Help BRF! New fishing hole...

[low_pro]

Hey all, just moved to northern florida and got my boat running. I have been out every Saturday for the past 5 weeks and having a heck of a time getting a pattern. It looks like it should be a bass fortress!! 5000 acres with lily pads, weeds, and cypress stumps EVERYWHERE! I have thrown alot at these bass and just feel like I should be doing better. Two weeks ago I worked all day for two fish! When I get to the boat ramp I was talking to a guy who said he caught 15-16 in the past two hours. I did ask if he minded sharing what they were hitting on. He said swimming worms through the weed beds and they are definatley done spawning (off the beds). Went back out yesterday with my new found knowledge and threw speed worms, horny toads, money minnows, buzz baits in the morning, and flipped the h*ll out of a wooly bug. One fish!! Granted I should have had a couple more but I kept pulling the toad out of they're mouth with my braided line. I definatley got more bites yesterday than any other time though. Am I on the right track, stick with the plastics? Sorry so long, just don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I moved from south florida where I fished primarily smaller canals. The fish were easy to find, they were on the shore.... period. Lake fishing is a little different. Any advice, criticism, or anything you wanna share is appreciated!!!!! The lake is primarily 8-10 ft  with channels up to 20-25ft.  The water temp has been mid to high 70's.

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[JellyMan]

Big Anacondas and Jigs.

Do it. It will be game over.

Find that sunken cover and fish jigs in it. It will take a trip or two to get jiggin down but it's well worth it.

And trow big soft plastics like anacondas and big brush hogs.

Also find "tight" cover. Like a small little area with very tight heavy weeds or pads and run plastics on the edges and throw a jig down in it.

Like this...

[Big-O]

Big Anacondas and Jigs.

Do it. It will be game over.

Find that sunken cover and fish jigs in it. It will take a trip or two to get jiggin down but it's well worth it.

And trow big soft plastics like anacondas and big brush hogs.

Also find "tight" cover. Like a small little area with very tight heavy weeds or pads and run plastics on the edges and throw a jig down in it.

Like this...

X2 and use a 6/0 - 1/4 oz weighted hook (like a Moaner Hook) on the Anaconda and fish it like a Tx rig bait. Let fall on top of grass, feel, slow lift and let fall  Game ON

Big O

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[low_pro]

thanks!  I did get some brush hogs last week but stopped throwing them thinking they might be too big.  also, I think I concentrated on the horny toad too much in the lily's.  they're pretty thick on top but I should easily be able to punch through them with a t-rig or jig.  saturday was my first day really flipping.  I stayed at it all day and got pretty good after a couple of hours.  it's the only thing that produced.  t-rigged wooly bug, 3/8 oz, heavy action rod, 65lb braid.  although I might go to 50lb braid for castability. 65 is like friggin rope!  i about pulled an old dock down.   ;D 

also, the first place i fished was the shallow, big weed bed in the middle of the lake with a buzz bait across the top.  I thought for sure I would've nailed a couple.  they were feeding all around me.  maybe I need to downsize the buzzbait or use a topwater that I can pause and stop.   :-?