Super User soflabasser Posted February 4, 2016 Super User Posted February 4, 2016 18 minutes ago, GonzoFishing said: X2!! Had a Pacu hit a top water propeller type lure with such ferocity that I actually flinched! Don't know if hit out of hunger or annoyance but it was an amazing drag pulling fight. Same pond has a nice red tail catfish that I'm dying to catch! SoFlo fishing is crazy!! Never know what the next cast brings ? South Florida is fishing paradise!There are few places in the world where you can catch as much variety of freshwater fish like we do down here.We also have awesome saltwater fishing which makes the fishing even better for us. 2 Quote
I.rar Posted February 5, 2016 Author Posted February 5, 2016 Found the pic of the arrowana... Everyone likes pictures... some other exotics.. 4 Quote
GonzoFishing Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 10 hours ago, I.rar said: Found the pic of the arrowana... Everyone likes pictures... some other exotics.. First time seeing an arawana caught! Awesome!! If you don't mind sharing, what did you catch it on? How was the fight? Oh and as far swim baits go I've used the Lake Fork live magic shad in the watermelon seed color and when the grass/weeds aren't so bad I also like Optimum baby line thru. Quote
I.rar Posted February 5, 2016 Author Posted February 5, 2016 Spook Jr, 10lb cxx leader, 40lb power pro mainline, curado 51 and a Fenwick smallmouth m/f. I first thought I snagged a gator the way it just peeled line off the reel. Once I started to put more tension on him, it was epic. Huge jumps and head shakes till the end. The fight lasted a few minutes but was mostly me trying to get him away from the trees and sunken boat that he was chillin behind when we hooked up. Crazy strong fish. I love the lake fork baby shads. It's like candy to the peas. Quote
GonzoFishing Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 1 hour ago, I.rar said: Spook Jr, 10lb cxx leader, 40lb power pro mainline, curado 51 and a Fenwick smallmouth m/f. I first thought I snagged a gator the way it just peeled line off the reel. Once I started to put more tension on him, it was epic. Huge jumps and head shakes till the end. The fight lasted a few minutes but was mostly me trying to get him away from the trees and sunken boat that he was chillin behind when we hooked up. Crazy strong fish. I love the lake fork baby shads. It's like candy to the peas. Nice! Those things are built for that top water strike. Awesome fish! Thanks bro! 1 Quote
0119 Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 On 2/4/2016 at 1:39 PM, SFL BassHunter said: Interesting you mention that. I've never caught a bass bigger than maybe 12-13 inches on a fluke. Not sure why. All my biggest fish have come from a white ice colored super fluke fished weightless. Especially snook. Last year I got 2 bass just over 10# on it. 3 weeks ago the bass were hitting only it as they were staging for the spawn when a snook surprised me on it, she went over 40". Thank God I had a leader on. Bigger swimbaits have only worked for me on bass in Lake Istokpoga. Local fish are just too pressured to take big stuff. 1 Quote
SFL BassHunter Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 15 minutes ago, 0119 said: All my biggest fish have come from a white ice colored super fluke fished weightless. Especially snook. Last year I got 2 bass just over 10# on it. 3 weeks ago the bass were hitting only it as they were staging for the spawn when a snook surprised me on it, she went over 40". Thank God I had a leader on. Bigger swimbaits have only worked for me on bass in Lake Istokpoga. Local fish are just too pressured to take big stuff. I've tried that color along with maybe 5 others with the same results. Small fish lol. Heck I even went and got me the magnum flukes to see if I could attract bigger fish and I haven't caught a darn thing with those lol. :-/ Guess I'm doing something wrong! Quote
Super User soflabasser Posted February 6, 2016 Super User Posted February 6, 2016 6 hours ago, 0119 said: All my biggest fish have come from a white ice colored super fluke fished weightless. Especially snook. Last year I got 2 bass just over 10# on it. 3 weeks ago the bass were hitting only it as they were staging for the spawn when a snook surprised me on it, she went over 40". Thank God I had a leader on. Bigger swimbaits have only worked for me on bass in Lake Istokpoga. Local fish are just too pressured to take big stuff. Same here!Flukes work very good down here for bass.Have caught many +5 pound bass on flukes,they are great lures for both numbers and quality sized bass. Quote
tennsopher Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 I fish the Bitter's naked swimmer along with the big e-z with great success.The Bitter's bait is the same as the r.i.skinny dipper only much cheaper.Two pkg for 5 dollars.5 baits in each.Yes you can find them online.Google Bitter's bait &tackle Quote
tgat77 Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 On 2/1/2016 at 10:35 PM, I.rar said: Curious if anyone throws swimbaits here in South Florida with success. I have a MH rod on the way along with some 5" keitech paddle tails but am looking for some more options under 1 ounce. My bro catches big bass nd swears on reaction dippers hudini is hot color most of the time swims on top like a zoom horny toad frog topwater bite you will catchem for sure Quote
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