REPORTS:
Brian Ouderkirk (Davenport,
IA - ph: 319-324-2733) and brother Ed (Davenport, IA - ph: 319-323-4939)
caught about 80 bass up to 6
lbs during 5 days (May 10 - 14, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with
Captain Ron. Brian caught two bass that weighed 6 lbs each and
an 11 3/4 lb. mudfish. His brother Ed landed a 5 3/4 lb. bass
and several others in the 4 - 5 lb. range. A pickerel that weighed
at least 4 lbs was also boated by Ed. The best catch of the trip
was a 10 1/2 lb. huge bass that I noticed floating on top of the
water struggling to stay submerged. Upon netting this beauty after
several tries, we discovered that it had a very large fish in
its stomach that caused it to be unable to stay submerged. This
trophy bass as of this time is recovering in one of my shiner
tanks. I have been treating it with antibiotics and will release
it in Okeechobee soon. I fished the Monkey Box and North Shore
areas of Lake Okeechobee. All bass caught were released.
Peter
Josef and brothers Joe and Tom (Manchester, NH - ph: 603-623-6454
- e-mail: pjosef@rpmcs.com) caught about 35 bass up to 6 1/2 lbs
during 3 days (May 7 - 9, 1999) of bass fishing with Captain Ron.
They fished with wild shiners and wade fished using artificial
lures. Joe caught the 6 1/2 lb'er on a wild shiner. He also had
a 5 lb. pickerel, a great white egret and a 2 foot alligator that
hit his shiner also. All bass, as well as the pickerel, egret
and alligator were released. 
Joe
Klaire (N. Palm Beach, FL - ph: 561-624-7448 - e-mail: JKlair@aol.com)
and Moish Novick caught and released 29 bass that included
a 8 1/2, a 7 1/4 and a 7 lb'er during 2 half days (May 6 &
7, 1999) of Florida wild shiner fishing on Lake Okeechobee with
Ron's Guide Service. Joe caught the 8 1/2 and 7 lb'er while Moish
hooked and landed the 7 1/4 lb'er. Bass where caught in the Monkey
Box area of Lake Okeechobee.
Darren
Young (Charlestown, NH - ph: 603-826-9735) his dad Dan Young (Charlestown,
NH - ph: 603-835-6525) and Ron Klink (Acworth, NH - ph: 603-835-2996)
caught about 50 bass up to 7 3/4 lbs using shiners during the
3 days (May 2 - 4, 1999) they fished with Captain Ron (Ron's Guide
Service). Ron caught the 7 3/4 lb'er which he is having mounted.
All the other bass (many of which ran in the 4 - 5 lb range) were
released. Fish were caught in the Monkey Box and North Shore areas
of Lake Okeechobee.
Tyson
Lee (Tuscumbia, AL - ph: 256-314-6346), Clayton Brown (Little
Rock, AR - ph: 501-661-9843) and David Dollar (Hector, AR - ph:
501-284-5021) caught and released 61 bass that included
a 7 1/4, a 6 1/2, a 5 1/2 and a 5 lb'er during 3 days (Apr. 30
- May 2, 1999) of Florida wild shiner fishing on Lake Okeechobee
with Ron's Guide Service. Tyson caught the 7 1/4 lb'er. Clayton
caught the 6 1/2 lb'er and David caught the 5 and 5 1/2 lb'ers.
Bass where caught in the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.|
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