FLORIDA BASS FISHING BRAG'N BOARD:
JULY
1999
Florida bass fishing
7 1/2 lb. trophy bass
was caught on (July 8, 1999)
by John Skimelis Jr. (Shrewsbury, NJ - home ph: 732-741 -4017
- e-mail: Bass7015@aol.com). John Jr. and his dad caught 32 bass
up to 7 1/2 lbs. using shiners during the 3 days (July 8 - 10,
1999) they fished on this trip (their fourth) with Captain Ron.
All bass were caught using shiners and released except for the
7 1/2 lb trophy bass that is being mounted.
All fish were
caught in the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee. John on his
"third fishing trip" (June 24 - 26, 1998) with Captain
Ron caught a 8 1/2 lb. Florida trophy bass on
(June 26, 1998) John Jr., his dad and sister Karen (e-mail: KRNNC@aol.com)
caught and released about 45 bass up to 5 lbs. during the 3 days
(June 24 - 26, 1998) they fished with wild shiners. On this trip
"their third since June 1995 with Captain Ron"
we dubbed John's sister Karen the "Mudfish Queen" after
she hooked and caught at least 25 mudfish that ran
in weight
from 5 - 8 lbs. On their "first trip" (June 15
-17, 1995) John Jr. hooked and landed a 9 lb. Lake Okeechobee trophy bass. He
also landed and released a 6 1/2 lb'er and 64 other bass from
2-5 lbs. John also caught a 5 1/2 lb. Snook (Snook and Tarpon
are occasionally caught in Lake Okeechobee). All bass were caught
using shiners and released except for the 9 lb. trophy bass that
is being mounted. Captain Ron was their bass fishing guide. |
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