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I fish Istokpoga and Arbuckle Creek. Highlands County has a ton of water. You'll have no problems finding specks.

Lots of info at the attached link. Give it a read. https://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/manage

It'll take an hour to get out of Brandon; but once you do there are a ton of lakes to the east. Edward Medard Reservoir is probably the closest place to you. Although, they do have some restrictions...

Livingston

Weather: Sunny, 77* air temp

Wind: 3-5 mph

Water Temp: 69.8*

Method: 10' jigging rod, 10lb flouro and hand tied jigs.

I've used them and they produce.

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The unpackaged jigs are my most commonly used. I tie them myself.

The others are a Muck City grass shrimp and cocaine jig.

I always have a rake.

Definitely a jigging lake. Get yourself in the maidencane around Taylor Creek with a jigging rod or minnows and you'll catch a limit in the a.m. Remember Okeechobee has a 10" minimum. Tight lines.

Location: Lake Okeechobee

Weather. Sunny, 62* air temp warming to 82*

Wind: 10-12 mph on Sat and light wind Sunday

Water Temp: 72.9*-73.4*

Method: 10' jigging rod, 10lb flouro and hand...

I've never fished Talquin ,but I have logged many hours on Okeechobee around Taylor Creek. January is a good time to jig the shallow water and the catch rates are extremely high.

Nice looking fish. I will definitely check out the YouTube channel.

You can view the page at https://www.crappie.com/crappie/content.php?r=4178-11-08-9-10-Kissimmee-Chain-Report-From-a-Newbie

I still use a regular filet knife and I always get that belly meat. Might take a few minutes more to clean a mess of fish, but I don't like leaving much behind.

Mostly Lake Kissimmee

Hello folks. I'd like to say I have been lurking around this site for quite some time and thought it was time to contribute. I look forward to adding what little bit I know to this great forum.

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I would recommend Robbie Ward. He fishes out of Fast Break and specializes in Speck fishing.

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