Flo-Rida!

     

Recently returned from a great week in Florida that included a total slam with my nephew.  We were able to enjoy and see the power of the Florida flipp'n bite!  What a blast. 

All of our fish came while flipping a Big Bite Bait 4" Yo Mamma rigged with a 3/0 Offset Superline Gamakatsu worm hook.   We flipped braided line with the Yo Mamma to any sort of cover that the fish could be holding in.  Grass, hanging over trees, mats, and all other kinds of cover.  I pegged a 1 oz tungsten weight in front of the bait and let it punch through the heavy cover.  You had to let it soak for a long time to get the fish to grab it. 

We did have a few other interesting visitors. 

One thing that did happen was a massive cold front set in on Florida....like a 25-50 year record.  It was in the 20's the first few days we were there...needless to say the fish didn't bite those days.  Even had frost all the way down to the keys.  It has caused for a massive fish die off all up and down the coast and Florida has shut down much of the ocean fishing for 6 months or more to try and let it recover.  The issue with this front was how long it lasted.  Usually it gets a bit cold but warms up a day or two later this one had been sitting over Florida for a few days before we arrived and stayed until wed.  The water temps on Okeechobee were in the mid to low 40's.  That is tough on a Florida strain bass.  Heck they are hard to catch in the North states when the water gets that cold.  Water temps in the ocean around the keys even dipped into the 40's! 

I am having techincal difficulties with posting my recent videos.  I hope to have it fixed soon and be back to posting some of the recent videos we have taken.