Thread: Tilapia - how the heck you catch them.

Originally Posted by huntinslabs

Some day I am going to get down there and fish those canals.

You bad as my buddy in Deland. Living there for years and never fished down there until I took him four years ago.

Originally Posted by SeaRay

You bad as my buddy in Deland. Living there for years and never fished down there until I took him four years ago.

When you get down in Deland again you gotta holler. Like to meet you and at least shake your hand. Might even fish some. Lots of us close by there.

Originally Posted by SeaRay

You bad as my buddy in Deland. Living there for years and never fished down there until I took him four years ago.

Yea I know, but there is soooo much good fishing within 30 minutes of home it is hard to load up and drive 4-5 hours away to fish. Heck, it's hard to drive the 45 minutes to hour to Crescent when the bite was off the chain up there.

A little piece of white plastic bait makes a lasting dough ball. Works for mullet.

Originally Posted by skeetbum

When you get down in Deland again you gotta holler. Like to meet you and at least shake your hand. Might even fish some. Lots of us close by there.

Will do. My buddy inherited his father's house on Lake Kissimmee. He fixed it up for a vacation place. We trying to work out a trip there. He is joining me at Santee Cooper for a week of fishing next week.

Originally Posted by Slab

I've got these Tilapia hanging out in their big holes off my sea wall. They watch me, I watch them. They are so wary but cool to watch. I've seen them here for years now. They just swim away if I toss anything near them. We fish with hot dogs for the Bluegills but we've never caught a Tilapia. I think it sure would be fun to catch one some time. They are huge and would certainly put up a big fight. Not sure if they would eat good would they? Anyone have any ideas on how to get one other than with a Bow/Arrow!

Vegetation fish. Invasive fish. Hmm won't chase bait or a carrot. Haha I know. A bow n arrow sounds right and some hot grease to boot. Good eats.


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I have caught them on the big o fishing for shell crackers. Red worms or crickets.