XF15-Loader Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 Good morning, all. Tomorrow I'm heading to Haines City, FL to visit my FIL. I plan on buying a rod on Amazon and having it shipped down there. I'll be taking a reel and some tackle. Aside from terminal tackle, any suggestion on what may work best while I'm down there? Not sure what waters I'll be fishing but it will most likely be pounding the banks. Any suggestions? Thanks, -J **Edit** cant figure out how to delete so I reposted in Local Fishing Forum Quote
XF15-Loader Posted January 7, 2021 Author Posted January 7, 2021 Good morning, all. Tomorrow I'm heading to Haines City, FL to visit my FIL. I plan on buying a rod on Amazon and having it shipped down there. I'll be taking a reel and some tackle. Aside from terminal tackle, any suggestion on what may work best while I'm down there? Not sure what waters I'll be fishing but it will most likely be pounding the banks. Any suggestions? Thanks, -J Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted January 7, 2021 Super User Posted January 7, 2021 Bass in Florida are the just like bass in Ohio. So take what ever you like to use at home. Spinner baits, soft plastics & swimbaits, topwater hard & soft baits. jerkbaits, crankbaits etc. Just make sure you have some weedless baits to use if there isn't much open water. 1 Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted January 7, 2021 Super User Posted January 7, 2021 If you're leaving today, it might be too late to get answers. But I'd definitely take a lot of Senkos or comparable stick worms. When I went to FL I fished a lot with a Super Spook and a flipping T rig. That's about all I needed that entire day. I'd probably pack some spinnerbaits as well. 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted January 7, 2021 Global Moderator Posted January 7, 2021 Trick worm! 1 Quote
XF15-Loader Posted January 7, 2021 Author Posted January 7, 2021 @Dwight HottleI was thinking more of the seasonal aspect of things. I read that they might be moving up to spawn in FL whereas they're still hanging deep here. Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted January 7, 2021 Super User Posted January 7, 2021 Your correct on the spawning. In FL they start as early as late NOV and continue through the winter months. The cold fronts that migrate down contribute to the start & stop activity. Quote
FL_Angler Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 Can’t go wrong with soft plastics worms or lizards in Watermelon red flake or June Bug. T-rigged and most of the time with a 1/8oz tungsten weight. 1 Quote
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