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03-21-2024, 11:30 AM
Thread: Shell crackers
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Yes, I got the specs on grass shrimp. I forgot to...
Yes, I got the specs on grass shrimp. I forgot to mention that the hydrilla in Orange is pervasive. It seems to surround the pads but it's not actually in the pads themselves. The water around the...
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03-20-2024, 06:56 PM
Thread: Shell crackers
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I caught 3 monster shell crackers Thursday...
I caught 3 monster shell crackers Thursday morning, March 7, in the pads in the southeast corner of Orange Lake. They were fat and thick with roe. I caught them on grass shrimp and that was pretty...
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03-08-2024, 04:32 PM
Thread: Hydrilla Tool
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Hydrilla Tool
Anyone got a pic or description of a tool to use to make a hole in a thick mat of hydrilla. I'm just trying to get maybe a 3-4' deep hole in the vegetation so I can drop my bait in it.
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03-06-2024, 02:44 PM
Thread: Orange Lake Spawn?
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Thanks. With that water temp, you figure the...
Thanks. With that water temp, you figure the spawn is done?
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03-05-2024, 08:23 AM
Thread: Orange Lake Spawn?
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I hate to hear that. Any idea what the water temp...
I hate to hear that. Any idea what the water temp was?
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03-03-2024, 04:29 PM
Thread: Orange Lake Spawn?
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Orange Lake Spawn?
I gonna head down to Orange Lake this coming Thursday and was wondering if the spawn has taken place there yet? I don't know what the water temp is so if anyone has an idea, please lemme know. ...
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08-06-2023, 09:37 PM
Thread: Orange Lake
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Here's a couple of pix...I hope
Here's a couple of pix...I hope
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08-06-2023, 09:26 PM
Thread: Orange Lake
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Orange Lake
I went to Orange Lake this past Thursday (Aug. 3) and caught a mixed bag of 19 bluegill and shell crackers plus one keeper crappie. I was using grass shrimp in the pads at the south end and had the...
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06-11-2023, 04:50 AM
Thread: Humminbird 597ci HD Fishfinder
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So all I need to do is buy the Southeast Lake...
So all I need to do is buy the Southeast Lake Master chip, insert in the SD slot of my fish finder and find the map I want? I assume that smaller bodies of water that aren't on the card won't be...
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06-10-2023, 08:52 PM
Thread: Bonnet Worms
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Bonnet stalks are the stems that lilly pads, aka...
Bonnet stalks are the stems that lilly pads, aka bonnets, grow from. My buddy also uses maggots as bream bait. He sits chicken scraps outside in the sun for a few days and gets a bunch of them. I...
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06-09-2023, 09:08 PM
Thread: Humminbird 597ci HD Fishfinder
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Thanks for all the input here guys, I truly...
Thanks for all the input here guys, I truly appreciate it. But candidly I'm 78 years old and I'm a speed bump on the info super highway. So what is it specifically that I need to do? Do I need to...
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06-09-2023, 08:04 PM
Thread: Humminbird 597ci HD Fishfinder
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yES i JUST DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE TO GET.
yES i JUST DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE TO GET.
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06-09-2023, 04:22 PM
Thread: Humminbird 597ci HD Fishfinder
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Humminbird 597ci HD Fishfinder
I'm in Jacksonville, FL and I have the above fish finder. When I'm fishing the larger lakes in Fla. such as Orange and Lochloosa near Gainesville, the screen shows an image of the body of water with...
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06-09-2023, 08:44 AM
Thread: Bonnet Worms
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Bonnet Worms
I have a fishing buddy who grew up out in the woods in and around Gilchrist and Levy County. He tells me his grandfather used to slay bream by using what he calls bonnet worms. He said you can find...
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06-07-2023, 11:48 AM
Thread: Jacksonville Area Creeks
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6MM, thanks for the info. What about the tidal...
6MM, thanks for the info. What about the tidal creeks up to the north of Jax...Loftin, Thomas, and the others that flow into the Nassau and St Mary's. rivers?
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06-06-2023, 06:21 PM
Thread: Jacksonville Area Creeks
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Jacksonville Area Creeks
Anyone here fish for crappie around Jacksonville, i.e. Julington Creek, Trout Creek, Six Mile Creek? If so, how is it?
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06-06-2023, 06:18 PM
Thread: Night stalking
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So i guess leaving my truck and trailer at the...
So i guess leaving my truck and trailer at the ramp parking lot in wee hours ain't a smart thing to do?
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06-04-2023, 12:33 PM
Thread: Flushing an Outboard Motor
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Flushing an Outboard Motor
I have a 40 hp Yamaha 2-stroke older outboard that's never been in salt water. I plan to use in salt and brackish in August. Should I flush it out afterward? It'll probably be at least 2 hours before...
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02-16-2023, 08:34 PM
Thread: Orange Lake Question
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Orange Lake Question
I went to Orange Lake this past Tuesday and didn't do that great. I trolled minnow tipped jigs from about 7:30-11:30am in 9-10 feet of water and didn't get a hit. Then I went to the pads down at the...
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03-31-2022, 01:48 PM
Thread: Orange Lake
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Orange Lake
I fished Orange Lake this past Tuesday and after being skunked on crappie for the past two seasons, I got into the the shell crackers. I used grass shrimp on a bare hook, no weight, no float, on a...
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02-07-2022, 09:56 AM
Thread: Live Minnows?
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Gary's Tackle Box doesn't sell any live bait,...
Gary's Tackle Box doesn't sell any live bait, according to the gentleman who answered the phone when I called. He recommended Park's Place at 120 NW 39th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609. I called Parks...
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02-05-2022, 06:06 PM
Thread: Live Minnows?
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Live Minnows?
I was thinking about heading down to Lake Wauberg south of Gainesville and near Micanopy later this week. I'll be going down through Gainesville but I can't find any live bait dealers any where on my...
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01-01-2022, 07:52 PM
Thread: Black CreekMiddleburg
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6MM, thanks for the info about the boat traffic....
6MM, thanks for the info about the boat traffic. I had not even considered that. I had a similar experience a few years back when I tried to fish Dunns Creek out of Georgia Boys Fish Camp. Being...
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12-20-2021, 01:13 PM
Thread: Black CreekMiddleburg
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Black CreekMiddleburg
Anybody here fish for crappie in Black Creek near Middleburg? I've heard there's a launch ramp for Black Creek in Middleburg but I can't seem to find it. Thanks.
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09-03-2021, 01:52 PM
Thread: Little Santa Fe Water Level
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Little Santa Fe Water Level
I thinking of heading down to Little Santa Fe Lake near Keystone Heights/Melrose on Tuesday and was wondering what the water level is at the ramp on Little Santa Fe.
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06-07-2021, 07:50 PM
Thread: Orange Lake Water Level?
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Orange Lake Water Level?
Can you get into Orange Lake via the Marjorie Rawlings ramp? Water levels are down and I was just checking. I plan to head there Wednesday if there's enough water to motor out to the main lake....
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06-05-2021, 01:41 PM
Thread: Hydrilla Rake?
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Email sent. Thanks
Email sent.
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06-04-2021, 03:52 PM
Thread: Hydrilla Rake?
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Hydrilla Rake?
Anyone here got a pic of any kind of home made doo-dad or a method you use to make a hole in a mat of hydrilla to drop a line?
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05-17-2021, 08:41 AM
Thread: Orange Lake
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It has been 2-3 months since I was last at Orange...
It has been 2-3 months since I was last at Orange Lake. At that time, I did see a larger than normal amount of hydrilla, especially in the area I have heard called Twenty Brothers and Seven Sisters...
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04-10-2021, 09:40 PM
Thread: ORANGE LAKE BOAT RAMP
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Thanks. Gonna head down there Tuesday.
Thanks. Gonna head down there Tuesday.
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