The Florida Memoir....

WTL · 07-04-06, 08:38 PM

2 weeks to fish. The hottest part of summer. Average highs near 95. Drought. Tough fishing. An enigma.

Thats about the best way to explain my trip to florida. Because while the bites were hard to come by, the average fish was very nice. I had several fish that by previous florida trip standards would have been the largest of the trip. And the patterns did not make sense. I've already said that spinnerbaits were the big producer. I could not buy bites on worms, other than of the tricky variety. Bass seemed to be unconcerned about water depth, or even uninterested in occupying such textbook spots as hurricane blown trees sitting in 6-9 ft of water. When I got there I was told to fish Kissimmee. Hatchineha was too shallow. Well, most of my good fish came from hatch. I was told mornings should be the key. I did better in the afternoons. What this trip illuminates for me, and what I hope yall take away from my meagre reflection on this trip is the old socratic ideal. Socrates was told by the oracle at Delphi that he was the wisest of all men. He reflected on this revelation a bit, and eventually realized that this was true, only because he realized how little he knew. Gentlemen we are not bass. When we fish for bass they are the boss. They know what they are doing. If they flock to foot and a half water in the middle of the drought, decide to only hit fast moving baits and flaunt every bit of information ever written about the bass then that is their right. We have no right to question what they are doing, because our logic and their logic are not the same. Its for this reason that the sport of bassfishing remains interesting no matter how many days are spent on the water. It is impossible, no matter how hard one tries, to truly think like a fish.

lizardsrule · 07-04-06, 09:46 PM

LOL, yeah it's been tough here no doubt. Did you get over to Wildcat? If not make plans again to come down, I'll give you a guided tour. Glad you caught your new PB. Congrats.

Lizards

HulaPopr · 07-04-06, 09:58 PM

Heh, welcome to florida fishing. SOunds like you had a good trip in general and you learned a lot. I've got some great lakes of my own around here, and I've been figuring out some of the same lessons lately b/c of the tough conditions. Congrats on your best.

flfireman · 07-05-06, 12:47 AM

Glad you had a good time. The water levels are really throwing curveballs to the fishing population. A new PB, thats always a plus.

flbassman · 07-05-06, 06:43 PM

Glad to hear you had a good trip. Like fireman said, the water level deal is tough. But hey, you managed to catch a new best, so you must have been doing somethig right.

07-04-06, 08:38 PM	#1
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	The Florida Memoir.... 2 weeks to fish. The hottest part of summer. Average highs near 95. Drought. Tough fishing. An enigma. Thats about the best way to explain my trip to florida. Because while the bites were hard to come by, the average fish was very nice. I had several fish that by previous florida trip standards would have been the largest of the trip. And the patterns did not make sense. I've already said that spinnerbaits were the big producer. I could not buy bites on worms, other than of the tricky variety. Bass seemed to be unconcerned about water depth, or even uninterested in occupying such textbook spots as hurricane blown trees sitting in 6-9 ft of water. When I got there I was told to fish Kissimmee. Hatchineha was too shallow. Well, most of my good fish came from hatch. I was told mornings should be the key. I did better in the afternoons. What this trip illuminates for me, and what I hope yall take away from my meagre reflection on this trip is the old socratic ideal. Socrates was told by the oracle at Delphi that he was the wisest of all men. He reflected on this revelation a bit, and eventually realized that this was true, only because he realized how little he knew. Gentlemen we are not bass. When we fish for bass they are the boss. They know what they are doing. If they flock to foot and a half water in the middle of the drought, decide to only hit fast moving baits and flaunt every bit of information ever written about the bass then that is their right. We have no right to question what they are doing, because our logic and their logic are not the same. Its for this reason that the sport of bassfishing remains interesting no matter how many days are spent on the water. It is impossible, no matter how hard one tries, to truly think like a fish. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

07-04-06, 09:46 PM	#2
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	LOL, yeah it's been tough here no doubt. Did you get over to Wildcat? If not make plans again to come down, I'll give you a guided tour. Glad you caught your new PB. Congrats. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

07-04-06, 09:58 PM	#3
HulaPopr BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,282	Heh, welcome to florida fishing. SOunds like you had a good trip in general and you learned a lot. I've got some great lakes of my own around here, and I've been figuring out some of the same lessons lately b/c of the tough conditions. Congrats on your best. __________________ Orland, FL To do list: catch a bass on a c-rig catch a bass on a swimbait

07-05-06, 12:47 AM	#4
flfireman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Palm Bay, Fl Posts: 2,751	Glad you had a good time. The water levels are really throwing curveballs to the fishing population. A new PB, thats always a plus. __________________ In the Lord all things are possible.

07-05-06, 06:43 PM	#5
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Glad to hear you had a good trip. Like fireman said, the water level deal is tough. But hey, you managed to catch a new best, so you must have been doing somethig right. __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

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