Okeechobee

csparks643 · 06-30-09, 12:28 PM

Me and my dad are headed to Florida for 5 days on July 27th, we would like to find a cheap guide on Okeechobee, any help would be great, or if we cant find a cheap one, we would like to rent a boat, anybody know of the cheapest ones that we could find, and since Ive never fished in Florida, what baits should we throw, that is if we don't have a guide, any help would be great, Thanks, Cory Sparks

rodman rat · 06-30-09, 02:06 PM

http://www.rolandmartinmarina.com/
Try this out it is Roland Martin's marina and guide service fees about average for florida.

Spros NetMan · 06-30-09, 03:03 PM

Are you using live bait or artificle bait??

I wouldn't pay a guide. When we went down there we bass fished one day and caught plenty of fish. We put in at Roland Martin and went left once we got in the canal. We rode until we pasted another landing and then we started fishing the rock with top water.

Make sure you read the laws and regulations before you start fishing. Each lake in Florida has different possession limits and different size limits.

Good Luck and let us know how it works out for you.

csparks643 · 06-30-09, 03:33 PM

we will be using both kinds of bait, and we are all catch and release, we will probably rent a boat, alot cheaper, and i think roland martin has pontoon rentals, if they do thats were we will go, thanks again, cory sparks

JB · 06-30-09, 04:27 PM

I've seen many a guy that just locates a slip or marina that a guide goes out of daily, then waits till he gets a client and follows them around all day. Kinda crummy but you'll get some free fishing spots out of the deal and probably "the bird" from the capn lol

Capn mike you ever had this happen to you ?

nofearengineer · 06-30-09, 05:38 PM

JB...if I don't start catchin' the big ones at Patoka soon, I may resort to that tactic.

Who am I kiddin? I'd settle for the small ones.

JB · 06-30-09, 06:37 PM

I hear theee lol, I havent been in a week but the local Huston woods lake is on fire, everyone is getting bass and saugeye and cats. Brookville I'm hearing some bites on the north part, darn last weeks heat.

nofearengineer · 06-30-09, 11:38 PM

What's that about Brookville? Great Lake, from what I've seen. I hear the walleye fishing is outstanding!

06-30-09, 12:28 PM	#1
csparks643 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lexington,kentucky Posts: 40	Okeechobee Me and my dad are headed to Florida for 5 days on July 27th, we would like to find a cheap guide on Okeechobee, any help would be great, or if we cant find a cheap one, we would like to rent a boat, anybody know of the cheapest ones that we could find, and since Ive never fished in Florida, what baits should we throw, that is if we don't have a guide, any help would be great, Thanks, Cory Sparks Last edited by csparks643; 06-30-09 at 12:29 PM. Reason: mis spelled

06-30-09, 05:38 PM	#6
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	JB...if I don't start catchin' the big ones at Patoka soon, I may resort to that tactic. Who am I kiddin? I'd settle for the small ones. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

06-30-09, 11:38 PM	#8
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	What's that about Brookville? Great Lake, from what I've seen. I hear the walleye fishing is outstanding! __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

06-30-09, 02:06 PM	#2
rodman rat BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 180	http://www.rolandmartinmarina.com/ Try this out it is Roland Martin's marina and guide service fees about average for florida.

06-30-09, 03:03 PM	#3
Spros NetMan BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Near Sparleberry Swamp, SC Posts: 23	Are you using live bait or artificle bait?? I wouldn't pay a guide. When we went down there we bass fished one day and caught plenty of fish. We put in at Roland Martin and went left once we got in the canal. We rode until we pasted another landing and then we started fishing the rock with top water. Make sure you read the laws and regulations before you start fishing. Each lake in Florida has different possession limits and different size limits. Good Luck and let us know how it works out for you.

06-30-09, 03:33 PM	#4
csparks643 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lexington,kentucky Posts: 40	we will be using both kinds of bait, and we are all catch and release, we will probably rent a boat, alot cheaper, and i think roland martin has pontoon rentals, if they do thats were we will go, thanks again, cory sparks

06-30-09, 04:27 PM	#5
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I've seen many a guy that just locates a slip or marina that a guide goes out of daily, then waits till he gets a client and follows them around all day. Kinda crummy but you'll get some free fishing spots out of the deal and probably "the bird" from the capn lol Capn mike you ever had this happen to you ?

06-30-09, 06:37 PM	#7
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I hear theee lol, I havent been in a week but the local Huston woods lake is on fire, everyone is getting bass and saugeye and cats. Brookville I'm hearing some bites on the north part, darn last weeks heat.

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