Lake Okeechobee
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
88°
working spook slow over grass beds
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Fished the BFL Super Tournament out of CLewiston. Wound up in 7th place. This tournament was all about 1 thing for me... Finding Bait! On the shallow flats of Okeechobee much of this was done putting the trolling motor down and covering water while paying attention to Humminbird 360 and looking out for bluegill beds. Also we used the Garmin 126 SV unit to idle around and locate the bluegill beds as well. Once we were in the areas that held the bluegill it was a matter of putting your head down and flipping. Majority of fish were caught flipping a 3/4 oz tungsten weight pegged on top a Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver. I used a Dobyns Champion XP 805 Flipping and Punching rod with 65 lb Power Pro line. I basically locked this rig in my hand and covered water. Overall a fun tournament on a very stingy Lake Okeechobee
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
83°
Focused on mats that were blown into the bullrush. Most productive lines were in ditches with slightly deeper water.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
We found a cove protected from the wind. Water was very clear, the air temperature was 73 in the morning and warmed to 85 mid day. Water temp was 75. We were making long cast with the Gambler (speed) burner worm across mats of eel grass and hydrilla. There was also dollar pads coming up in the holes. Once the speed worm came off the mats into an open hole the bass would explode on it. When the grass was not topped out we would slow our retrieve so the worm would fall in the water column to about two foot below the surface. This is when we would get the best results. We caught fish from the 2 lb range to 6 lbs. The water depth was 5 foot.