Favorite type of water for bass?

nothing really to brag about though the guys in 1st and 2nd were 1 oz difference at around 6.10

 

Only go for the BIG BOYS. 15LB.er on the wall from 1981 have not been able to top him yet but still try. We only fish one lake, East lake toho south of Orlando, It's real big but that where the big boys are!!!!!! Jim

 

The fishing is def better in fl. When I lived in st.pete I fished every day but I only fished the ocean. Usually caught 2 nice grouper that I would keep and have for dinner everyday. I cast netted so I didn't even have to pay for bait. I caught the usual fish too: puffer fish, stingrays,flounder,catfish, and gar... I am sure that I forgot some........I caught a 35lb carp...........biggest fish to date is a 65 lb swordfish out of Islamorada this year!!

 

My dad moved us down here in 1963. He lived to fish and play golf. I never liked golf but still love to fish to this day.A lot has changed in Fla. in almost 50 years. But folks still come from all over the world looking for the BIG one.. Jim

 

Arent there peacock bass in daytona speedway??? I want to catch one of them. I have been fishing since I was 6.... over 30 years now I still get excited with every bite... I caught a 5 lb bass (my personal best), I was running around like a school girl.........lol

 

I would have thought that there has been a newer post then my last post in 11.

 

what kind of bait/lures do y'all recommend for bass fishing? I've always wanted to go but I just haven't gotten around to it.

 

i like the seabass while wreckdiving. theyre super curious. and EVERYWHERE. pretty much awesome fish

 

I miss Texas...bass fishing in NM is practically non existent.

 

7 days and counting till Bass season around here.
There are lots of small lakes and ponds around here. I love throwing the jon boat in the back of the Tacoma and heading out in the mornings. In the calm small ponds, I have good luck with top surface poppers as well as artificial worms rigged Carolina style. I also fish in large lakes in the motor boat, the waters are too choppy for top surface lures, so here, I use rigged real worms, rigged artificial worms and mid level lures.

 

Taking the kayaks out for some bass fishing soon.... hope I get a big one.

 

I love the ponds out here, most people just fish them for stocked trout and cat fish, very few people take the time to fish for bass so when you do, they aren't timid about artificial lures, and they are usually no less than a pound.

 

This lake I am going to my 5 year old nephew caught a 2 or 3 lber yesterday, hope that doesnt jinx me. It is a nice size pond and we can kayak the whole lake in an hour or 2.

 

A good mid level lure (depending on water depth) is the Rapala SR7 (Deep runner) it will run about 7-11' they have a pale white shad lookin' one, always catches fish for me.

 

Small ponds are where the bass are in my area. I normally use a carolina rigged' black worm with a pink "flutter tail" on the end and fish the edges. Works out everytime.

 

^^Yeah I hit a lot of small ponds around me too. Lately I have been tequila sunrise power baits. They have been doing well for me in the past couple of seasons.....

 

Jeff kindly asks if the poll can be changed to add parking lots as well.

 

I absolutely love small pond fishing with a buzz bait or popper right after the sun has gone down. The water is like glass and you just know those lures are making those fish go insane. Then you hear the sound of victory.

 

My favorite kind of water for bass is any unpolluted water that bass come out of. Caught this one noodling in one of my neighborhood "lakes", lol................