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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
73°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Typical cold front conditions in Florida, when fronts hit, the bite shuts down. Fished some canals where the water has been flowing due to recent storms. Managed one decent 3-1/2 pounder throwing a C-Rig on a rocky drop off. A tournament the same day was won with 17-1/2 pounds and came primarily via flipping main lake vegetation.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
11/19/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
76°
I went out to lake Kissimmee to just fun fish and wound up finding some good fish on a Gambler big ez. I was targeting matted Kissimmee grass with holes in it. The water depth was ranging from 3-4 ft. I believe these fish were feeding up to spawn. If one would miss it I would throw a gambler fat ace back in at it and they would eat it. This is a really good pattern for the fall time in Lake Kissimmee.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
The fish were stacked up after Hurricane Ian. We caught 50+ fish from 3.5 pounds up to just under 8 pounds throwing Carolina rigs, 8-12 foot crank baits, and big soft plastic swimbaits where the water was moving. Our best 5 went 35 pounds.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
69°
Well, fall is in full effect and the water temps have dropped significantly. Most places on the lake the water temps are in the high 60s / low 70s. Additionally, they have the lake drawn down. Most of the good areas that normally have 3' - 4' of water have about 1.5'. This draw down has really limited the amount of available water to efficiently fish. With the water cooled off, the best thing to do is lock a punch rig in your hand. The trick is to find blown in hyacinth in areas that have at least 2' of water under them. Its also important to find the cleaner looking water. Most of the hyacinth is pretty packed in because of all the wind we get this time of the year. A 1.5 Oz weight is the lightest weight I could get through most places successfully. I like the Gene Larew Hammer Craw when I am punching. It is a smaller, less intimidating, bait and holds a Gamakatsu Super Heavy Cover Flipping Hook really well. When you get a bite its going to be a good one. Make sure you are using a big enough rod to get them out of that stuff. I like a Dobyns Champion XP 806. It takes a little time to find the right stuff right now, but this is a great time of year to catch giants. Good Luck - Dicky D
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
This time of year on the Kissimmee Chain I usually look forward to a cold front. The reason is it puts most of the bass that are around spawning locales in to the matted grass. 1.5 Oz tungsten sinker, 7-9, 6 power Scenko Stix Flip Stick, 8:1 Reel, and a Gambler lures Burner craw gets the bite every time. They key is identifying the mats adjacent to the spawning areas and than dialing in the depth and composition of the productive mats. It may take a while to get the first bite but once you get dialed in, your efforts can play big dividends and put tournament winning stringers in the box.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Punched mats for about 4 hours caught some 2-3 pounders. Seemed like slightly deeper water and little points were key. 1.5oz Hawgtech Tungsten and a Gambler Stinger on a 4/0 Strike King Hack Attack Hook
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Caught a bunch of large bucks flippin thick matts of vegetation, but also sparse clumps of mother's tongue and reeds. The key was fishing shallow! All of the fish caught yesterday was in two feet of water or less. My go-to setup was a Denali Kovert 7' 8" Extra Heavy Flippin Stick paired with a Quantum Smoke S3 8.1:1 with 60 pound Sunline X-Plasma Asegai braid pegged with a 1 oz. WOO! Tungsten Never Chip Flippin' Weight, a VMC Heavy Duty Flippin' Hook rigged with a Missile Baits D' Bomb in Ballistic Bruiser. The big females should be moving in in the next week, if not sooner with the full moon. Seen a few beds with no females on them.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
2/1/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Humps
Late January, largest Largemouth Bass 15+ lbs
