| Florida bass fishing is a great wy to spend | | | | is: a- Throw a rattletrap and rip it through |
| your vacation time and enjoy plenty of | | | | the submereged weeds, b- Work a hard jerkbait |
| sunshine especially in the colder months. The | | | | along the outside edge of the topped out |
| largemouth bass in Florida tend to spawn in | | | | weeds with a jerk-jerk pause action, c- A |
| January through April. The large Florida | | | | topwater prop bait or Zara Spook in the |
| female bass are easier to catch at this time | | | | pockets and edges of the canopy can bring |
| of year because they are in the shallow | | | | explosive strikes. |
| visible cover which is most sought by the | | | | |
| avid bass fishemen. The air temperatures in | | | | The emergent varieties of weeds include |
| Central and South Florida average in the 60's | | | | Kissimmee grass, cattails and bulrush. This |
| in January and gradually warm to the 80's in | | | | type of vegetation is great for spawning |
| April. These temperatures are not only ideal | | | | fish. Work both pockets and points with a |
| for the bass, but they provide the fishermen | | | | Texas rigged worm or tube. Sight fishing |
| an memorable outing on the some of the best | | | | these areas can be awesome. Look for sandy |
| largemouth bass waters in the country. | | | | areas and look as far as you can from the |
| | | | boat as the fish on these beds often spook |
| The lakes are relatively shallow as compared | | | | upon your approach. Once a fish is sihted, |
| to other states, often averaging 10-15 feet | | | | stay back as far as possible and toss a Texas |
| deep in the center. This fact allows the avid | | | | rigged worm of tubebait beyond the bed. Work |
| bass fishermen a greater chance for success | | | | the bait into the center of the spot, and |
| since they can easily probe these depths with | | | | create a twitching motion on the bait by |
| a variety of baits such as: Texas rigged | | | | jiggling the rod tip with very small motions. |
| worms, flippin baits, crankbaits, | | | | Try to keep the bait in the center of the bed |
| spinnerbaits and jerkbaits to name a few. The | | | | and if you see the line twitch or moving |
| shorelines often offers cover in the 2-5 foot | | | | sideways, immediately set the hook! |
| range which is ideal for the spawnig | | | | |
| largemouth bass. | | | | Pitching and casting weedlines in the winter |
| | | | months is also very productive. The bass are |
| The main structure in Florida lakes are | | | | often staging to spawn and are cruising these |
| weeds, both submerged and emergent | | | | lines. They also may actually be bedding, but |
| vegetation. The submerged variations include | | | | due to the depth of the beds you may not be |
| hydrilla, coontail, and peppergrass. Although | | | | able to see them. |
| these exist primarily underwater, their upper | | | | |
| most stalks often lay on the surface and | | | | So if you have the itch to fish for bass, |
| create a canopy which is often used by the | | | | give Florida Bass Fishing a try and I'm sure |
| Florida bass as ambush cover. The best | | | | you won't be disappointed. |
| techniques to use to fish this type of cover | | | | |