To Flhunter91
 

I got your PM...I'd love to fish with you.I plan to take my boat to school as soon as the water warms up..a few days..You can follow me in your jon or fish with me..I 'll show you everything I know plus a few more local jon boat lakes..PLease sign up for the tournament. I'll have a camera on board to take pics..I know all the hot spots at Saddle Creek.Saddle Creek is only a 1/2 mile from where I teach at.
C7

Here;s my best Saddle Creek bass...8.2 pounds caught on a Bomber Crankbait.

Anytime
 

I am all for the tournament. It sounds like fun. I would love to go anytime with you my boat or yours. Whenever you want to just message me and Ill get back with you. I'll have to start bringing my camera now to take some pictures. See ya later

Flhunter91

I'll show you everything I know..I have one more awsome spot for huge bass and a very good speck / crappie lake as well..These are all jon boat only lakes..I'll PM ya my cell phone number..once the temp gets a little warmer..I'll be fishing alot in the afternoons..My son usually fishes with me on Sat. he's a big boy but a Christian as well..He has a Kyac someone left with him..I have a few more friends with Jons..Maybe in the future we can have our own tourny..10.00 a piece or whatever..I will put you on fish ..The weather is really tough now BUT anyday the spawn should happen..when that happens..be prepared for some serious fights..
Please keep all my spots a secret as we will be having money tournaments there.{ -: eventually...all of the contestants are serious fishermen..Competition is tough..

I'll keep it secret
 

That sounds amazing. Just thinking of the fish is exciting. The jon boat tourney would be fun. See ya later

Flhunter91

Zach,
What part of Lakeland are you from?

I 'm only 4 miles from Saddle Creek ..I live near Grove Park and across the road from Southeastern University..

North Lakeland
 

I am 15 minutes away from Saddle Creek. I live across Lake Gibson highschool. By Sandpiper Golf course.

10-4 gotta go to bed right now..been a pleasure talking with ya..


I've fished Lake Gibson a few times last year..very big lake..kind of too big for our boats..and the bass were very small..

My brother in law lives around the corner from ya on Marcum road and my son lives at Carlton Arms by the Mall..Do you hunt at the Green Swamp? If you shiner fish I got a VERY GOOD lake about 15 minutes from your house..

C ya tomorrow man..
C7

Some quick questions

1. Are you a student?

2. Are you pulling your jon with a trailor or back of a truck..reason i ask it would be easier to cast if we both were in separate boats..otherwise I'll use spinning tackle to keep from snaging you..PLUS flipping / pitching is not fun from the back of the boat..However ;we can fish close the entire time..

3. What kind of bass tackle do you fish with ..what kind of reel , rod , and line??

ALSO ..if you have any questions for me please ask..

FLhunter91....Take a notebook, you could potentially learn a lot :)

Thanks Aaron..but if I was that good I'd be making money

Info
 

I am currently in high school. I am a senior. I attend Santa Fe Catholic on Memorial just by saddle creek. I pull my Jon boat in a trailer. I do not have a outboard motor but a 55 pound thrust that works well for me. I use both spinning and bait casting reels. I have a 7 ft. baitcaster MH, I use for flipping and pitching. 2- 6'5'' baitcasters that I use for worms, carolina rigs, spinner baits and other as well. I have two Spinning reels both with 7 ft. rods that I use. I have a variety of lures in my tackle box. That is about all I have but I can do much of everything with my gear.

I am currently in high school. I am a senior. I attend Santa Fe Catholic on Memorial just by saddle creek. I pull my Jon boat in a trailer. I do not have a outboard motor but a 55 pound thrust that works well for me. I use both spinning and bait casting reels. I have a 7 ft. baitcaster MH, I use for flipping and pitching. 2- 6'5'' baitcasters that I use for worms, carolina rigs, spinner baits and other as well. I have two Spinning reels both with 7 ft. rods that I use. I have a variety of lures in my tackle box. That is about all I have but I can do much of everything with my gear.


Sounds like you are set..,,I've probably seen you at Saddle Creek before..I fish it alot..do you fish the east side or west side..I mainly fish the east side..but I have both sides pretty much figured out..When by myself I usually take 6 rods..
My son and I plan to fish for bass at Saddle Creek this Sat. I'll say hi if I see ya..we pretty much catch and release at Saddle Creek unless it's a 10 pounder ..which will be mounted...PLease feel free to tag along around us if you see my boat..
I have no idea if the bass will cooperate or not..I'm thinking early spawners may be hitting..not sure..my boat is on the mbhutton thread..

West Side
 

I have never fished the east side except from the bank. I have fished the west side a lot though.

The bass i have in the picture is from the west side..Last year I won the tournament here..both fish were caught from the east side..one on a shiner and one on a jig..

I've caught more big bass on the east side than on the west side.

Good Luck
 

I probably will be out there so I might see you. Good luck.

Zach

I hope ya get a good one Zach..if you see us please feel free to tag along..I plan to fish from 6;45- 11:00 EAST SIDE you will see my white Explorer backed up to the lake about 1/2 way down the road..between the bait shop and the rifle range..

I'm a 3rd grade teacher at a school 1 mile from your school..Combee Elementary.

Sounds good
 

Ill be there most likely. Saturday mornings are when I usually go fishing. I driven by your school many times.

I'm in one of the 2 new buildings..got a Smart Board and everything..{ -: My wife was the Net Work Manager but I had her quit because of health reasons..She is very GOOD on computer stuff if you ever have a question..

Going to bed..
God bless,
C7

Cool
 

That is neat to have a smart board. One of my teachers got one. Sorry though about your wife's health problems. Trust me I might have a computer question once in a while. See ya later

Zach

She seems to be making progress...she has a rare lung disease..
C7

glad to hear she is making progress chuck, great news.

Thanks Aaron..she is actually making TONS of progress..It's nice coming home to Thanksgiving type dinners everyday too. {-;

Good News
 

That is good news about your wife. I had a question about tommorow. I was wondering what lures you would be focusing on so I can be prepared if I can get out.

Hey partner i actially feel like fishing right now...if we were neighbors we would be going.RIGHT NOW.so I need you to PM me your phone number..i wouldn't mind fishing with you some evening next week

OK if my son comes ..in which he probably will we will be simply bumping a worm to see what's going on..probably work the boat in the shore..this way I can see if there are any beds..Probably worm and look for beds..I will have a Horny Toad ready for good looking structure..That is probably it..Worm and Horny Toad..mostly just looking for beds..


WHEN my son dont come I flip and pitch..it's not fair to him if I flip and pitch when he's in the back of the boat..He likes to cast ..it's slower but you are covering more different depths..


Plan ..to cover alot of water looking for beds..Once I find beds..I use a few other lures..such as Spinnerbaits and crankbaits..

Here's an excellent weather site..tells the weather daily evry 3 hours and wind direction...VERY HELPFUL I FISHING AND HUNTING..It's base is at Southeastern University..1/2 mile from me..moon phases as well

http://www.wunderground.com/US/FL/Lakeland.html

Right when you click on...look to the right..and under the day it will say hourly..click on hourly..

The moon phases are on the bottom of the home page...you can also type in any city..

Good to meet you
 

It was great to meet you in person. You seem to have a great deal of knowledge of that area. The website is also very helpful and interesting. I have been playing around with it.

Zach

Hey Zach..I'm going back to the same spot we were at this eveing..I enjoy the quiet..I'll probably fish from 5:00 till dark...that is my #1 spot over all..on that side..but i have 5 very good spots..that place gets the least amount of pressure..folks just drive over top of it without stopping...lot of big bass have been caught and released form there..has all kinds of structure..and water depths..the fish are off..but I'll see what happens this evening..your welcome to join me..you have my number..

My son you saw,..Matt..we are going after specks tomorrow at Tenoroc..It was very nice meeting you too. you are only 1/2 the weight of my son.{ -: so we can both fish from my boat if you'd like..I like fishing before the new and full moons..Before this coming full moon I'll fish the entire week..I'm thinking the spawn should happen REAL SOON....I had one hit this morning..the fish was about 4-5 pounds..got real fiesty at the end and came unhooked.at the net.
God bless,
C7

Wenr back at 4:00 same spot..lost a 5 pounder at the net..but boated a 1 1/2 pounder..camera was dead so I video taped him..forgot to mention the date so the bass won't count
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNI6-j8Dq6k

Good Job
 

That is great to see you got one. Did you catch it with a worm or something else. Also was it in the deeper hole or by the reeds. I would have gone but I work at Winn Dixie and I had to work tonight. But great job.

Zach

I was pitching a rubber worm into the reeds and working it slowly back to the boat.All of the hits have been about 10 feet off the shore in about 7 foot of water..One problem with pitching ..your left hand has line and your right hand alone has the rod..On the two I lost I saw my line move ..the fish sucked it up and were moving away sloowly

I should hve quickly reeled in the slack but instead tried to set the hook with my my right hand only .I forgot to drop the rod tip and quickly reel in the slack..All 3 bass were in the same general area..I got no other bites anywhere..WHile leaving I stirred up a coupe of big swirls around another area..I think they are at the pre spawn stage..If it's ok with my wife..I will be doing some more fishing this week.

good info
 

I might try going out sometime and trying the same thing before the spawn. I just have to try to set the hook right because I do what you did a lot.

Zach

I put 4 pounds on the tourneyt this morning..I used 2 hands and went 2 for 2 LOL

Some luck
 

We went today me and my step-dad and the water has really warmed up. We saw some fish chasing around bait. My step dad caught one with a spinner bait casting parallel to the bank with overhanging trees and hydrilla on the edge.

Was this at Saddle Creek? I was there from 7-11
I pitched alot and then made some long cast..I caught both fish making long cast.I also tried spinner baits..

We went later
 

we were there from 1:00 to 4:00

Ill come out
 

If I am not working I'll go out there with ya. I ll start charging my batteries now.

My boat is at the school right now..

I plan to fish everyday this week..
C ya ..before I get fired ]-:

Im comin out
 

I am working tommorow but I will be out there Wednesday and hopefully Thursday or Friday depending on my work schedule. See ya then. Did you get anything today if so how?

Zach

I didn't go partner..it was pouring down raining..at Combee and the rador showed scattered showers..my wife said we are expecting high 30s weather this Thurs and Friday..so I will do my best to be out there Tues., and 60% chance of rain Wed.

I will look on the weather map and see about that weather..
OK..Looks like tomorrow is a very good day..cold front is coming in..Wed..with some rain.high 30s Friday morning..