Been in Florida the last week (pic heavy)

WTL · 05-17-10, 10:37 PM

Finally got to take the trip to Florida this past week, I didnt mention it on board because it seemed like I kept having to put it off.

Had a good week on lake Seminole and then Lake Kissimmee. No fish was a wall hanger, but there were several very good fish caught. I found that the fish werent chasing the spinnerbait, it was better to slow it down, nice and steady, through rushes and vegetation. I used a night fishing spinnerbait sprayed white, with white blades a lot. Also used a few others cause I broke quite a few wires.

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Got off to a good start.

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This fish was getting close to 4, or at least I thought so at the time. Picture kinda makes me wonder, it was a great fight though with the fish taking me under the boat several times.

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This little shakespeare excursion reel also bit on a spinnerbait. I dont need it, but will clean it up just to see if it works later.

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Yea, thats my fish. I had the camera.

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I swore never to produce an image depicting the lure that caught this bass, and also the pickeral. I have destroyed the original photographs. Thanks, Zooker.

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My best fish of the trip, Bama crunched the numbers and it should have weighted over 6 1/2 pounds.

66KingFisher · 05-17-10, 11:04 PM

Thats pretty funny that you caught another reel....Good garage sale item....hahaha. Congrats on the fishin trip.....looks like ya had a good time and caught a variety of fish which is always fun.

I love the picture of the cyprus tree with the Spanish moss hanging from it...great shot....All those trees down south with the moss growing in them just look so cool.

BassinNC · 05-17-10, 11:07 PM

Dang bud looks like you had a good trip.
Good looking fish.

bamabassman · 05-17-10, 11:11 PM

DOG GONE IT BILLY, I AM SOO SORRY MAN! i forgot to tell the folks about oyu being in florida. but hey.............NICE CATCHES! bigbassing144 did the number crunching though,hehe. you KNOW i ain't good with numbers,lol. man looks like oyu had a fantastic time. yes i wish i could fish down there. one day..............one day.

now.................about the secret bait....................oooooooohhhhhh ZOOKIEEEEEE...............LMAO!

nofearengineer · 05-17-10, 11:26 PM

Dangit.....I shouldda just drove a little farther and passed Dale on the way to Florida!

Great pics, WTL. I love the sleepy dog pics, and especially the before and after shots. I didn't know there were pike in Florida. I guess it's just one more reason to destroy people when they call them "northern pike".

If you had thrown a larger spinnerbait, you might have come up with the rod too.

nmanley · 05-18-10, 12:18 AM

Congrats on the nice trip and catches. I enjoyed the pics.

Even the TRASH fish as we call them down here.

rrw4258 · 05-18-10, 07:50 AM

Those are some great fish. It looks like you had a great week. Congrats!!

Ryan

Jrob78 · 05-18-10, 08:48 AM

Nice fish, looks like you had a good trip! Hope you got to give your new rod a good breakin in.

rodnreel · 05-18-10, 09:34 AM

Now that's a good trip! Congrats on the catch

WaffleJaw · 05-18-10, 09:54 AM

haha,love the ''top secret'' pics....Looks like a blast Billy!!...Nice catching.

Jim80 · 05-18-10, 07:26 PM

Nice man looks like a great trip all the way around . How much did the pickerel go ?

Jim

Bassboss · 05-18-10, 07:31 PM

Great fish! Looks like you had a blast man!

beautiful looking waters too!

WTL · 05-18-10, 08:53 PM

I'm no good at estimating pickeral, but it was a nice one as far as I know...perhaps 2 and some significant change. It was very tasty, I really liked it grilled. The only reason they arent popular dinner fare is the bones, which I learned to eat around by using the fork to pull meat off and away from the spine.

The microguide MHX rod I built was the primary rod I used and performed very well. The REVO also did well. I think the combination of the two especially were helpful in fighting some of the larger bass, this combo gives one a good chance with its backbone, you have to be able to direct bass away from rushes or pads or else they will get off.

I really am at a loss with what to do with the reel. It was a piece of garbage new. But for some reason, I dont want to trash my catch.

zooker · 05-18-10, 09:07 PM

nice billy

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman

now.................about the secret bait....................oooooooohhhhhh ZOOKIEEEEEE...............

not no HELL NO!! don't even ask....

zooker

BigBassin144 · 05-18-10, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WTL

I really am at a loss with what to do with the reel. It was a piece of garbage new. But for some reason, I dont want to trash my catch.

You should have it mounted!

Looks like you had a great time man!

By the way, ask John who really crunched the numbers on your six pounder.

6.55lbs. Great fish though!

BB

Jim80 · 05-18-10, 09:16 PM

It did look like a good one and we have been debating on keeping a few to try them out I will def give grilling them a shot .

Jim

BigBassin144 · 05-18-10, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Dangit.....I shouldda just drove a little farther and passed Dale on the way to Florida!

Great pics, WTL. I love the sleepy dog pics, and especially the before and after shots. I didn't know there were pike in Florida. I guess it's just one more reason to destroy people when they call them "northern pike".

If you had thrown a larger spinnerbait, you might have come up with the rod too.

Its actually a chain pickeral. Similar to a northern, but not the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman

DOG GONE IT BILLY, I AM SOO SORRY MAN! i forgot to tell the folks about oyu being in florida. but hey.............NICE CATCHES! bigbassing144 did the number crunching though,hehe. you KNOW i ain't good with numbers,lol. man looks like oyu had a fantastic time. yes i wish i could fish down there. one day..............one day.

now.................about the secret bait....................oooooooohhhhhh ZOOKIEEEEEE...............LMAO!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

You should have it mounted!

Looks like you had a great time man!

By the way, ask John who really crunched the numbers on your six pounder.

6.55lbs. Great fish though!

BB

Well look at me going and not reading all the posts LOL... I guess john already told you I crunched the numbers.

BB

bamabassman · 05-18-10, 09:38 PM

i forgive ya anthony. hehehe. now........git me a coca-cola. hahahaha!

nofearengineer · 05-18-10, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Its actually a chain pickeral. Similar to a northern, but not the same.

Well, I don't know how I'm supposed to identify the guy with his face blocked out like that.

Cavs1123 · 05-19-10, 05:54 PM

Nice fish WTL! I wish I coulda caught some of those

!

Jim80 · 05-19-10, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nofearengineer

Well, I don't know how I'm supposed to identify the guy with his face blocked out like that.

The color of it would do it for me

jim

brushhog · 05-19-10, 08:17 PM

If I were a Buddhist and inclined to believe in reincarnation... I would hope I lived a good enough life to come back as WTL's dog. That is living!

carolina-rig-01 · 05-20-10, 12:00 AM

Looks like a great trip Billy! Great pics too. And as always, seeing you and your pup in the boat looks like a Norman Rockwell painting lol.

MallenManson · 05-21-10, 08:19 AM

Nice job WTL! I'm seriously jealous!

05-17-10, 10:37 PM	#1
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Been in Florida the last week (pic heavy) Finally got to take the trip to Florida this past week, I didnt mention it on board because it seemed like I kept having to put it off. Had a good week on lake Seminole and then Lake Kissimmee. No fish was a wall hanger, but there were several very good fish caught. I found that the fish werent chasing the spinnerbait, it was better to slow it down, nice and steady, through rushes and vegetation. I used a night fishing spinnerbait sprayed white, with white blades a lot. Also used a few others cause I broke quite a few wires. Got off to a good start. This fish was getting close to 4, or at least I thought so at the time. Picture kinda makes me wonder, it was a great fight though with the fish taking me under the boat several times. This little shakespeare excursion reel also bit on a spinnerbait. I dont need it, but will clean it up just to see if it works later. Before After Yea, thats my fish. I had the camera. I swore never to produce an image depicting the lure that caught this bass, and also the pickeral. I have destroyed the original photographs. Thanks, Zooker. My best fish of the trip, Bama crunched the numbers and it should have weighted over 6 1/2 pounds. Last edited by WTL; 05-17-10 at 10:52 PM.

05-17-10, 11:07 PM	#3
BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	Dang bud looks like you had a good trip. Good looking fish. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

05-17-10, 11:11 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	DOG GONE IT BILLY, I AM SOO SORRY MAN! i forgot to tell the folks about oyu being in florida. but hey.............NICE CATCHES! bigbassing144 did the number crunching though,hehe. you KNOW i ain't good with numbers,lol. man looks like oyu had a fantastic time. yes i wish i could fish down there. one day..............one day. now.................about the secret bait....................oooooooohhhhhh ZOOKIEEEEEE...............LMAO! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-17-10, 11:26 PM	#5
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Dangit.....I shouldda just drove a little farther and passed Dale on the way to Florida! Great pics, WTL. I love the sleepy dog pics, and especially the before and after shots. I didn't know there were pike in Florida. I guess it's just one more reason to destroy people when they call them "northern pike". If you had thrown a larger spinnerbait, you might have come up with the rod too. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

05-18-10, 12:18 AM	#6
nmanley BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Daleville, AL Posts: 265	Congrats on the nice trip and catches. I enjoyed the pics. Even the TRASH fish as we call them down here. __________________ 2015 Triton 18 TRX, Evinrude 200HP

05-17-10, 11:04 PM	#2
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Thats pretty funny that you caught another reel....Good garage sale item....hahaha. Congrats on the fishin trip.....looks like ya had a good time and caught a variety of fish which is always fun. I love the picture of the cyprus tree with the Spanish moss hanging from it...great shot....All those trees down south with the moss growing in them just look so cool.

05-18-10, 07:50 AM	#7
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Those are some great fish. It looks like you had a great week. Congrats!! Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

05-18-10, 08:48 AM	#8
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Nice fish, looks like you had a good trip! Hope you got to give your new rod a good breakin in.

05-18-10, 09:34 AM	#9
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	Now that's a good trip! Congrats on the catch __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

05-18-10, 09:54 AM	#10
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	haha,love the ''top secret'' pics....Looks like a blast Billy!!...Nice catching. __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

05-18-10, 07:26 PM	#11
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	Nice man looks like a great trip all the way around . How much did the pickerel go ? Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

05-18-10, 07:31 PM	#12
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Great fish! Looks like you had a blast man! beautiful looking waters too! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

05-18-10, 08:53 PM	#13
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	I'm no good at estimating pickeral, but it was a nice one as far as I know...perhaps 2 and some significant change. It was very tasty, I really liked it grilled. The only reason they arent popular dinner fare is the bones, which I learned to eat around by using the fork to pull meat off and away from the spine. The microguide MHX rod I built was the primary rod I used and performed very well. The REVO also did well. I think the combination of the two especially were helpful in fighting some of the larger bass, this combo gives one a good chance with its backbone, you have to be able to direct bass away from rushes or pads or else they will get off. I really am at a loss with what to do with the reel. It was a piece of garbage new. But for some reason, I dont want to trash my catch.

05-18-10, 09:16 PM	#16
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	It did look like a good one and we have been debating on keeping a few to try them out I will def give grilling them a shot . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

05-18-10, 09:38 PM	#18
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	i forgive ya anthony. hehehe. now........git me a coca-cola. hahahaha! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-19-10, 05:54 PM	#20
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Nice fish WTL! I wish I coulda caught some of those ! __________________ Tom

05-19-10, 08:17 PM	#22
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	If I were a Buddhist and inclined to believe in reincarnation... I would hope I lived a good enough life to come back as WTL's dog. That is living! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

05-20-10, 12:00 AM	#23
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	Looks like a great trip Billy! Great pics too. And as always, seeing you and your pup in the boat looks like a Norman Rockwell painting lol. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

05-21-10, 08:19 AM	#24
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Nice job WTL! I'm seriously jealous! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

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