Sept 2017 FLBR BS Room

West6550 · September 28, 2017, 09:37:01 AM

Sorry I am late to the party but awesome Peacock Lou and Congrats on the century club!!

I have been slammed with the channel and work due to the Hurricane and I am very much looking forward to slowing down for a weekend at Kissimmee! We hit 1000 subscribers last weekend actually and are doing pretty well.

A little advice for the new Kissimmee people, don't throw anything blue. The water is just about clear and dark baits are useless. Frogs just don't work neither do uvibes, flipping, or spinnerbaits. The best bait is a bumble gum wacky rig on 2lb mono.. lolol Don't bring any rod over ultra light or braid at all.. I hope this "helps". Fred ignore everything I said you know what works there!

Capt. BassinLou · September 28, 2017, 09:43:47 AM

Quote from: West6550 on September 28, 2017, 09:37:01 AM
Sorry I am late to the party but awesome Peacock Lou and Congrats on the century club!!

I have been slammed with the channel and work due to the Hurricane and I am very much looking forward to slowing down for a weekend at Kissimmee! We hit 1000 subscribers last weekend actually and are doing pretty well.

A little advice for the new Kissimmee people, don't throw anything blue. The water is just about clear and dark baits are useless. Frogs just don't work neither do uvibes, flipping, or spinnerbaits. The best bait is a bumble gum wacky rig on 2lb mono.. lolol Don't bring any rod over ultra light or braid at all.. I hope this "helps". Fred ignore everything I said you know what works there!

Lmao!!
Thanks Thomas. Congrats on the channel

SFL BassHunter · September 28, 2017, 09:58:24 AM

Quote from: West6550 on September 28, 2017, 09:37:01 AM
Sorry I am late to the party but awesome Peacock Lou and Congrats on the century club!!

I have been slammed with the channel and work due to the Hurricane and I am very much looking forward to slowing down for a weekend at Kissimmee! We hit 1000 subscribers last weekend actually and are doing pretty well.

A little advice for the new Kissimmee people, don't throw anything blue. The water is just about clear and dark baits are useless. Frogs just don't work neither do uvibes, flipping, or spinnerbaits. The best bait is a bumble gum wacky rig on 2lb mono.. lolol Don't bring any rod over ultra light or braid at all.. I hope this "helps". Fred ignore everything I said you know what works there!

I always keep my bubble gum finesse worms with me. They catch fish real good, especially in that super clear water.

Lipripper · September 28, 2017, 01:24:29 PM

Lou congratulation on reaching the 100" mark this month.

Hope you can find a few bigger ones in the next couple of days.

Capt. BassinLou · September 28, 2017, 01:25:41 PM

Quote from: Lipripper on September 28, 2017, 01:24:29 PM
Lou congratulation on reaching the 100" mark this month. Hope you can find a few bigger ones in the next couple of days.

Thanks Lip. Hopefully I still have a fish or two to catch... lol

big g · September 28, 2017, 03:29:09 PM

Great job Lou during a very difficult month.

Capt. BassinLou · September 28, 2017, 03:31:10 PM

Quote from: big g on September 28, 2017, 03:29:09 PM
Great job Lou during a very difficult month.

Thank you George!! The playground has been a life saver this month.

Deadeye · September 29, 2017, 08:29:22 AM

West there is a Ramp on the Deltona side of lake Monroe that is like that. You have to park across the road to get ready then back straight across the road to get to the ramp. Got to watch for traffic as it is pretty good in that area.

Dumbest part is the re-did the ramp after 2004 hurricanes when the water was way up. So they didn't dredge the water way out. Now the high dollar Floating Ramps they put in set on the bottom most of the time and there is a small trail bored out by motors that lets you get in and out.

I don't use it much and have never with the new boat. Doubt I ever will.

West6550 · September 29, 2017, 09:46:27 PM

Fred, this one is a little lake with only a few houses on it. Water is very clear, holds a ton of fish as nobody backs in lol. That and it is small and away from population. Great little lake though.

Deadeye · September 30, 2017, 04:27:35 AM

Quote from: West6550 on September 29, 2017, 09:46:27 PM
Fred, this one is a little lake with only a few houses on it. Water is very clear, holds a ton of fish as nobody backs in lol. That and it is small and away from population. Great little lake though.

Those are the Gold Mine lakes to find. No one outside of the residents fish them and not many of them do.

BTW, Your advise for the New Guys at Kissimmee is spot on. 2 lb test and that Bubblegum Worm is killer there. I wouldn't even think of throwing a Black/Blue Swimjig or a Gambler EZ Swimmer in Watermelon there. Never throw a UVibe worm Or Flip with anything. Waste of time.

FD · September 30, 2017, 04:37:45 AM

And with the water running don't throw anything shiny or that rattles.
And never, under any circumstances, swim this just under the pads in 6 feet of water t-rigged on a 5/0 ewg with a pegged 3/8 oz weight. You will go minutes between bites.

Sent from the end of the paved road.....

BarryFL · September 30, 2017, 05:28:37 AM

And never ever throw a zoom fluke to the edge of grass with little current running through. You might run out of baits in a few minutes. LOL!

I love the gambler burner worms!

cport · September 30, 2017, 05:47:05 AM

Thanks guys, now off to Wally world to get some pink senkos and stren!

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Capt. BassinLou · September 30, 2017, 09:18:41 AM

By the end of today someone is going to win by only a very small margin. Rick just caught and released another beauty, bigger than his previous Big Fish...

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I know Tress is probably going to fish til 11:59pm , and if the weather cooperates this afternoon, I'm heading out again to try to make something happen at the buzzer. Crazy month!!

Capt. BassinLou · September 30, 2017, 10:22:25 AM

October thread is up!! Click below!!

http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/index.php?topic=138050.0

Capt. BassinLou · September 30, 2017, 10:51:26 AM

Rick has surged into second place with another great catch!! Crazy!!

SFL BassHunter · September 30, 2017, 01:05:38 PM

Thanks for the hype Lou lol.

Critters...

I went out to the park today to see if I could get lucky and put a few fish on the bank. Mostly was to test out the new frog rod. It took a while to get my first fish. There was NO topwater activity at all. But I decided I was going to force feed them a frog, like it or not. From 7 am to 9 am nothing. At 9:05am I cast near some pads into somewhat open water. There was a mix of eel grass and hydrilla submerged. The Booyah frog in Aqua color or psychedelic as I call it, hit the water and instantly this fish blew up on it with an intent to massacre the frog. Drag was almost tighten down all the way and it surged a few times and pulled some line but I was able to power it and keep it hooked.

Then I went on another lul. It was obvious they did not want the frog, and they weren't going distances to get it. If it happened to land on top of them then maybe they would hit. Some time later I cast my Booyah in Cricket color on a transition area where I've had some success. Pad field stops because of a drop off and then the deeper water has eel grass. Casting along that transition seems to be a good way to catch fish. Another very nice fish came out of the water 2-3 feet in the air and just plowed the frog. I set the hook and got the fish up bringing it in through pads, eventually it surged hard, pulled just enough drag even though it was locked down, to get it into a weave of pads and stems. At this point I tried to change my angle and get it unwedged but man its hard to get a bucketmouth out of pad stems. I loosened the drag enough to see if the fish would back track and get itself unstuck but instead it managed to wiggle free and get the frog unhooked.
That fish would have put me over 100" for sure

But on I went. Eventually I switched to a Rage Tail Cut R worm, caught a 17 inch bass near the bank.

Then I hooked into an 18.5" which felt much bigger. Between eel grass and pads I brought in at least 15lbs. This time I wasn't going to give it any slack. I forced this fish out of the bottom through all vegetation.

In the end it was a great day of fishing. I got to put the rod to work, and was very happy with it, and I hit 99" for the month. I would have kept going but my back was letting me know it was time to go.

Capt. BassinLou · September 30, 2017, 01:19:24 PM

Thanks for the park report Rick, happy you broke in the new frog rod, hopefully it catches you fish on Kissimmee next wknd.
Lastly, great fish!! That fishery holds nice fish, and at least two of them showed themselves today.

SFL BassHunter · September 30, 2017, 01:30:53 PM

Quote from: Bassinlou on September 30, 2017, 01:19:24 PM
Thanks for the park report Rick, happy you broke in the new frog rod, hopefully it catches you fish on Kissimmee next wknd.
Lastly, great fish!! That fishery holds nice fish, and at least two of them showed themselves today.

Thanks Lou! Yeah I hope it catches me some on Kissimmee as well.

It certainly does hold some nice fish. They don't show themselves very often but I think there is a decent population 4-5lbers in there. I've caught several this year. There is so much water we can't even get to from the bank. Who knows whats living in those areas.

Capt. BassinLou · September 30, 2017, 01:36:12 PM

Quote from: rickdelprado on September 30, 2017, 01:30:53 PM
Thanks Lou! Yeah I hope it catches me some on Kissimmee as well.

It certainly does hold some nice fish. They don't show themselves very often but I think there is a decent population 4-5lbers in there. I've caught several this year. There is so much water we can't even get to from the bank. Who knows whats living in those areas.

I agree with your assessment. Based on what I saw the time we fished your location, there are so many areas big girls can be hiding in that no one can ever get close enough to threaten them.

rchiuz · September 30, 2017, 03:06:55 PM

Nice outing Rick! Wish I was there to see the blow up. Hope this trend continues

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SFL BassHunter · September 30, 2017, 04:21:49 PM

Quote from: rchiuz on September 30, 2017, 03:06:55 PM
Nice outing Rick! Wish I was there to see the blow up. Hope this trend continues

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Thanks! Yeah it would have been cool to hang out again. Maybe you could have had your own blow up lol.

j102 · September 30, 2017, 04:22:38 PM

Rick,
Great outing and report!
If I were you, I would take some pain killers and hit the park again. You still have an hour of sunlight and that 100 mark is so close...

BarryFL · September 30, 2017, 04:48:37 PM

Hillsborough river mini report. Overcast. Water temp 81f. Level 2ft high. 5mph current in main channel. Found a slough with little current and fish bunched up eating baby tilapia.
Caught 19 and left with them still biting to take of some stuff before the classic. Missed/lost twice as many as I caught. All caught on Zoom super fluke. Color didn't seem to matter. All fish 12-16in and fat. Pattern will be repeatable at Kissimmee if there is still some flow.

May go back in the morning to get Oct started. Maybe some bigger ones will move in to feed.

-Barry-

SFL BassHunter · September 30, 2017, 04:56:46 PM

Quote from: j102 on September 30, 2017, 04:22:38 PM
Rick,
Great outing and report!
If I were you, I would take some pain killers and hit the park again. You still have an hour of sunlight and that 100 mark is so close...

Trust me I thought about it. I almost did but I don't want to force it. I've got a 2 day Tournament to win in a week. I'll need to be able to fish lol.