Lox Refuge ?s

[South FLA]

I "think" this is it. It's the only info I could find about a ramp on Lox Rd. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.

http://www.floridaairboattoursinc.com/directions.htm

Yes those directions as clear as a bell!

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Good.  Only about an hour drive from here.  Give or take a few minutes.  Never realized that Lox was actually that close.

[bocabasser]

Could yall let me know how top get to the ramp from either the turnpike or I-95? Coming from Aventura (Miami). Thanks

turnpike to sample go west to 441. 441 north. about a mile after hillsboro blvd on your left hand side is loxahatchee road, go left and 6 miles 9 speed humps you will come to the entrance. straight over the berm and you are in heaven.

95 to hillsboro blvd. go west to 441 and go right (north) lox road is on your left.

i will see you guys wednesday morning.

[SoFl-native]

wind is going to be serious tomm. charge those batteries.

[South FLA]

Sunrise is at

6:40am

Civil Twilight is at

6:14am

Let's try to have our boats in the water no later than 6:15am.  Someone mentioned to meet back at ramp by 1:00pm, but I wouldn't mind getting there a bit earlier like 12:00pm or so, it gets pretty brutal with the heat after about 10-11.

I am bringing my camera and have a digital scale to weigh my big fish of the day and/or may actually keep the biggest to release at ramp, but with the heat index and the warm water it usually stresses the fish out too much.  I figure the biggest fish angler can get a pack of soft plastics of choice from each angler.  I will be offering up a pack of Skinny Dippers.

Lastly,  lets make sure we exchange phone numbers with all boaters at ramp to make sure we have way of contacting them to notify of any breakdowns or accidents or better yet SoFlaBassaddict can you gather that info and send a PM to all boaters with real name,screen name, and cell #?

[SoFl-native]

I second the picture and release idea.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Not a problem.  Everybody shoot me a PM with a cell number, carrier pigeon ID, or something and I'll get a list together and send it out to everybody.

And yeah, it is going to be a little windy.  5-10 in the morning, becoming 10-15 in the afternoon.  Only a 10% chance of rain now though.

[piscicidal]

I like the picture and release idea also.  I would rather not bring any fish back to the ramp.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Picture and release sounds good. Stick it up next to a measuring board, or a cooler with a ruler on top of it. If everybody has a scale, thats even easier.

[I.rar]

good luck and stay safe everyone.

im looking forward to pictures!

[South FLA]

wind is going to be serious tomm. charge those batteries.

10-20 MPHs! Glad I have a Powerpole 

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Out of curiosity, do any of you guys need a Rod Saver trolling motor tie down strap? I've got one sitting here in the garage from when I picked up my bow mount that I'll never use. The guy tossed it to me for free so I grabbed it.  It's yours if you need one.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

TM strap claimed and gone.  I'll have it with me in the morning.

[piscicidal]

Could yall let me know how top get to the ramp from either the turnpike or I-95? Coming from Aventura (Miami). Thanks

turnpike to sample go west to 441. 441 north. about a mile after hillsboro blvd on your left hand side is loxahatchee road, go left and 6 miles 9 speed humps you will come to the entrance. straight over the berm and you are in heaven.

95 to hillsboro blvd. go west to 441 and go right (north) lox road is on your left.

i will see you guys wednesday morning.

<- bolded.  Aint that the truth.  Lox is truly bass fishing heaven.  How lucky are we to be able fish a place like this that has monster bass that you can catch 12 months a year...Look forward to seeing all you guys tomorrow.  I'll be in the 16' foot white Hewes.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

You know, I really wish I had known that Lox was so close to home.  I mean an hour drive is nothing.  Hopefully the fish and the weather will cooperate tomorrow.  I've got braid on basically everything, if the wind kicks up too much things can get a little fun.

[salmicropterus]

Have fun y'all. Wish I could be there but I am looking forward to the pictures and an in-depth fishing report LOL.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Wish you were coming along, Sal.  Hope that surgery goes well for you tomorrow.

[SoFl-native]

weather looks to be fine. The wind is a good thing there IMO. horny toads anybody?

[SoFlaBassAddict]

PM's sent to everybody going. I've got at least one phone number for each boat. If you want me to add you to my list, just let me know.

I'll be there in the morning sometime around 5:30-5:45. I know some other guys are getting there around a quarter to six as well. See you guys in the morning.

Edited to add:  I just noticed I put Bocabasser's boat as #2 as well.  Should have been #4, just a typo.

[never enough]

alright well lets here it...what happened out there this mornin...   im sure bruce "stroked em". that guys just amazing. he looks just like dean rojas throwin that spro frog.

hope the weather held out long enough to make it a good day,

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Wasn't a terrible day, nothing of real size got caught though. Bruce had the largest, somewhere around four. A few three pounders came up.

Mostly everything Mike and I got to the boat were small. Lots of dinks with a couple of two pounders, then a three at the end of the day.  I missed a really nice fish the first cast after releasing the three. 95% of the fish we caught were out in the eelgrass in some of the deeper pockets. Wish some of those earlier fish would have taken the frogs in a little better. I probably should have switched to a Spro at some point after all the short strikes we were getting. A follow up bait would have been smart as well.

All in all, I can't complain. We were out fishing on a weekday with pretty much nobody else out there.

[bocabasser]

had a fun time. caught around 30 fish. it was great putting faces with names. i look forward to doing it again.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

Definitely sounds good to do it again sometime.

On a sidenote, I get to the house and lo and behold, my order from TW is sitting on the porch.  Would have been nice if I had some of that stuff earlier...

[piscicidal]

Eric,

Yeah took us a little while to get it dialed in. Probably caught 10 between 6:30 and 11:00. Then we catch +10 in the last 1.5hrs, including the three biggest (with one pig dropped off). Better late than never, I guess.

I'm a little bummed my Frog bite has disappeared. I pulled a 15lb bag out of that spot two weeks ago. The fish are still there...we saw some good sized chasers. Gotta keep giving those fish a different look, I guess...

Anyway, I enjoyed fishing with you, Eric. And, it was awesome meeting all the rest of the guys. Hopefully we can do another one of these again soon (and hopefully Glades, Sal and the others make it also)

[South FLA]

Good trip!

Kevin (Krzkvn) and I were slow but consistent in the A.M. around the eel grass catching a 2-14lb right off the bat on a Spro. I ended up with about 7-8 total with a big fish of 2-14 and a couple of 2lbs. Kevin caught a nice one off the water control structure close to 4lbs and I ended up pulling 4 fish to about 2 1/2lbs out of the running water and lost a nice jumper. We found a bit different pattern fishing the cuts that went from the main canal into the flats during the heat of the day using lipless crankbaits and smaller worms. Kevin was slaying the dinks though with his technique ;D and I was catching the some other species as well...hello Mr. Bowfin and Bluegill! Total catch for the day was about 25 or so fish!

With those packs of custom soft snake lures that Bruce got for big fish I think Kevin got the picture of what he needs to be throwing next time.....using braid of course . I knew we should have given Bruce a 5lb handicap!