fishingphil

THANKS FOR COMING

BASS FISHING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF MY LIFE. I GREW UP ON JOHNSONS POND IN COVENTRY RHODE ISLAND. ITS A SMALL LAKE COMPARED TO LAKE TOHO IN KISSIMMEE FLORIDA . IT HAS DIFFERANT TYPES OF WEEDS, THE FISH DON'T GROW AS LARGE. OUT ON LAKE TOHO THE NEXT CAST COULD BE A 10 POUNDER. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO LAKES IS TOHO HAS BIG GATORS. ITS NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE 10 FOOT OR BIGGER OUT ON THE LAKE. I THINK THIS IS WHY THERE ARE VERY FEW JET SKIS. THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO EAT PEOPLE THAT FALL OFF JET SKIS.

JUST KIDDING GATORS FOR THE MOST PART TRY TO AVOID PEOPLE. GATORS THAT ARE FED LOSE THEIR FEAR OF PEOPLE AND HAVE TO BE PUT DOWN. ALLIGATORS FEED IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS SO AVOID SWIMMING AND WALKING ALONG THE EDGE OF A LAKE OR POND AT THESE TIMES. ALSO REMEMBER ITS AGAINST THE LAW TO FEED ALLIGATORS.

THE BEST WAY TO CATCH A BIG BASS IS IN THE SPRING . THIS IS WHEN BASS MOVE SHALLOW TO SPAWN. SIGHT FISHING FOR BEDDING BASS ALWAYS PRODUCES. WHEN YOU FIND A LARGE BASS ON A BED ALOT OF TIMES YOU NEED TO MAKE REPEATED CASTS AND MAKE SURE THE LURE LANDS IN FRONT OF THE FISH. OTHERWISE YOU MIGHT SPOOK THE FISH. IF THIS HAPPENS JUST BACK AWAY FROM THE BED AND WAIT FOR THE FISH TO RETURN. SOFT PLASTICS BAITS ARE ALWAYS A GOOD CHOICE. IN THE PAST 3 YEARS I CAUGHT 6 BASS BETWEEN 8-12 POUNDS SIGHT FISHING. MOST WERE CAUGHT ON A SENKO. ALL OF THESE FISH WERE RETURNED BACK INTO THE LAKE UNHARMED. THE BIG BASS SHOULD NEVER BE KEPT. THEY NEED TO PASS ON THEIR GENES TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF FISH. VERY FEW BASS MAKE IT TO 10LBS OR MORE. SO CATCHING ONE IS VERY SPECIAL.

TIP

DURING COLD FRONT CONDITIONS FIND A CHANNEL BEND IN ABOUT 10- 15FT OF WATER AND SHAKE A 4" SLIDER COLOR BLACK CHERRY. THE TRICK IS TO LET IT FALL AS SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE. FIND A BEND THAT IS NEAR A POINT OR HAS WEED LINES. ITS EVEN BETTER IF THE CHANNEL BEND RUNS CLOSE TO A SPAWNING COVE. THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO CATCH A LIMIT. WORKS BEST ON NORTHERN LARGEMOUTH in the fall.

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