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Lake Tarpon Fishing Report Updated OCTOBER 3RD 2008

OCT.3RD
BEEN FISHING SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS FOR THE PAST COUPLE TIMES OUT. SHINNER BITE IS STARTING TO PICK UP FOR ME ITS BEEN BEST FREE LINING THEM WITH A SMALL SPLIT SHOT ABOUT 12 INCH FROM THE HOOK. ONCE AGAIN LOOK FOR THOSE UNDERWATER LEDGES, THE STEEPER THE BETTER.. GETTING READY FOR THE EXTREME CLASSIC NEXT WEEK END.. SO IVE BEEN THROWING A LOT OF DIFFERENT LURES SEEING WHAT I FEEL CONFIDENT WITH AND LETS FACE THAT 90 PERCENT OF FISHING .. IF YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE IN WHAT YOUR FISHING WITH, IT WILL DO WELL..AND RIGHT NOW FOR ME ITS A BLACK GULP WORM ON A JIG HEAD.. SO THAT LOOK LIKE WHAT ILL MOST LIKELY BE FISHING WITH DURING THE CHAMPIONSHIP..ALSO LETS NOT FORGET MY MODIFIED BEETLE SPIN. WHICH IS YOUR BASIC BEETLE SPIN, I GET RID OF THE TAIL THAT COME WITH IT AND REPLACE IT WITH A SPILT TAIL GRUB. SWIMS REALLY NICE. CAUGHT A LOT OF BIG FISH ON THAT.




FALL IS HERE
Friday, Sep 26, 2008

WELL FALL IS UPON US. WITH IT CAME SOME COOL WEATHER TODAY. SO I WAS UP EARLY AND DECIDED TO GIVE LIVE BAIT A TRY. THE WATER AROUND 75 DEGREES AND STAINED. WITH WINDS COMING OUT OF THE NORTH. I DECIDED, I WAS GOING TO HEAD NORTH AND AVOID AND THE CHOMPY WATER. WITH LIVE BAIT AS I SOON REALIZED YOU MUST GET INTO A DIFFERENT FRAME OF MIND START FISHING THE DEEP HOLES AND STEEP DROP OFF. ONCE I DID THAT I LANDED 3 NICE KEEPERS ONE RIGHT AFTER ANOTHER. I LIKE TO FREE LINE THE SHINNERS WITH A SMALL SPILT SHOT ABOUT 10 TO 12 INCHES UP FROM THE HOOK TO HELP THE SHINNER DOWN DEEP. AS FAR AS HOOKING YOUR SHINNER GO THROUGH THE LIP AND NOSE OR THE DORSAL FIN, WHICH I PREFER , PRODUCES A LITTLE MORE ACTION. AS FAR AS LURES, I STILL RECOMMEND THE SHAKY HEAD JIG OR A RATTLE TRAP. START LOOKING FOR THAT REACTIONARY STRIKE.
THURSDAY HAD AN EXTRA BONUS BECAUSE DWAYNE FROM ONE STOP BAIT AND TACKLE CALLED ME AND ASKED WITH I WANTED TO HIT THE GULF . THE GULF WATER WAS ALITTLE CLOUDY WITH A SMALL CHOMP BUT A BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON. NOW I DON'T DO MUCH SALT WATER FISHING BUT I WORKED AT A TACKLE STORE AND I RECOMMENDED THE BERKLY'S GULP BAIT A THOUSAND TIMES HONESTLY FROM SECOND INFORMATION. BUT THAT STUFF IS AMAZING. WE FISHED ABOUT 200 OR 300 YARDSS OFF FRED HOWARD BEACH AND DOWN TOWARDS DUNIDIN CAUSEWAY. I THOUGHT WE HAD A GREAT AFTERNOON.
I MUST OF BEEN HIT EVERY TIME I THREW MY LINE IN THE WATER. YIELDING A BUNCH OFF SMALL TROUT GROUPER LADY FISH AND YOURS TRULY BROUGHT IN THE BIGGEST FISH OF THE DAY ABOUT A 20 INCH BLUE FISH ALONG WITH A HUGE DOLPHIN THAT FOLLOWED THE BOAT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. LETTING DWAYNE HAND FEED HIM ARE JUNK FISH. IT WAS AN AWESOME DAY OF FISHING.

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