Kenansville

RangerAndBass · March 24, 2019, 05:07:24 PM

I ventured an hour and a half north to fish Kenansville. I have only fished there a couple times and it is different!

For the most part it's 1.5 to 2.5 feet of water, choked with hydrilla, with some open areas and sand bottom. There are some mats of pennywort and another cover on the edges and spots in the middle. Most of the boats I saw where fishing in the more open areas but I couldn't get a bite there in the first hour or two. So I headed to the mats, my happy place.

I didn't get a lot of bites, I think I had six all day. My first bite was a decent fish, I can say that because I got it out of the mat but not to the boat. My second was the one in the picture. 6lbs, and once she was out of the mat she kept fighting while I scrambled for the net. After that I got three smaller fish and lost another.

I had to use 2 oz to get through the mat and even then I didn't have a lot of success. I used Gambler why not to get my bites.

Water temp was between 69 + 71 all day.
After fishing the canals in the everglades I was glad to get back to open water. No offense Lou, Rick and friends, it's just not a kind of fishing I have enough experience with... or any good at it!

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FloridaFishinFool · March 24, 2019, 05:21:26 PM

Wow! Great fish! Great catchin'! You are going to be one to watch at Tenoroc!

I am wondering if there will be any mats at Tenoroc???

Are you going to be lost without them? lol

Lipripper · March 24, 2019, 05:25:38 PM

Thanks for the report and that great looking

nice Bass. How long was it?

RangerAndBass · March 24, 2019, 05:32:16 PM

Quote from: Lipripper on March 24, 2019, 05:25:38 PM
Thanks for the report and that great looking nice Bass. How long was it?

21.5" Lip.
Thanks.

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Lipripper · March 24, 2019, 05:35:20 PM

Quote from: RangerAndBass on March 24, 2019, 05:32:16 PM
21.5" Lip.
Thanks.

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I saw that in the bragging rights thread after I posted this one.

FLO GROWN · March 24, 2019, 05:55:08 PM

Awesome fish bud!!Thanks for sharing

RangerAndBass · March 24, 2019, 05:56:23 PM

Quote from: FloridaFishinFool on March 24, 2019, 05:21:26 PM
Wow! Great fish! Great catchin'! You are going to be one to watch at Tenoroc!

I am wondering if there will be any mats at Tenoroc???

Are you going to be lost without them? lol

I doubt that FFF.The wily vets, Barry and Walt, will school us up there for sure. Though fishing lay downs and brush is an Ontario thing too, so won't be foreign for me.
I hope its half as good as I think it might be.

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big g · March 24, 2019, 06:06:12 PM

Nice report, congrats on landing that hawg!

RangerAndBass · March 24, 2019, 06:10:14 PM

Quote from: big g on March 24, 2019, 06:06:12 PM
Nice report, congrats on landing that hawg!

Thanks G! I should have had video too but I think I screwed up restarting it.
We, will, see.

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Eric-Maine · March 24, 2019, 06:26:51 PM

Nice one!

Planning to be on Okeechobee, South Bay, on Saturday. Last trip down to bring my ride home with my team tournament partner. Planning to do Everglades Bassmasters open out of Clewiston if I don't break anything first. All week to practice if our wives give us the chance. Water looks 4 or so inches lower than when we fished.

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RangerAndBass · March 24, 2019, 06:34:09 PM

Quote from: Eric-Maine on March 24, 2019, 06:26:51 PM
Nice one!

Planning to be on Okeechobee, South Bay, on Saturday. Last trip down to bring my ride home with my team tournament partner. Planning to do Everglades Bassmasters open out of Clewiston if I don't break anything first. All week to practice if our wives give us the chance. Water looks 4 or so inches lower than when we fished.

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Thanks Eric. Let's keep in touch. Maybe I can get out and fish near you!

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Capt. BassinLou · March 24, 2019, 06:50:02 PM

Nice looking bass R&B. Appreciate the report.

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zippyduck · March 24, 2019, 07:19:38 PM

Nice report and a GREAT BASS!!!!!!

SFL BassHunter · March 25, 2019, 06:33:24 AM

Nice catch R&B! Good way to stick with it and find some fish.

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rchiuz · March 25, 2019, 10:40:42 PM

Nice!

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Deadeye · March 26, 2019, 07:21:18 AM

Heck Yeah, that will work any day of the week.

Congrats.

FlatsNBay · March 26, 2019, 05:32:04 PM

Nice fish Ranger. I love that place. The only problem is it's an hour and a half for me too and I live "around the corner"!

Eric-Maine · April 02, 2019, 04:24:04 PM

Quote from: RangerAndBass on March 24, 2019, 05:07:24 PM
I ventured an hour and a half north to fish Kenansville. I have only fished there a couple times and it is different!

For the most part it's 1.5 to 2.5 feet of water, choked with hydrilla, with some open areas and sand bottom. There are some mats of pennywort and another cover on the edges and spots in the middle. Most of the boats I saw where fishing in the more open areas but I couldn't get a bite there in the first hour or two. So I headed to the mats, my happy place.

I didn't get a lot of bites, I think I had six all day. My first bite was a decent fish, I can say that because I got it out of the mat but not to the boat. My second was the one in the picture. 6lbs, and once she was out of the mat she kept fighting while I scrambled for the net. After that I got three smaller fish and lost another.

I had to use 2 oz to get through the mat and even then I didn't have a lot of success. I used Gambler why not to get my bites.

Water temp was between 69 + 71 all day.
After fishing the canals in the everglades I was glad to get back to open water. No offense Lou, Rick and friends, it's just not a kind of fishing I have enough experience with... or any good at it!

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WTG!

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