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from day break to about 9am, after that they have been shutting down.
Jacks Slough,Brahma,Bird and North Cove best at the moment
Night fishing with lights good, in the river bed, out in the lake ...

Thank you for the information. Im coming up to visit my daughter this winter for a few weeks and was wondering how the drawdown would affect the boat ramp on 300? I belive if I remember right, thats...

been talking to my friend back home, him and his wife have been catching filet size, in the upper 20's to mid 30's at night, from dusk to about 11:30 pm

Hey Benflow1, how r u doing these days?
We are heading to georgia to visit the daughter for awhile.
Going to take the boat with me and see what the Altamaha is doing these days
Yes, was jigging...

Jigged for about 45 min. caught 8 specks in the pads turned them loose for next year. Bluegill are coming on, popping in the pads early in the am

us goobers also call them spec's......short for speckled perch

your shellcrackers usually start first, before the bluegill do

you said the earliest.
End of March 1st part of April
The full moon kicks it off on Kissimmee,thats when I stick the wife in the front of the boat,idle along and let her start trying to smell them...

that goes on more times than you think,I doubt there is a lake in Florida that everyday someone in Fl isnt keeping over their limit.
Last year some guys from out of state got caught with over 1100...

more than likely

have you located the underwater springs yet? Has that particular lake turned over yet?

way to go, Im glad the persistence paid off for you.
Nice catch.
Not to sound like a know it all but several months ago I reminded folks especially from up north that a hydrilla weed line or even a...

forgot to add, my son and I only kept our limit of 50 and I have all my life used clicker counters to keep track. One for the total and one for what we kept because we keep a log

dont know about that, but years and years ago on Okeechobee before limits came into effect,my mother,dad and my wife one night did about the same thing.Differance there was 4 of us,my wife and I were...

Egmont Key is 62, getting real real close ,after the next cold shot it ought to be just "right" , hopefully next week for getting the most serious. They are starting to school up real good now...

Been following this thread with intrest,however this is wrong information if I read the post right.

Georgia agreement
Agreements with Bordering States

Reciprocal Agreements with Alabama,...

its the Dredge and Fill Permit .... that is whats going to stop you.
Its harder to get, than striking gold......flat out isnt worth it, just to dump some junk in a lake that may or may not work to...

that some of you may want to read a response from the FWC before someone gets into possiable trouble for not having a permit from the state if it applies to the specific body of water.

Response...

woke up from last nights fishing and saw your post
Saddlebag years and years ago was one of the better turtle lakes around,matter of fact an old man who lived out on the highway use to sell turtle...

Tested it out last night.......like Tony said "its grrrrrreat"
I got a 400-12 from the link you sent me,than instead of the 2-13w, I used 2-23w daybright's plus an aerator,all only on one designated...

Yes to what BenFlo1 said,you dont see double rigs hardly except on the interstate system
I have enough driving problems with little old ladies who cant see over the steering wheel going way under...

sent you a pm

like Centerdriver Im in the wash too when it comes to sizes, but the flip side is watching people filet bass 6-8-10 lbs and up. Talk about flat out getting me riled up watching a big old moma bass...

I jig 95% of the time the other 5% is when the wife is with me and she wants to drown minnows. :rolleyes:
I never use a bobber with a jig and contrary to popular belief,I catch most of the specs...

water temps way too hot to get serious for me

at the locks on highway 60 there is a boat ramp on the lake side and another ramp below the locks on the river side.There are low banks and high banks,both. There are cuts off the river also that...

there are several spots that the airboats will pull up to at night, to wait til its time to frog. But its hard to find unless you have some local knowledge of the lake itself.I would say on the east...

havent fished your specific area, but Lake Manatee off of highway 64 use to have specks in it. My brother lived in Zolfo Springs and we went over that way a few times fishing in it, but that was a...

Manatee goes from salt to brackish to fresh depending on rain fall,tides,
etc and where your specfically at on it.
Probably wouldnt hurt to paint it to protect it,paint is cheap protection
Than...

on friends pontoon, night fishing & drifting deep water,picking up a few specks.......no big ones tho