South of the Seminole Line...

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10-20-2018, 07:28 PM
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South of the Seminole Line...

Last year I had a blast fishing the Stick Marsh in early December(2017) & promised myself to return by October(2018) to gauge how early the bite starts down that way. Was kinda slow to start the morning picking 1 up here & there as well as more throw backs then other trips. Was waiting for the wind to kick in a little, but never happened & was mirror/slick, so was about to tuck my tail & call it....but decided to run a zig-zag pattern on 1 last pass & BANG!! No particular speed some hit the fast side & some the slow. The big Gals started feeding hard, excellent bite from 11am to 12:30 pm, went from 10 fish to a limit right quick. Tenn. shad & blue/chart were best colors. Couple of the 14" fish weight 1#14oz. & 1#13oz. real butterballs, had 8 to 10 shad in each's belly. Few pics of the morning...11"-14" & a gill...39 on the clicker
10-20-2018, 07:48 PM
Crappieday

Sometimes they bite early sometimes late just glad they bit for you. Man that water looks slick.
10-20-2018, 07:49 PM
skeetbum

You were threatening heading back down there when we last spoke. Glad it was a good trip. Way too many fish to clean unless I was sitting down. We have to go back down one day.
10-20-2018, 07:59 PM
SpeckledSlab

Nice post and catch.
10-20-2018, 10:36 PM
slammingjack

Wow! Nice mess of fish!
10-21-2018, 05:07 AM
up2specks

Nice Numbers/quality/pics, Jeff...now you're logging in some travelling time/mileage like I do=Reach for the "highest fruit"! Thanks for sharing.
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10-21-2018, 06:27 AM
RiceRocket

Thanks SD Been wondering if the bite had picked up at the SM RR
10-21-2018, 06:48 AM
Slimjim1

Looks like a good day. You got some real nice ones in there.
10-21-2018, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by skeetbum

You were threatening heading back down there when we last spoke. Glad it was a good trip. Way too many fish to clean unless I was sitting down. We have to go back down one day.

Didn't plan on cleaning them, but a fella at work couldn't make the trip & I know was eager for a few tasty fillets, so couldn't just drop off...
10-21-2018, 06:59 AM
huntinslabs

Gfeat day Jeff. Glad your trip wasnt a bust.
10-21-2018, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by huntinslabs

Gfeat day Jeff. Glad your trip wasnt a bust.

I'm telling ya....the fish grow quick & fat there, just like Crescent...both lakes are 1 1/2 hr from house, difference is out of 70 boats 65 of them will be green carp fishing down at the Stick Marsh...much less pressure
10-21-2018, 08:10 AM
Redge

Nice mess of fish! That’s a cool looking lake with the palm trees.
Don’t see that in Oklahoma!

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10-21-2018, 04:44 PM
Anchor Man

Nice mess Jeff, great pictures.

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10-22-2018, 12:01 PM
specktacklure

:HandsClapping great report & pictures Jeff. Glad to see you made it back down there & had a very successful trip.

Sometimes the travel is questionable but usually worth the results especially with a mess like that !!:cheers2:cheers2
10-22-2018, 02:31 PM
yobuck

Thanks for that report. Thats one of my closer to home locations. The closest is Garcia, but it is so covered up with hydrilla now its not worth going. Same with several others, the new as yet unopened one next to Stick marsh isn't even visable now, totally covered.
Problem with Stick Marsh is that as the tourist season heats up you cant find an empty parking space due to all the bass fishermen. And by the time they all leave the weather has heated up. lol
The canal on the right as you drive back in there is the C54. There is a good ramp and dock within about a half mile as you drive off the paved road just past the rowing club. Thats about a 10/12 mile stretch of wide canal with some decent depth water which also includes 2 bridges including the I 95 bridge. Hardly ever anybody there, and pretty good for trolling.
Just assuming you fished near where you took the pics? Did you venture over to the Farm 13 side at all?
10-22-2018, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by specktacklure

:HandsClapping great report & pictures Jeff. Glad to see you made it back down there & had a very successful trip.

Sometimes the travel is questionable but usually worth the results especially with a mess like that !!:cheers2:cheers2

Yep Bryan...gotta take that straight shot down 95 & wet a line, can't be that long for you...
10-22-2018, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by yobuck

Thanks for that report. Thats one of my closer to home locations. The closest is Garcia, but it is so covered up with hydrilla now its not worth going. Same with several others, the new as yet unopened one next to Stick marsh isn't even visable now, totally covered.
Problem with Stick Marsh is that as the tourist season heats up you cant find an empty parking space due to all the bass fishermen. And by the time they all leave the weather has heated up. lol
The canal on the right as you drive back in there is the C54. There is a good ramp and dock within about a half mile as you drive off the paved road just past the rowing club. Thats about a 10/12 mile stretch of wide canal with some decent depth water which also includes 2 bridges including the I 95 bridge. Hardly ever anybody there, and pretty good for trolling.
Just assuming you fished near where you took the pics? Did you venture over to the Farm 13 side at all?

PM'd ya Yobuck...
10-23-2018, 10:15 AM
specktacklure

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Originally Posted by Speck Detector

Yep Bryan...gotta take that straight shot down 95 & wet a line, can't be that long for you...

Probably about an 1.5 hr drive, I'd like to give a try some day, maybe when/if I get a new trailer !!
10-24-2018, 08:10 PM
SlowRideStu

Nice mess Jeff. No doubt some monsters are plugging along out there now.:popcorn
10-26-2018, 09:10 PM
deepfry

Glad you had a great time!!