Florida bass fishing references
from the State Of Kentucky. I have put together a Florida bass
fishing report of trophy bass caught using shiners by Kentucky
residents. Their name, address,
home phone number and e-mail address (if they have one) are also included
so as to verify the contents and afford prospective clientele
the opportunity to get first hand information from folks who have
fished with our guide service.
LAKE
OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
AUGUST 30 & 31, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing anglers Bill Hart and Janet Durrum (Lexington, KY
- e-mail: janetdurrum@hotmail.com)
caught 41 bass that included
a 4 1/2 lb., 4 1/4 lb., 4 lb. and 3 1/2 lb. during 2 days of wild
shiner fishing with Captain Ron on August 30 & 31, 2002. All
bass were released. Bass were caught in the Monkey Box area of
Lake Okeechobee.
Lake
Okeechobee Bass Fishing Report:
June
23 & 24, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing anglers Denny and his son Matty Mullins (Totz, KY
- ph: 606-573-9354) caught bluegills,
shellcrackers and bass up to 5 lbs during 2 half days of fishing
with Captain Ron on June 23 & 24, 2002. Matty caught the 5
lb'er and some nice sized bluegills and shellcrackers. All fish
were released. Bass, bluegills and shellcrackers were caught in
Harney Pond Canal and the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.
Lake
Okeechobee Bass Fishing Report:
April
1 & 2, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing anglers Kyle Smith (London, KY - ph: 606-862-4237)
and Randy Baker (London, KY - ph: 606-878-2486) caught
and released 16 bass that included a 5 1/2 lb'er during 2 half
days of wild shiner fishing with Captain Ron on April 1 &
2, 2002. Bass were caught in the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.
LAKE
OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
FEBRUARY
27, 28, MARCH 1, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing anglers Eugene and Sandra Ceglinski (Paducah, KY,
- ph: 270-554-8612 - e-mail: KyVet@msn.com) caught and released about 25 bass up to
7 lbs during 3 days (Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 2002) of wild shiner
fishing with Ron's Guide Service. The fishing was very poor due
to a severe cold front that hit Florida. Eugene caught the 7 lb'er.
Bass were caught in the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.
LAKE
OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
FEBRUARY
7 & 8, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing anglers Tony Horn (Cookeville, KY - ph: 931-528-3341
- e-mail: tony@traccess.com), Shane
Welch and Lynn Gore caught only
10 bass up to 6 1/2 lbs during 2 half days (Feb. 7 & 8, 2002)
of wild shiner fishing with Captain Ron. We fished under gale
force windy conditions. Tony caught the 6 1/2 lb'er. Bass were
caught in the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.
LAKE
OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
FEBRUARY
3, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing anglers John Vaughn (Columbia, KY - ph: 270-384-3110)
and Rick Scott (Morgantown, KY - ph: 270-526-5484) caught and released 8 bass up to 6 lbs during
1 day (Feb. 3, 2002) of wild shiner fishing with Captain Ron.
John caught the 6 lb'er. Bass were caught in the North Shore area
of Lake Okeechobee.
Dave Potter
(Louisville, KY - ph: 502-638-0742 - e-mail: POTTERDK14@aol.com - alp2430@aol.com)
and Rob Allex (Sherphardsville, KY - ph: 502-955-5598) caught and released 127 bass that included
a 6 and a 6 1/4 lb'er during 5 days (Mar. 15 - 19, 1999) of wild
shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service. Bass where caught in
the North Shore, Monkey Box and Moonshine areas of Lake Okeechobee.
Here's a
recent e-mail I received from the above
guys:
From: POTTERDK14@aol.com
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 15:06:58 EST
To: info@ronsguideservice.com
Subject: Dave Potter and Rob Allex fishing trip update
Dear Ron, We actually caught
51 fish on Friday making the total catch for the
week 127 bass. We had a great time fishing with John for 4 days
and Kenny for
1 day. We hope to come back again next year. Thanks for everything.
Dave Potter
Dave Potter
(Louisville, KY - ph: 502-638-0742 - e-mail: POTTERDK14@aol.com - alp2430@aol.com)
and Rob Allex (Sherphardsville, KY - ph: 502-955-5598)
Stuart and son JR Stephens (Falmount, KY - ph: 606-654-3225) caught and released about
20 bass that included a 7 1/2 that Stuart caught and a 8 1/2 lb'er
that his son JR caught using
shiners during 2 half days (Feb. 25 and 26, 1999) of fishing on
Lake Okeechobee with Ron's Guide Service. All the bass which were
released were caught in the Moonshine and North Shore areas of
Okeechobee.
Mark and his dad Ken Kinser (Louisville, KY - Mark's ph: 502-367-6673
- Ken's ph: 502-937-9349) caught
and released about 35 bass up to 5 lbs. using
shiners during 3 days (Feb. 16 - 18, 1999) of fishing on Lake
Okeechobee with Captain Ron. All the bass which were released
were caught in the Monkey Box and Moonshine areas of Okeechobee.
Mark on a previous 3 day trip back in December of 1995 caught
a 7 3/4 lb. trophy bass (shown here) and a 6 1/2 lb'er
Charlotte Kemmler and Charlie Miller (Louisville, KY - ph: 502-893-8648
- e-mail: louezdoesit@webtv.net) caught 15
bass up to 6 lbs. during two half days (Jan. 11 & 12, 1999)
of wild shiner fishing with Rons Guide Service. Charlotte
of course caught the 6 lb'er. Fish were caught and released on
the North Shore of Okeechobee.
Here's a e-mail I received from this couple:
X-From_:
louezdoesit@webtv.net Thu Feb 4 15:33:43 1999
From: louezdoesit@webtv.net (Charles Miller)
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 15:34:41 -0500 (EST)
To: fish@ronsguideservice.com
Subject: dear Ron,
Content-Disposition: Inline
Greeting
from Louisville, Ky. We finally got our internet service
hooked up, so decided to let you know we got your phone message
about
the 75.00 money order. Thanks again for the wonderful fishing
time at
the lake. Wish we had stayed there longer instead of going to
Mickey
Mouse Land! Maybe we'll be back again soon. We've passed on to
some bass
fisherman about you guys, hope you see more folks from Louisville.
Yours in KY. Our email address is louezdoesit@webtv.net
I bet you can't figure out that name. HAHA! BYE.
Charlie Miller
and Charlotte Kemmler (Louisville, KY - ph: 502-893-8648 - e-mail: louezdoesit@webtv.net)
Dick Lewis (Villa Hills, KY
- ph: 606-331-7842 - e:mail: dlewis@Cinergy.com) and Dave Visocky
caught 37 bass up to 6 1/2 lbs. during 3 days (Nov. 16 - 18, 1998)
of wild shiner fishing with Rons Guide Service. Dick besides
the 6 1/2 lber he landed also caught and released a 6 lber.
Fish were caught on the North Shore of Lake Okeechobee. All bass
were released.
10 lb. Lake Okeechobee
trophy bass caught by Charlene
Boston (Louisville, KY - home ph: 502-267-8760). This lunker which
was released fell for a wild shiner. Charlene's husband Garland
was in fact just as excited as his wife when she put this beauty
in the boat. This couple who fished 3 days with us caught and
released approximately 40 other bass.
Mike Blessitt (Louisville, KY - ph: 502-935-3809) and Jerry Muss
(Louisville, KY - ph: 502-447-8229) caught 48 bass up to 6 lbs.
during 3 days (July 25 - 27, 1998) of wild shiner fishing with
Rons Guide Service. Jerry caught the 6 lber. Bass
were taken in several areas of the Monkey Box. These boys also
caught at least 30 mudfish up to 10 lbs. during the slow periods
of fishing.
Mike Watts (Louisville, KY - ph: 502-245-0649) and Greg Wehr (Huston,
TX - ph: 713-461-4929) caught 20 bass up to 5 lbs. during 2 days
(Oct. 28 and 29, 1998) of wild shiner fishing with Capn
Ron. Bass were caught on the North Shore of Lake Okeechobee. All
the bass were live released.
7 lb. Okeechobee trophy bass caught by Bob Dodson (New Castle,
IN - ph: 317-529-1799). Bob's fishing buddie Dale Rose (Monticello,
KY - ph: 606-348-0182) also caught a 6 3/4 lb'er on this trip,
their second with us.
Florida
Lake Okeechobee Bass Fishing
Year-Round Special Rate
This
Special Rate of only $180.00 is for
1 person and includes: 2 (four hour) half days of shiner bass
fishing, 1 night of motel lodging free of charge,
6 dozen shiners free
of charge, USCG licensed guide,
bass boat, fuel and all tackle.
We
require 2 persons on our Special Rate.
Required
Deposit for 2 persons is $180.00
Third person 2 half day
1 night rate charge is $100.00 additional and includes 2 (four
hour) half days of shiner bass fishing, 1 room for 3 persons for
1 night of motel lodging free
of charge, 2 dozen extra shiners
free of charge, USCG licensed guide, bass boat, fuel and
all tackle.
Required
Deposit for 3rd. person is $100.00 Click
here for
more details on this super deal, reservation requirements, lodging,
location map, directions, what to bring, fishing license and other
rates on our half and full day fishing on Lake Okeechobee.
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