LAKE OKEECHOBEE BRAG'N BOARD
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11 lb.
Lake Okeechobee Trophy Bass
6 lb Okeechobee
Bass
Caught and released by Carol Garland as
her husband Mike yelled "o well" when the trophy bass
of his dreams was landed by his wife. Mike who has landed his
share of Florida bass (two 7 lb'ers, a 6 and a 6 1/2 lb'er) during the five years he has been bass
fishing with me on Okeechobee did (on this trip) hook and land
a "huge" bass right behind his wife's trophy catch that
"only weighed in at 6 3/4 lbs". Mike and Carol who own
and operate greenhouses (Jonesboro, TN - Farm Direct Greenhouse
- Bus. ph: 423-753-8383 - home ph: 423-753-2362) landed a total
of 63 Okeechobee
bass in the three days they
fished. All the bass were caught using shiners and all were released.
Captain Ron was their bass fishing guide.
Caught by Connie Prast (Southampton, MA - home ph: 413-533-9630).
Although only 23 bass were landed during 3 days of "very
slow" Okeechobee bass fishing (due to a cold front) Connie
did besides landing a 10 lb'er also caught a nice 6 1/2 lb. bass. His fishing buddy Tim Judd (Holyoke, MA
- home ph: 413-532-9746) also landed a 6 1/2 lb. bass. All bass
were caught using shiners and all (including the 10 lb'er) were
released. Captain Ron was their bass fishing guide. 
caught by Jose Bairos (Cambridge, Ont., Canada
- home ph: 516-621 -8753). Jose also caught and released a 7 3/4
lb. and a 7 lb. bass in addition to 59 other Okeechobee bass in the 2-5 lb. range. Luis Figueiredo (Ayr,
Ont. Canada - home ph: 519-632-7403) who also fished 3 days with
Jose had a big bass on that got away. All bass were caught using
shiners and released. Captain Ron was their bass fishing guide.
9 1/2 lb. Okeechobee
Trophy Largemouth
Bass
caught by Barbara Turkus (Fords, NJ - ph:
732-738-7613). Barbara also landed a 6 3/4 lb'er during this trip
(her third) and has a 6 and a 6 1/2 lb'er mounted from two previous
Lake Okeechobee trips. Her husband Tom (a New Jersey policeman)
who has been out fished by his wife finally hooked and landed
a 7 lb'er on this trip. All the fish (approx. 56 bass)
were caught using shiners and were released except the two 7 lb'ers.
Captain Ron was their fishing guide.
Caught
by Bob Hancock (Clinton, IN - home ph: 317-832-6236). Bob mounted
this "lunker" Lake Okeechobee trophy bass while his
fishing buddy Ray Fellows (Mecca, IN) caught and released a 7
1/2 lb. bass. Mike Lear and Eric Eslinger both from (Rockville,
IN) also helped catch a good share of the 80 Okeechobee
bass that were caught
using wild shiners during the 3 days they fished. Captain Ron
was Bob and Ray's fishing guide.
7
lb. Lake Okeechobee Trophy Bass
Caught by Steve Uhe - (Spencer, IA - home
phone: 712-264-3014). Steve had this lunker mounted out of the
numerous Okeechobee bass caught by him and his fishing buddy Keith
Conrad (koconr@monsanto.com) and 5 other fishermen from the American
Cyanamid Co. who were also guided for 2 days by 2 additional professional
Florida fishing guides. All bass caught were released except the
9 1/2 lb'er. Arden Kinnander (Armstrong, IA - home phone: 712-864-3476)
who unfortunately couldn't make the trip however did arrange this
successful Lake Okeechobee bass fishing trip. All bass were caught
using shiners. Captain Ron was Steve and Keith's fishing guide.
10
1/4 lb. Okeechobee Trophy Bass
caught
by Anthony Bellino (Cortland Manor, NY - home ph: 914-528-6101,
717-365-1706). Anthony and his wife on his "first" 3
day Lake Okeechobee fishing trip with us also caught a 6 1/2 lb'er and
54 other bass from 2-5 lbs.
On his "second" 3 day fishing trip he caught "three
7 lb. bass" while his fishing buddy Frank Schury (Ozone Park,
NY - home ph: 718-848 -2479) caught "two 7 3/4 lb'ers and
a 7 lb. bass". All bass were caught using shiners and were
released except the 9 lb. lunker and one 7 3/4 lb'er. Captain
Ron was their bass fishing guide
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