Spawn in Flordia

[gmoney13]

When do the largemouth start to spawn in Florida.

[Dwight Hottle]

Some start as early as November. 

[bigbassin']

What part of Florida? In South Florida I've heard of them being on beds in December, while in North Florida they may not spawn till mid-April.

[gmoney13]

1 minute ago, bigbassin' said:

What part of Florida? In South Florida I've heard of them being on beds in December, while in North Florida they may not spawn till mid-April.

I'm asking about MidWest Florida in Sarasota.

[bigbassin']

Never fished in that area, but I'd assume January through February will be when most fish are spawning in that area.

[gmoney13]

@soflabasser do you know when the Bass spawn in Florida.

[davecon]

West Central Florida (Sarasota area) January and February. Is best for the big girls. March thru April best for numbers. This is a generalization, early or late wintertime (that's Florida wintertime) can be a factor.

There is not a whole lot of bass fishing in the immediate Sarasota area. Will have to drive a ways east or south for the most part unless you know of some smaller waters locally.

[gmoney13]

Thanks for the help @davecon

[soflabasser]

5 hours ago, gmoney13 said:

@soflabasser do you know when the Bass spawn in Florida.

I have seem bass spawn sometime between November-April in the places I fish in South Florida.I haven't seen any nest this December ,but I am catching typical pre spawn females for the past 2 weeks. 

[gmoney13]

1 hour ago, soflabasser said:

I have seem bass spawn sometime between November-April in the places I fish in South Florida.I haven't seen any nest this December ,but I am catching typical pre spawn females for the past 2 weeks. 

@soflabasser What do you throw down in Florida I'm going to the Sarasota area.

[davecon]

I'm in the Tampa Bay Area and fish just north of Sarasota. If you want big fish I suggest a 12 inch worm from Bass Pro (squirming worm). Early in the a.m. Use black, then go to grape with glitter, then watermelon. If you are after numbers, try a black straight tail Zoom trick worm. Use as light a sinker as you can get away with. Next best thing for numbers is a weightless Senko. Color doesn't matter. Whatever you do fish so slow that it hurts. I mean really hurts.

[soflabasser]

9 hours ago, gmoney13 said:

@soflabasser What do you throw down in Florida I'm going to the Sarasota area.

Where in Sarasota area do you plan on going bass fishing too?Is the water clear or murky?Are you fishing from the bank or boat?Are you after numbers of bass,only big bass,or are you happy with whatever you can catch?I mostly fish the South Florida area,but have done ok fishing the West Coast of Florida using the same lures I use down here. Here is a list of lures that you can try and see which one they want on a specific day.Make sure to try different retrieves until the bass let you know what they want;

 

Hollow Body Frog

Buzzbait

Spinnerbait

Crankbait

Lipless crankbait

Jerk bait

Swimbait

Senko 

Fluke

Trick worm

Ribbon tail worm

Jig

[Mike L]

I've seen a few beds in So. Sarasota and Charlotte County for weeks now. The pre spawn girls are getting a little jumpy down here. The list of baits soflabasser listed is a good start. 

Waters will be starting to warm back up, as it will be in the low 80's down here all week. 

Good Luck

 

Mike 

[gmoney13]

14 hours ago, soflabasser said:

Where in Sarasota area do you plan on going bass fishing too?Is the water clear or murky?Are you fishing from the bank or boat?Are you after numbers of bass,only big bass,or are you happy with whatever you can catch?I mostly fish the South Florida area,but have done ok fishing the West Coast of Florida using the same lures I use down here. Here is a list of lures that you can try and see which one they want on a specific day.Make sure to try different retrieves until the bass let you know what they want;

 

Hollow Body Frog

Buzzbait

Spinnerbait

Crankbait

Lipless crankbait

Jerk bait

Swimbait

Senko 

Fluke

Trick worm

Ribbon tail worm

Jig

@soflabasser I want some big bass. First time I'm fishing in Florida. Going to my cousins house for vacation and we do this once every 5 years so I want to make it count. I just want to throw for big bass all day. I'm going all in and I am fishing from land. What lures is a go big or go home. The price range for the lure that would be ideal is under $10

[soflabasser]

53 minutes ago, gmoney13 said:

@soflabasser I want some big bass. First time I'm fishing in Florida. Going to my cousins house for vacation and we do this once every 5 years so I want to make it count. I just want to throw for big bass all day. I'm going all in and I am fishing from land. What lures is a go big or go home. The price range for the lure that would be ideal is under $10

You remind me of my little cousin,he's been obsessed in fishing for big bass ever since I helped him catch his first big bass last year.He fishes almost every day and already caught a +8 pounder from land in less than a year of seriously bass fishing(he lives in the Lakeland area,so he is surrounded by big bass). I am going to tell you the same thing I told my little cousin about fishing for big bass...the most important attribute you need to have is to be persistent and understand that targeting trophy bass is difficult,no matter how good you are.Dont give up and do your best to learn something new on every single fishing trip you have.Write down all successful fishing trips(date,what lure  you used to catch the big bass,weather conditions,moon phase,where you caught the bass,what depth you caught the bass,etc).This information will help you learn how to be more consistent in the long run,so its worth it.Don't forget to have fun in the process and give yourself breaks in bass fishing(fish for something else, practice another hobby,etc) so you don't burn out.

With that said there is no 100% guaranteed lure that will catch you a +8 pound bass or better on each trip.Every body of water is different and every day is different, so what might work today might not work tomorrow.A swimbait might catch you a big bass one day and then not catch you any bass for several trips.A small hollow body frog might catch you a bunch of small bass,but one day might catch your next PB. Be patient, be willing to put in your time, and you will eventually catch the big bass you are after.

[geo g]

The spawn can go from November to March depending on weather fronts.  Not all bass will spawn at the same time.  In 

Florida, our bass will sometimes spawn more then once a year.  Florida bass are a little different then their northern cousins in several ways..