My Florida Fishing adventure

[dartag]

My Florida fishing adventure.

Spent a week at the Villages south of Ocala.  Before I get started the Villages has a really bad reputation of a party,  STD capital of Florida.  Seems like everyone I tell we were there snicker and ask if I am still healthy.  The place has 50,000 homes with an estimated 100,000 people living there.  I am sure there are bad things going on there but we didn't see any.  

On with the story.  The main mode of transportation is a golf cart.  There are numerous ponds throughout the complex that are stocked with Bass.  I talked to couple guys before I went and the suggested a couple to try.  The first morning was frustrating.  I tried Senkos, Jigs, Chatterbaits and never had a bite.  I had a rod rigged with one of my swim jigs and a swimbait trailer.  Second cast I was retrieving it close to shore had had a blow up bigger that anything I had seen in Michigan.  The fish came out of the weeds but missed the bait.  Next cast it inhaled it.  I keep my drag pretty tight and this one was stripping line.  Had to be close to 5 pounds. There I am standing there giggling like a little kid with this huge bass.  I took a photo and put it back.  I ended up catching 2 more that size and some smaller ones.  All on the edge of the weeds.   The next day was about the same.  Funny when a 3 pounder doesn't really excite you.  Then a cold front came through with lows in the 40's.  I had always read about how Florida bass are really affected by them.  That day and the next I only caught 2 fish.  But both were big.  Finally on our last day there it got back to the high 70's.  Late in the afternoon I went to the best pond.  Fishing almost all the way around without a bite was frustrating.  I casted next to a small weed clump and saw it start shaking as the water exploded.  It was a great fight and when I got it in it was by far the largest bass I have ever caught.  Wish I had taken my scale with me.  The next day we packed up and headed back to the polar vortex.  Got some good memories until we go back in February.

[LAPORTE]

nice story 

[21XDC]

  Nice...

[Manxfishing]

Nice Steve

[YpsiBass]

When you eventually move down there, we're all visiting for a GLB rally.

[21XDC]

When you eventually move down there, we're all visiting for a GLB rally.

Rick... Who are you kidding? You don't have money to go to Saginaw for a 2 day mini Rally... 2-3 hrs away from home.