Another FP-13 trip

[Ski]

My partner and I traveled on Sunday. Fished Monday, Tuesday , Wed  and returned to Jacksonville on 

 Thursday. After 3 grinding days on FP-13 our totals were :

Day 1- 18 LMB

Day 2- 25 LMB

Day 3- 12 LMB

I cannot explain why the bite was so slow as April has normally been our strong month.

 On day 1 we fished eel grass edges all day and only found smaller males, but did weigh and photograph a spawned out female for a tourist  that was 8.14 in the grass.

On day 2 we pulled back and slung traps all day  randomly over the vast shell bottom flats which produced more and better quality post spawned fish.

Figuring we had a game plan for day 3 we started on the flats and never found the numbers or quality that we had expected. The more I think I know about our sport the more the LMB show me I do not.

R/ Chris

 

[fishinfiend]

wow nice!

[senile1]

Nice report!  You still caught some solid fish in those pics.  You're right though.  As soon as we think we have them figured out, they prove us wrong.

[buzzed bait]

nice catches, even if slower than anticipated!

[avidone1]

Just goes to show you the quality of that fishery.  What you call slow days would be days to die for for a lot of the guys on this forum, especially the up north bassers. 

[Gundog]

I wish I had slow days like that. My local lake is filled with 1 pound, 11 inch bass. Even in spring you are more likely to catch a little bass. You got to work hard to catch one over a pound.

[Bankbeater]

It would take me a month to catch that many fish around here! 

[roadwarrior]

Outstanding!

 

[Hurricane]

Nice!!