YaHoo Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 first of all im new to BR. but i read it frequently. so anyways me and dad were on the computer looking and reading about this crescent lake. crescent lake is in central florida and it is number 7 on FWC floridas top lakes. It says everywhere that there is a large number of 8 pounders in this lake, which is like 15,000 acres i think? so we plan a 2 day trip, hotel and everything. we leave at 330 in the morning. i wake up when were at the ramp.blahblah we get on the water and we head out to our first spot. a point where the water it unusually 6 feet deep. no fish. to make a story short no fish we fished til about 430- 130 then slept til 4 and got back in the water to fish til 9. no fish:( a couple missed fish but nothing good. day 2 same thing. overall the whole trip we got like 4 mudfish. 1 was a 10+ lber crescent lake FL <<overrated? Quote
jkniffen Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 I know how you feel. I recently had a similar experience on my first trip to Lake Fork. Don't let one outing spoil your impression of the lake, though. There are a number of factors that could contribute to the fish not biting. Be grateful for the opportunity to have 2 uninterrupted days on the lake with your dad. That is what should be important and that is what I did. The catching was bad, but the trip was great. Besides, there will be other opportunities to catch the big ones. Quote
FivePoundBluegill Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Well as its been said before " a bad day fishing is better than a good day working". And at least you caught something. Quote
Fish Chris Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Welcome aboard yaHoo :-) Hey when you say > mudfish < are you talking about a Bowfin ? ....or, what they call in Louisiana and Arkansas, a Grinnel ? Those thing are coool ! Don't get me wrong, I think I'd prefer a 10+ lb bass, but hey, those things will flat smash a lure, and they pull like mad ! Bass are great, but any other species that will bite my hook and give me a fight (especially the big, strong ones) are a close second :-) Peace, Fish Quote
YaHoo Posted July 17, 2007 Author Posted July 17, 2007 yeah chris i know what you mean. mudfish, bowfin or whatever are fun to catch but i catch them so frequently. and they've been known to kill a crankbait and a 21$ swimbait on its first cast<(personal experience) Quote
Fish Chris Posted July 17, 2007 Posted July 17, 2007 Yea', I hear ya'. But I bet you lucky dogs have Alligator Gars too, huh ? ....or just Longnoses ? Not as big, but their fun too. Peace, Fish Quote
YaHoo Posted July 17, 2007 Author Posted July 17, 2007 yea we have alligator gar. i was in the famous rodman resevoir a couple weeks ago and i was throwing a crankbait like 2-5ft and a 4.5 foot gar chased it up. scared the crap out of me. Quote
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