiving nice amount $$. If you haven't done this already you should. 2 Quote
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