OK Florida Boys, Winter is Here

[flyboy]

So, it is going to be cool for at least a week, maybe longer; what are you guys planning to try on our Florida dish pan lakes that average 4-6 ft?  I'm planning to slow way down of course, flip, try top water and my ole standby a Johnson spoon.  I was just wondering what techniques others have in mind.  I'm fortunate to have some deep ledges and creeks in my home lake, but I want to get some ideas for the flats and grassy areas.

Thanks in advance

[CHEVYRIDAZ]

I have been doing very good with walk the dog topwaters like the LC Sammy around shallow vegetation. Also, rattle traps have been equally productive. The Carolina rigged Senkos have "killed' em around points with drop offs.

[SirSnookalot]

Bass on fire using what I always use, hard jerkbaits, spoons ,weedless flukes when needed, nothing too big yet 5-6# so far.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

I haven't been able to post here in a long while, thankfully Christmas break affords me some time to fish with the kids.

What's been working for me down here has been C-rigged senko's like the poster above said.  Gambler paddle tail worms in bluegrass color have been great.  Swimming senko's (watermelon w/black flake) have been decent.  Other than that my regular t-rigged grab bag fished really slowly have also produced a few decent fish.  I've hooked into a few really nice fish on topwater frogs, but haven't been able to land them...I need to change out my line it's got some nasty looking frays in it.

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Spinnerbaits with way oversized blades slow rolled have been bagging the toads.

[FD.]

Take a johnson silver minnow and rig a fluke  as a trailer.  Run that over the thickest vegetation you can find.  Prepare to be amazed.

[flyboy]

Hey FishingDaddy

I like your idea of the fluke on a spoon. I've never been fond of trailers on spoons, only skirts. How are you rigging the fluke? I can think of many ways to rig it, maybe removing the weed guard and rig the fluke like normal. I may try to figure out a way to get an EWG hook on the spoon.

Thanks for the idea!

[FD.]

RoLo gave me the idea of the spoon with a trailer but he likes a grub. I was playing with different trailers and stumbled across the fluke. It looks like a swimbait and is nearly weedless and cheap. I rig it with the hook exposed up through the back of the fluke with the spoons' weed guard intact. From the side the combo makes a little bit of a U shape but in the water the action is awesome plus it comes over the top of stuff extremely well. I had several short strikes the other day so I'm working on a trailer hook design that has the same action.

[flyboy]

Lee

I'm liking the idea of the fluke on the spoon and will be trying it soon.  A lot of guys say that when you get short strikes to change colors and that a trailer or stinger may not be the answer; I don't know how accurate that is but I have seen that theory many times.  Unfortunately they never say which way to go with the colors.  I guess this will open up a whole new discussion.

[FD.]

When I say short strike, I mean they are getting the fluke behind the hook.  When you see it in the water you will understand.  I am using a Kissimmee blue (dark blue/green glitter) gambler fluke.  That is the deadly color for flipping on Kissimmee.