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