Olebiker Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 Lake Jackson, just outside Tallahassee, has a history of going dry and then filling back up. It just about disappeared down a couple of sinkholes back in 1999. It took nine years for the lake to get back to a point where you could launch a bass boat and run safely. I got out yesterday morning for a few hours and caught, and released, three bass including this one. The battery in my scales was dead so I don't know how much it weighed. I caught her on a white Zoom Horny Toad off a group of lily pads. The other two fish came on a Devil's Horse. Water was about 60 degrees and unbelievably clear. Quote
Fat-G Posted November 16, 2009 Posted November 16, 2009 Nice fish! When you catch a big fish and are getting a pic, make sure to always have the sun shining on you. It won't be as bright. Quote
Olebiker Posted November 16, 2009 Author Posted November 16, 2009 Nice fish! When you catch a big fish and are getting a pic, make sure to always have the sun shining on you. It won't be as bright. Hey, I was glad to get that. I was alone and without a tripod so I set the camera on top of a cooler which was sitting on the rear deck. I went to get the fish out of the livewell and she was so active she broke the aerator off with all that flopping around. I kept moving the boat around trying to get the sun in my face and get rid of any backlighting. By the time I got this photo the fish had been out of the water longer than I was comfortable with so I turned her loose. Better that I have an inferior picture than a dead bass. Quote
nUgZ Posted November 30, 2009 Posted November 30, 2009 Nice fish and don't worry about the lighting. Sometimes it is what it is... Quote
Super User South FLA Posted December 1, 2009 Super User Posted December 1, 2009 Great to hear that its back! I lived off Miller Landing and across the lake on Little Osprey drive for a few semesters while attending FSU and from 93-97. The fishing was good back then, I would wade fish around Miller landing for weeks until a FWC officer advised me that I was just gator bait :-?. Anyway, I never caught a monster, but could consistently catch 2-5 lbers. Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted December 2, 2009 Super User Posted December 2, 2009 Nice catch Olebiker, the fishing looks good. Quote
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