Fishing with Bobber - March 22nd

Post by **SkeeterJohn** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 2:06 pm

Great pictures.. summer can't come fast enough

Post by **Markus** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 2:20 pm

I gotta tell ya though....I'm nursing a pretty serious sunburn. My neck, arms and legs I can deal with, but I decided to travel light to FL and only wore dress shoes. So for fishing, I just figured I go bare foot. Well let me tell you...I got a serious burn on the tops of my feet. I said to Bobber, "do you think that blotchieness on my feet looks bad?" hahaha...it looked bad at the end of our day, but later that night, they blistered and became extremely painful. Sunblock! I gotta remember sunblock from now on!

Post by **sevendustfan#1** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 2:26 pm

great story no you've got me really excited for Bass season to open up, by any chance are there striped bass in florida

Post by **Markus** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 2:31 pm

Yup. Florida and a lot of the southern states have good populations of stripers. I'm gonna try for some stripers in Arkansas in a few months.

Post by **SALMON** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:29 pm

Good report..oh the sun..the heat! Bring it back with you will ya?

Post by **M.T. Livewell** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:11 pm

Well done fellas - ya lucky Ba$turdS!!!

In true MT style, I went with the white spinner bait. Third cast â€“ Fish On!

Hey, Hey!!! What did I tell ya?!

You gotta try one on a cannonball.

BTW, there is a reason us bass guys use 20lb power pro - for the runners!

Sorry about your burnt feet, but you got the first one of the season out of the way.

I'm soooooo jealous.

M.T. Livewell

Post by **Markus** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:18 pm

Bill, I'm buying a baitcaster next week and it'll be spooled with power pro. I will never fish in weeds like that again without braid.

I don't think that fish was a bass either. I couldn't do anything with it, it just went where it wanted to. If I was to give an honest guess...I think it was an alligator gar. They are quite commonin the lake.

Post by **Johnny Bass** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:25 pm

Sounds like you had a blast markus. I fished that Lake also. I went in April when the Trophy bass come out to play but couldn't hook a big one.

I used shiners, lures crickets,ect... Caught small bass ,crappies, bluegills,

Was windy so I went up the river and was hooking gar pike one after another, HUGE, they must have been spawning. They had teeth Like Aligators and bit threw my line quite a few times. Speaking of Aligators, did they make you nervous seeing them around?lol

I was wondering the whole time, what to do if I hook one. lol

Then WHile I went back on the lake, The engine wouldn't start, so I tried to pull the cord and the cord snapped. Let me tell you, it wasn't the only thing that snapped.

They must have heard me screaming in Toronto.lol

The cool thing is someone came after about 15 minutes. The wind had us pinned near tall grass.

We got to ride on a swamp buggy with those big propellers that toed us to shore so even though i only fished a few hours it was a blast.

I even went to lake Ochachobee and that was a bigger disaster but thats another story.lol

In the March/April, Live bait is your ticket until the water heats up and the fish become more active.

Post by RJ » Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:45 pm

Great report Guys!

I know how that sunburn feels.....worse than any other place....

RJ

Post by **Moosebunk** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 4:56 pm

Right on Super Florida Bass Studs Bob and Markus. Gnarley report dudes.

Markus, how many are there of you man???

You're everywhere.

Sincerely, looking at the snow and jealous of BOB and Markus,

Moooose

Post by **Rideaufish** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:37 pm

looks like Bobber needs a lilly.

Post by **Rider23** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:16 pm

The pic with Rob doing the Thumbs up thing kinda has that true Redneck look

Post by **Moosebunk** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:02 pm

Rider wrote:The pic with Rob doing the Thumbs up thing kinda has that true Redneck look

It's totally southern. Whatta Cowboy that guy.

Post by **FLOATFISHIN** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:32 pm

Markus, you see a pattern here????

I fall into frozen like temp waters, and you get sunburnt??????

K now we really gotta hook -up and fish bro

I can see the head lines now

A story worthy of a pulitzer for sure

On the topic though, what a great report, and drool worthy pics guys!!!!

Glad you guys made it out, and thx for givin us all a great site to look forward too!!!!!

F.F

Post by **wolfe** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:41 pm

Markus,

Reading that report, and drooling over those pictures, felt like a mini vacation to someplace warm and loaded with lunker potential. Sure was a fun read.

Sorry about your sunburn.

I, too, underestimated the FL sun when I visited FL for the 1st time. We're heading there for a little getaway mid-April. Don't think I'll have time to fish, but I'm conceding defeat yet!

Glad you guys had such a great experience, even if the fishing wasn't exactly hot.

W.