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Unfortunately this isn't a place anyone can go fish but luckily I have access and love going here from time to time to get s good mess of fish! We fished yesterday morning and this morning brought home 30 yesterday morning and 27 this morning didn't keep any under 10" mostly on cane poles with minnows but did manage a few with jigs!! Love them dark fish!! Attachment 224471Attachment 224472
Wish i knew someone who knows someone that will allow a person an opportunity
to fish a few of the phosphat pits that inhabit Polk County. Almost all are closed to
outside world for one reason or another. (with justifyed reasons from insurance
coverage to just plain tresspassing, having no respect for the land owner or his
land .
To me it would be like arriving at the Garden of Eden........I may get lucky some
day to fish one of those Halloed grounds on this earth.
That's where we are at dealing with someone who knows someone and my uncle actually has the permission so every time we go we have to drag him along weather he wants to go or not we just bribe him with beer lol!!
GREAT LOOKING FISH
Took me 20 yrs of waiting to watch water get high enough to allow Gheenoe along
with Yelim go get into lake Buffum. Looking for the elusive 3 pounders there.
Didn't find any, few med sized spec's couple bass - one of which tangled 5 - 6 lines
we had out on troll..........finished our day
I actually got a report of some 15-16" out of surveyors today but herd there has been a lot of partying at the boat ramp so idk if u can get in there on a weekend or not!
Haven't been to Surveyor's in 5 yrs. used to be pretty good small lake..........
fished it a lot until - came in one day - saw boat trlr in ditch 100 yrs up from
lake - no pull vehicle - fisherman in lake with boat - someone had stolen their
vehicle............ Not a good area in middle of Orange grove - by yourself
Be safer with side kick, or med caliber either will help you in pinch.
Phosphate pits below Fort Meade probably have some good potential, but only
fished it couple times with Gheenoe - got feeling from man on duty that i was not
one of the "good ole boys" he knew - hence, i was put into couple pits that couldn't
produce good bull heads............"You get my drift Vern" did have some big, big
gators there though, got my attention.
Haha I deff get what u are saying on all aspects of both situations!!!
Those are some nice Agnes Slabs, way to go!
Nice catch..great places to fish. I normally fish the pits south of Bartow. I have a brother and best friend who have access..
Next time you decide to fish a few of your hot pits - may i tag along..............
If my boat will fit - we can use it or i have a gheenoe avail --that one's seats
two only. I here about the Fin & Feather pits for past 20 plus years. Never havefound
anyone that has a contact to get into one of those honey holes
We'll see..brother just text me earlier asking if I wanted to go tomorrow..him and wife caught them pretty good today..I can't go though just got down to Kissimmee.. Bite pretty good this afternoon..going again tomorrow.
can understand that - never walk away from something that is biting to
try another lake / pond etc.
Payton asked me to help drown some minnows tommorrow
at Tarpon - going to take him up on it................
Just finished couple new mylar colors want to try
To my knowledge Harold, Fin and Feather no longer exists. I have been to one of their pits many years ago with a member. I have applied and sent a check for dues. Check was never cashed and never heard a word from them. went to Mosiac office to join but was told employees only, no exceptions. Have made no attempt since and that was 15 years ago at least.
Mosiac pits south of Mulberry that you have been to, are the only public ones that I know of.
Yelim is correct, the old Fin and Feather is now for Mosaic employees only, no exceptions. And, no I'm not a Mosaic employee :)
Another good lake if you have any Duke Energy connections is Lake Konomack in Debary.
Nice mess !!