For Those of You Still Fishing..

Marc David · 12-14-10, 09:57 PM

I've been too busy to have a chance to fish here lately, which means more time reading/talking about it in the evenings. Hoping for a trip myself after Christmas and New Years once things slow down. For those of you who aren't freezing and still fishing, what are ya'll doing to catch them right now in your areas?

Bubba_Bruiser · 12-15-10, 12:16 AM

You ever fish Dreamstrike Marc? I have been wanting to make a trip down there around Feb or March.

Imgoodatwhatido · 12-15-10, 03:02 AM

Small, medium depth, shad colored crankbaits, and jigs. Open water on nicer days and IN heavy cover when fronts move in. Hard to go wrong with a shad colored bandit 200 series this time of year in most any lake in the country.

walkeraviator · 12-15-10, 08:12 AM

Everybody around my neck of the woods is headed to Dale Hollow for Float-n-Fly action...

Marc David · 12-15-10, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Bubba_Bruiser

You ever fish Dreamstrike Marc? I have been wanting to make a trip down there around Feb or March.

Haven't ever fished it, but have looked at their site when they first got going with the lake. I'd like to hear some reports from there, only thing I could find are a couple of videos on youtube that were old. The Orso Swimbait vid gives a few nice shots of the cover there, they also have another one with a guy from Fox 10 catching a few chunks on a fluke.

cassidyta · 12-15-10, 06:10 PM

Swimbaits have been king in my neck of the woods right now. Most of my resevoirs are trout stocked, so trout swimbaits anywhere from 6-13" have been my primary bait.

I am also picking up bass on rock piles with drop shot and jigs.

danielbasspro · 12-18-10, 01:30 PM

In the orlando area i have been throwing a swim jig, drop shot, weightless worms, deadsticking a fluke, and flippin craws with big tungsten weights for the clear water. on the muddier lakes i have been throwing big 10 inch tex as rigged worms, big and bulky jigs,red rattletraps, and big spinnerbaits slowrolled. the fishin has really slowed lately with this crappie weather.(pun intended)

BBD · 12-20-10, 10:10 PM

Jigs, senkos, and shakey heads have been doing it for me.

bassfisherman94 · 12-23-10, 05:15 AM

I haven't had the chance to fish since early November. But, I was mostly catching them on 4" or 5" Senkos. Usually the green pumpkin color was working the best.

WTL · 12-23-10, 11:48 AM

No real discernible patterns in the past few minitrips I've been out on. Picking up a couple here or there on spinnerbaits, got one on a jig yesterday, slower.

Its been a cold year. I keep waiting for that global warming to kick in, I look forward to taking my future grandchildren fishing for spawning bass in late december and nightfishing in february. Wish it would go ahead and get here.

Bender · 12-23-10, 11:48 PM

I thought winters were supposed to be mild in the south! I haven't been home much recently though. Any trip coming up for me will involve drilling a big hole through the ice.
Edit: I'm in Michigan now.

I was home last weekend and got out for an hour and half, not enough time to get the boat out. I tried a split shot rig and jerkbaits. I've always done best with jerkbaits in cold water but that was up north. I got one bass last weekend and he was on a Pointer 78DD.

I haven't seen anybody else out fishing at all.

Bubba_Bruiser · 12-24-10, 02:21 AM

That is because everyone and their mother are deer hunting in MS hahahaha. The rut is off/on from mid-Dec until the end of January depending on which part of the state you are in.

BBD · 12-24-10, 08:01 PM

I caught a 3 and 4 1/2lber today on spinner baits. This is a larger murkier pond that's 21ft deep. There's an aerator in the middle and while I was working the edged of the pond, I kept seeing shiners being chased to the top of the water by larger size Bass who were jumping half way out the water, not your typical swirl.

So something told me to run a spinner bait through the middle of the aerator. First cast on the spinner bait yielded a 4.5LBS fish. Then I saw Bass swirling the water on the southern most corner of the pond, threw the spinner again and hooked up with a 3lber (3.2lbs)

4 1/2

3lber

BBD · 12-24-10, 08:28 PM

MikeS. (member here) caught this 5 and 2 lber two days ago in Lake pearl, Orlando. A weightless watermelon red senko caught these two.

Bubba_Bruiser · 12-24-10, 08:34 PM

BBD is on fififififif...fire here lately. Nice haul fo sho!

12-14-10, 09:57 PM	#1
Marc David BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 324	For Those of You Still Fishing.. I've been too busy to have a chance to fish here lately, which means more time reading/talking about it in the evenings. Hoping for a trip myself after Christmas and New Years once things slow down. For those of you who aren't freezing and still fishing, what are ya'll doing to catch them right now in your areas?

12-15-10, 12:16 AM	#2
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	You ever fish Dreamstrike Marc? I have been wanting to make a trip down there around Feb or March. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

12-15-10, 06:10 PM	#6
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Swimbaits have been king in my neck of the woods right now. Most of my resevoirs are trout stocked, so trout swimbaits anywhere from 6-13" have been my primary bait. I am also picking up bass on rock piles with drop shot and jigs. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

12-18-10, 01:30 PM	#7
danielbasspro BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Altamonte Springs Florida Posts: 252	In the orlando area i have been throwing a swim jig, drop shot, weightless worms, deadsticking a fluke, and flippin craws with big tungsten weights for the clear water. on the muddier lakes i have been throwing big 10 inch tex as rigged worms, big and bulky jigs,red rattletraps, and big spinnerbaits slowrolled. the fishin has really slowed lately with this crappie weather.(pun intended) __________________ Daniel

12-23-10, 11:48 AM	#10
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	No real discernible patterns in the past few minitrips I've been out on. Picking up a couple here or there on spinnerbaits, got one on a jig yesterday, slower. Its been a cold year. I keep waiting for that global warming to kick in, I look forward to taking my future grandchildren fishing for spawning bass in late december and nightfishing in february. Wish it would go ahead and get here. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

12-15-10, 03:02 AM	#3
Imgoodatwhatido BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 158	Small, medium depth, shad colored crankbaits, and jigs. Open water on nicer days and IN heavy cover when fronts move in. Hard to go wrong with a shad colored bandit 200 series this time of year in most any lake in the country.

12-15-10, 08:12 AM	#4
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	Everybody around my neck of the woods is headed to Dale Hollow for Float-n-Fly action...

12-20-10, 10:10 PM	#8
BBD BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 212	Jigs, senkos, and shakey heads have been doing it for me.

12-23-10, 05:15 AM	#9
bassfisherman94 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 3	I haven't had the chance to fish since early November. But, I was mostly catching them on 4" or 5" Senkos. Usually the green pumpkin color was working the best.

12-23-10, 11:48 PM	#11
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	I thought winters were supposed to be mild in the south! I haven't been home much recently though. Any trip coming up for me will involve drilling a big hole through the ice. Edit: I'm in Michigan now. I was home last weekend and got out for an hour and half, not enough time to get the boat out. I tried a split shot rig and jerkbaits. I've always done best with jerkbaits in cold water but that was up north. I got one bass last weekend and he was on a Pointer 78DD. I haven't seen anybody else out fishing at all.

12-24-10, 02:21 AM	#12
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	That is because everyone and their mother are deer hunting in MS hahahaha. The rut is off/on from mid-Dec until the end of January depending on which part of the state you are in. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

12-24-10, 08:01 PM	#13
BBD BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 212	I caught a 3 and 4 1/2lber today on spinner baits. This is a larger murkier pond that's 21ft deep. There's an aerator in the middle and while I was working the edged of the pond, I kept seeing shiners being chased to the top of the water by larger size Bass who were jumping half way out the water, not your typical swirl. So something told me to run a spinner bait through the middle of the aerator. First cast on the spinner bait yielded a 4.5LBS fish. Then I saw Bass swirling the water on the southern most corner of the pond, threw the spinner again and hooked up with a 3lber (3.2lbs) 4 1/2 3lber Last edited by BBD; 12-24-10 at 08:22 PM.

12-24-10, 08:28 PM	#14
BBD BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 212	MikeS. (member here) caught this 5 and 2 lber two days ago in Lake pearl, Orlando. A weightless watermelon red senko caught these two.

12-24-10, 08:34 PM	#15
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	BBD is on fififififif...fire here lately. Nice haul fo sho! __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

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