FLORIDA BASS FISHING REPORT
MAY 1999

May with it's unseasonable cold temperatures yielded a good Florida bass spawn and some nice trophy size Florida bass. The Florida bass fishing reports listed below and updated on a daily basis detail the action and location of the bass fishing my clients have been experiencing while wild shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service.

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.

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Carl Lawson (Westminster, MD - e-mail: lawsonfloors@erols.com) and Damon Quigley caught and released 18 bass that included a 5 1/2 lb'er during 2 half days (May 15 & 16, 1999) of Florida wild shiner fishing on Lake Okeechobee with Ron's Guide Service. Bass where caught in the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.

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Frank Bandel and son Brendan (Lake Worth, FL - ph: 561-798-6961) caught and released 16 bass that included a 6 1/2 lb'er during 2 half days (May 8 & 9, 1999) of Florida wild shiner fishing on Lake Okeechobee with Ron's Guide Service. Bass where caught in the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.

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Peter Josef and brothers Joe and Tom (Manchester, NH - 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. Fished the North Shore and Monkey Box areas of Lake Okeechobee.

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Joe Klaire (N. Palm Beach, FL - e-mail: JKlair@aol.com) and Moish Novick caught and released 29 bass that included a 7, a 7 1/4 and a 8 1/2 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 7 and 8 1/2 lb'er while Moish hooked and landed the 7 1/4 lb'er. Bass where caught in the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.

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Mark and Nancy Welsh (Iowa City, IA - e-mail: MNSWelsh@aol.com) caught and released 14 bass during a half day (May 6, 1999) of Florida wild shiner fishing on Lake Okeechobee with Ron's Guide Service. Bass where caught in the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.

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Frank Oley Jr., dad Frank Sr. (Plains, PA - e-mail: FRANK1961@aol.com) and Frank Zdziarski (Shickshinny, PA) on their second fishing trip with Captain Ron caught 44 bass up to 4 1/2 lbs using shiners during the 3 days (May 4 - 6, 1999) they fished with Captain Ron (Ron's Guide Service). All the bass were released. Fish were caught in the Monkey Box and North Shore areas of Lake Okeechobee.

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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.

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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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