Ok, I have been saying let the water temps get into the 60's and watch out!!!
This morning we were greeted with water temps starting at 61.5 degrees
not great but much better then yesterdays 54 degree water..
I had Bill Jr Bill Sr and Father In law Dan in from NJ for a day of fishing.
The water temps were fine but our next problem was WIND at daybreak.
We had winds out of the SE at 15 to 25 MPH and gust to 35.
One of the great things about the St Johns River is you can always
get out of the wind.We headed north up River around the BlueSprings area
to fish some of the many fallen tree tops along the main River channel.
Things started out a little slow with a couple missed bites at the first stop
and the next couple stops resulted in the same manner missed fish.
(For those that think Shiner fishing is easy Think again}To catch these big
trophy bass from under floating grass is not real easy.Everything must work
perfect.Timing when to set the hook and knowing where that big fish is before
setting the hook is number one priority, then making sure every inch of slack
is taken up before setting the hook is second,third and most important is
SET THE HOOK AS HARD AS POSSIBLE!! After we went through this
routine about 10 times today we finally got it right and fish started coming
in the boat.These guys finished up the day like pros.With 10 minutes
left to fish I hooked Dan up with a 12 inch Wild Shiner and pitched it
under a big mat of Dollar Weed setting in about 9 ft of water.It didn't take long
for this big shiner to shoot out from under the grass mat into the open water
with a big fish on his tail.The chase lasted about 3 or 4 minutes as this
True Florida Trophy Bass was sizing up her prey.It only took her one try
to inhale this big wild shiner and it was game on.Two jumps completely
out of the water had this fishing crew in fits but after a long battle with the
USA CUSTOM CAMO STIX ROD the fight was over and Dan had the fish
of a lifetime in his hand weighing 10 pounds on the Certified Boga Grip.
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Our new saying here at Bass Challenger Guide Service Is
ANOTHER TROPHY FISH WHIPPED WITH A CAMO STIX.
Thanks From Captain Ed Bussard and Bass Challenger Guide Service Guiding
Clients To Trophy Bass In Central Florida For Over 30 Years
The St Johns River Is Only Minutes From Orlando,Disney World and Daytona Beach
Office 407-273-8045
Cell 321-377-2013
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