Big Bass OF The Year!

Tabers

Now That Cold Water Has Hit In My Neck Of The Woods and fishing has slowed... Here are my Larger Catches of the year since my poles are being put up for the winter... Enjoy!

Tabers


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capt louie

Why put up the poles.? From now to the start of summer is when the really big fish are caught.

RemoteRedsTrout

capt louie wrote: »

Why put up the poles.? From now to the start of summer is when the really big fish are caught.

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DragScreamer

yup...you haven't seen big yet till big females full of eggs are chomping on your worm lol

Brooksrobinson9

Winter is the time to catch those huge spawning fish, why you puttin up the poles?

Tabers

i fish from a yak and have you ever sat in 40 degree water? i sure dont want to ... maybe ill hit up some boat owning friends and try our luck .. we have never really fished wintertime i know the techniques are different .. what do you guys know of that will work? pig and jigs? worms? any help would be good....
Thanks!
Tabers

LeeH

Tabers wrote: »

i fish from a yak and have you ever sat in 40 degree water? i sure dont want to ... maybe ill hit up some boat owning friends and try our luck .. we have never really fished wintertime i know the techniques are different .. what do you guys know of that will work? pig and jigs? worms? any help would be good....
Thanks!
Tabers

This is the Florida Sportsman forums, where do you live/fish that the water temp is 40 degrees?

I fish out of a kayak 100% year around in Central Florida your missing out on some of the best fishing of the year!

Jim311

I think I actually have better luck fishing cooler water. This summer was a real snoozer for me personally, didn't land many good fish.

RemoteRedsTrout

LeeH wrote: »

This is the Florida Sportsman forums, where do you live/fish that the water temp is 40 degrees?

I fish out of a kayak 100% year around in Central Florida your missing out on some of the best fishing of the year!

Fish really slow and deep with soft plastics IMHO, generally not as many bites but when they do they're bigger fish. I wish I could help you more with the winter but as a pond shore fisherman its difficult for me to get in some of the deeper water and locate structure/features, and i havent had very much luck in the winter, and i have been fishing more with live bait recently, but id probably fish during the time of day that the air temp is most comfortable (same for year round, summer in the morning/evening and winter during midday) b/c it seems the fish are more active during those times

Here in CFL spawn starts as early as late january in some of the smaller ponds that heat up faster

Lc-hunter86

there are fish starting to bed already...full moon in december will always bring a few up in central florida. just have to know where to look.

Tabers

Thanks Guys!

LeeH

RemoteRedsTrout wrote: »

Fish really slow and deep with soft plastics IMHO, generally not as many bites but when they do they're bigger fish. I wish I could help you more with the winter but as a pond shore fisherman its difficult for me to get in some of the deeper water and locate structure/features, and i havent had very much luck in the winter, and i have been fishing more with live bait recently, but id probably fish during the time of day that the air temp is most comfortable (same for year round, summer in the morning/evening and winter during midday) b/c it seems the fish are more active during those times

Here in CFL spawn starts as early as late january in some of the smaller ponds that heat up faster

Thanks for the help I've lived in CFL for 50+ years almost every 10lb plus Bass I've caught was between Jan and end of May. I mostly fish the Harris Chain, St Johns River and in the Ocala National Forest lakes. Deep water structure fishing has never been very productive for me.

Chuck D

DragScreamer wrote: »

yup...you haven't seen big yet till big females full of eggs are chomping on your worm lol

That's what she said.