jaysen Posted September 25, 2016 Author Posted September 25, 2016 ive been very busy so i apologize for the late response. so in Orlando i met with fellow member,ray k. he was very fun to fish with, has a wealth of information, and showed me the connecting lakes. ray caught a gar and a medium sized bass, i wasnt able to catch anything. i know it is a bad time of year for bass and it didnt bother me. being on the water was just perfect. ray was a great fishing partner. later that day i tried lake down again. i took my friends canoe about 150 feet from shore and used a senko where i caught 7 small bass and lost a bunch more in less than 2 hours. the next day was going to be my trip to sarasota in the late morning. so before i left i fished lake down for a couple of hours. i caught 2 more dinks and saw a lunker under a dock but it wasnt feeding. yesterday i met with a man named scott larsen. he is a competitive fisherman who has been on the pro circuit and is popular on youtube. i arranged to target saltwater with him. i met him at 6am ( it was a 1.5 hour drive each way). he advised me the night before on what lures to get and was very informative. we targeted redfish, sea trout, and snook. i lost a bunch of big reds and a large snook because i didnt adhere to his advice (hard to not set a hook when it is what we do for bass most of the time) but still ended up boating 2 keeper redfish, a snook, a spanish mackerel, a remora, and a whole bunch of trout. scott was the best guide i have ever used. he was all about teaching me and refining my skills. he really worked hard to get me to catch fish and would stay out, move locations, and changed fishing styles long as i wanted to. we caught over 60 fish overall. today i went with my friends and rented a pontoon boat to take in the bay. i lost a nice redfish but caught a bunch of trout and my first ladyfish. the pinfish, puffers, and houndfish were a bit irritatingby constantly stealing my bait. when we all got back i wandered to a small swampy storm drain down the road and caught a medium sized bass with a frog. it was all weeds and i only had a half hour to fish with the light. my question now is if anyone knows of nice small fishing ponds/lakes/ creeks in sarasota, or if anyone can give me advice for fishing the beaches. sorry for the long update and hope for more helpful advice. you guys have been amazing and helped this trip be one of my best. 2 Quote
Super User soflabasser Posted October 11, 2016 Super User Posted October 11, 2016 On 9/21/2016 at 0:38 AM, jaysen said: i will post pics at the end of the trip. Looking towards to seeing pictures of your catches during your Florida fishing trip. Quote
jaysen Posted October 13, 2016 Author Posted October 13, 2016 The first set of pics The bass was from Florida. The rest are stripers from here in ny since I got back. 1 Quote
Super User soflabasser Posted October 13, 2016 Super User Posted October 13, 2016 Nice catches.I see you caught lots of different species of fish during your trip in Florida. Quote
jaysen Posted October 13, 2016 Author Posted October 13, 2016 tons more species but my friends havent sent me the pics yet. Quote
Super User soflabasser Posted October 21, 2016 Super User Posted October 21, 2016 On 10/13/2016 at 4:25 AM, jaysen said: tons more species but my friends havent sent me the pics yet. Sounds good Quote
jaysen Posted November 25, 2016 Author Posted November 25, 2016 On 10/21/2016 at 5:08 PM, soflabasser said: Sounds good I may be coming to south florida in early January. let me know if you want to link up. 1 Quote
Super User soflabasser Posted December 9, 2016 Super User Posted December 9, 2016 On 11/24/2016 at 10:35 PM, jaysen said: I may be coming to south florida in early January. let me know if you want to link up. Send me a PM at least 1 week in advance and if I am able to fish I will join you. Quote
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