FLORIDA BASS FISHING
REFERENCES FROM:
NEW
YORK
Florida bass fishing
references from the state of New York. I have put together a Florida
bass fishing report of trophy bass caught using shiners by New
York 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.
FLORIDA
BASS FISHING REPORT:
MAY
30 & 31, 2003
Florida bass fishing angelers
Kevin Garvey (Blackwell, NY - e-mail: Kevin.Garvey@metmuseum.org)
Todd Waldo and Frank caught
and released 40 bass up to 4 lbs during
1 and the half days of shiner and plastic worm fishing on May
30 & 31, 2003 with Captain Ron. Bass were caught in the North
Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.
Here's
2 e-mail testimonials I received from the above party:
Lake
Okeechobee Bass Fishing Testimonial:
June
6, 2003
From: "Todd
Waldo" <twaldo@hvc.rr.com>
To: "Garvey, Kevin" <Kevin.Garvey@metmuseum.org>;
<fvliii@tampabay.rr.com>; <fish@ronsguideservice.com>
Subject: Re: Fishing trip
Date: Friday, June 06, 2003 9:27 PM
Cap'n Ron-
WOW!!!!
What an incredible day and a half of fishing!!! 40 large mouths
caught on shiners and "crazy-hooked" rubber worms.
I think even Red Dog was amazed at the action (not to mention
the guys in the bass tournament who were lusting after your famous
fishing hole). Any way you could send that kind of action up
to New York? We'll see you again in a couple months. Next time
the honey buns are on Red Dog!
Best regards,
Frank, Kevin
& Todd
Lake
Okeechobee Bass Fishing Testimonial:
June
5, 2003
From: "Garvey,
Kevin" <Kevin.Garvey@metmuseum.org>
To: "'Ron's Guide Service'" <fish@ronsguideservice.com>
Subject: RE: Fishing trip
Date: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:25 AM
As always
we enjoyed ourselves immensely. Believe me when I say that
fishing with you and Red Dog is one of the highlights of our year
and we
will be back soon and often. Take care.
FLORIDA
BASS FISHING REPORT:
APRIL
19, 2003
Florida shiner bass fishing
angler Dave Ihrig (Buffalo, NY - ph: 561-630-0289) caught and released about
10 bass during a half day of
shiner fishing with Captain Ron on April 19, 2003. Bass were
caught in the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.
FLORIDA
BASS FISHING REPORT:
MARCH
17 - 19, 2003
Florida shiner bass fishing
angler Chris Giattino (New York City, NY - e-mail: chrisgiattino@hotmail.com)
caught and
released about 15 bass during 2
days of shiner and artificial lure fishing with Ron's Guide Service
on March 17 - 19, 2003. Bass were caught in the North Shore area
of Lake Okeechobee.
Here's
an e-mail testimonial I received from the above party.
Lake
Okeechobee Bass Fishing Testimonial:
March 25, 2003
chris
giattino <chrisgiattino@hotmail.com>
Tuesday, March 25, 2003 1:50 PM
fish@ronsguideservice.com
Re: Fishing trip
dear
ron,
as
you know the thunderstorms put a damper on things. we did catch
11 fish over tusday and wednesday. the biggest being about 5-1/2lbs.
all caught on artificials, worms, soft jerk baits, and rattle
traps. i will tell you what made the trip was my guide, he was
great. his primary concern was me castching fish and did whatever
he could for me to do so. his boat was top notch and his knowledge
of fishing great. based on my experience i would recommend your
service.
regards,
chris
giattino
LAKE
OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
AUGUST
16, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing anglers Mike Terzian (Bloomingburg, NY - e-mail: mterzian@warwick.net) caught
6 bass up to 4 1/2 lbs. during a half day of wild shiner fishing
with Captain Ron on August 16, 2002. All bass were released. Bass
were caught in the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.
Lake
Okeechobee Bass Fishing Report:
April
2 - 3, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
bass fishing anglers Mark Lundergan (Corning, NY - e-mail: LundergaML@corning.com) and Dave Kane
(Corning, NY) caught and released
59
bass that included one 8
lb'er, two 7 1/4 lb'ers, one 7 lb'er and one 6 lb'er during 3
days of wild shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service on April
2 - 3, 2002. Bass were caught in the North Shore area of Lake
Okeechobee.
Click
here to view photos
LAKE
OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
FEBRUARY
18 & 19, 2002
Lake Okeechobee
honeymoon bass fishing couple Joe
and Christine Fazio (Syracuse, NY - e-mail: Jrocfaz@aol.com) caught and released about 12 bass up to
4 lbs during 2 half days (Feb. 18 & 19, 2002) of wild shiner
fishing with Ron's Guide Service. Bass were caught in the North
Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.
Florida
Wild Shiner Bass Fishing Report:
April
23 - 27, 2001
Florida wild shiner trophy
bass fishing anglers Ed Pollich (Farmingville, NY) and Don McGowan
(Walnut Point, PA - e-mail: dmcgowan@telcordia.com) caught and released 63 bass that included a 7 1/2 lb.
and a 6 lb'er during 5 days (April 23 - 27, 2001) of wild shiner
bass fishing with Cap'n Ron. Ed caught the 7 1/2 lb. and the 6
lb'er. An unusual cold front and windy weather for this time of
the year slowed down the fishing action. We boated about 200 fish
counting the bowfin (mudfish) up to 10 lbs, catfish and gar. I
fished the Point Of The Reef out on the lake when the wind was
down. Fished the Harney Pond Canal and Moore Haven Canal areas
with good results when the wind was blowing real hard. Both the
7 1/2 lb. and the 6 lb'er were caught in the Harney Pond Canal.
Ed caught the 7 1/2 lb'er on a worm (Red Shar Green Glitter) which
he was casting while we were wild shiner fishing. Seems best fishing
is still in the Harney Pond Canal area of Lake Okeechobee.
Florida
Bass Fishing Report:
February 24, 2001
Florida
wild shiner bass fishing anglers Dan Sullivan (Syracuse, NY -
ph: 315-463-7528 - e-mail: airsully@webtv.net) and
Kevin Eipp (Syracuse, NY - ph: 315-492-0462) caught and released
25 bass that included a 6 lb'er during
2 days (February 23 - 25, 2001) of Florida wild shiner bass fishing
with with Ron's Guide Service. Kevin caught the 6 lb. bass. Bass
were caught in Harney Pond canal area of Lake Okeechobee.
Florida
Bass Fishing Report:
February
20 & 21, 2001
Florida
wild shiner bass fishing couple Bill & Lynda Muck (Hamburg,
NY - ph: 716-649-6708) caught and released 11 bass that included
a trophy 8 1/2 lb. and 6 1/2 lb'er during
2 half days (February 20 & 21, 2001) of Florida wild shiner
bass fishing with with Ron's Guide Service. Lynda caught both
trophy bass and most of the bass boated! Bill as it was noted
was along for the ride. Bass were caught in Harney Pond canal
area of Lake Okeechobee.
Florida
Bass Fishing Report:
February 16, 2001
Florida
wild shiner bass fishing anglers Harold Goldman (North Babylon,
NY - ph: 631-254-4401 - e-mail: DABIGDADDYROCK@aol.com),
his dad Sid Goldman (Tamarac, FL - ph: 954-722-6646) and a friend
caught and released 7 bass up to 9 1/2 lbs during
a half day (February 16, 2001) of Florida wild shiner bass fishing
with with Ron's Guide Service. Bass were caught in Harney Pond
canal area of Lake Okeechobee.
FLORIDA
BASS FISHING REPORT:
JANUARY 19-21, 2001
Rick Frazier (Oceanside,
NY - e-mail: rfrazie2@optonline.net), Bill Holohan (Westbrook,
CT - e-mail: wholohan@cshore.com), Earl Eibach (Merrick, NY -
e-mail: bachscan@aol.com) and Mickey Newbeck (N. Massapequa, NY
- e-mail: newbeck's@optonline.net) caught and released about 20
bass that included a 6 1/4 and a 6 1/2 lb'er during 2 days (Jan.
19 - 21, 2001) of wild shiner fishing during a severe cold front
condition that hit Florida. Rick caught the 6 1/4 lb'er. in the
Sportsman Canal area during their afternoon session of shiner
fishing. Bill nailed the 6 1/2 lb'er in the Sportsman Canal area
of Lake Okeechobee during their morning session of shiner fishing.
This group who combined a wild boar hunting trip with their fishing
did manage to bag 4 wild hogs during a morning of wild boar hunting
(January 19, 2001) in the sugar cane fields of Glades county.
All kills were made with a bow!
Click here to view pictures of their
fish.
Bruce and Molly McGirr (Lockport,
NY - e-mail: mmcgirr@localnet.com) who arrived just after hurricane
Irene moved off of Lake Okeechobee and left the area did manage
to catch and released about 75 bass that included two 5 lb., two
5 1/2 lb., one 7 lb., one 8 1/2 lb. and one 8 3/4 lb'er during
5 days (Oct. 18 - 22, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron's
Guide Service. Even though hurricane Irene tore up the lake and
churned up the water real bad Molly caught the 8 1/2 lb'er while
bruce landed the 7 and 8 3/4 lb'er. Bass were caught in the Monkey
Box, North Shore and Moonshine areas of Lake Okeechobee.
Kevin Garvey
(New York, NY - e-mail: KMGARV@aol.com) and Frank and Andrew Lepore caught 17 bass up
to 7 lbs. during one day (Oct. 11, 1999) of wild shiner fishing
with Cap’n Ron. Kevin caught and released the 7 lb’er.
He also had on two other big bass that somehow threw the hook.
All bass which were released were taken using shiners in the Monkey
Box area of Lake Okeechobee.
Jon and son Kevin Olson (Palmyra, NY - e-mail:
Jon.Olson@usa.xerox.com) caught
28 bass up to 6 1/2 lbs during 2 half days (Apr. 22 & 23,
1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service. Kevin caught
the 6 1/2 lb'er. They fished the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.
All bass were released.
Mark Lundergan (Corning, NY - e-mail: Lundergam1@corning.com)
and his dad Loren (Radcliff, KY - e-mail: Ldldell@aol.com) on
their "second" 3 day fishing trip with us caught and
released 56
bass up to 8 1/4 lbs. during
3 days (Mar. 1 - 3, 1999) of wild shiner fishing on Lake Okeechobee
with Ron's Guide Service. Mark also landed and released a 6 lb'er.
Bass were caught on the North Shore and Moonshine areas of Lake
Okeechobee. On their first fishing trip (Jan. 16 - 18, 1998) they
caught and released 45
bass up to 9 lbs. Mark landed
and released the 9 lb'er while his dad Loren landed and released
a 6 lb'er.
From: RASNY@aol.com
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 22:34:05 EST
To: info@ronsguideservice.com
Subject: Great Trip
Ron:
I enjoyed the trip you organized
for me. John is an excellent guide and he
helped me get the right technique for bass.
Dick did a very good job
yesterday. I got a hog and the head and skin
are with Bart McGee, a taxidermist Dick recommended, and my father
could be elected for office after he gave away a lot of the cuts
of meat to his
neighbors in West Palm. What's left is in his freezer.
I'll mail you photos of
both bass and the hog.
Please feel free to use
me as a reference if it's helpful.
Best regards,
Idan Sims
Idan Sims (New
York, NY - e-mail: RASNY@aol.com
X-From_: williamb@Koike.Com
Thu Jan 28 21:25:29 1999
From: Brad Williams <williamb@Koike.Com>
Reply-To: "williamb@koike.com" <williamb@Koike.Com>
To: "'Cap'n Ron'" <fish@ronsguideservice.com>
Subject: RE: Fishing trip
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 21:24:26 -0500
Organization: Koike Aronson Inc.
Captain Ron,
We want to thank you for
a wonderful three half days of fun fishing. My
father-in-law, my son and I really enjoyed the fishing. Our guide
Ken was
great and showed us a good time fishing. He sure knows his stuff
when it
comes to fishing the Hay Fields! During our three half days of
fishing, we
estimate that at least 100 bass were caught. Our biggest bass
were 5 lbs. and
we caught three of these along with several in the 2-3 pound range.
We
would suggest that anyone from the snowy north country that needs
a fishing
getaway, contact Ron's Guide Service for an unforgettable fishing
trip.
Thanks again,
Brad, Gordon and Bart
Brad Williams
(Deleven, NY - e-mail: williamb@koike.com
These two 7 lb'ers were caught
by Dick and his dad Bob Monsky (Central Islip, NY - home ph: 516-582-6246
- bus. ph: 716-753-8503). They caught a total of 63 bass during 3 days (Nov. 10 - 12, 1998) of wild
shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service. Besides the two 7 lb'ers,
they also had a 6 1/2 and two 6 lb'ers. All the bass were released.
Larry Stowe (New Rochelle, NY - ph: 914-636-3636 - e-mail:
DMNPress1@aol.com) and Luis Collazo (Yonkers, NY - ph: 914-423-0152
- e-mail: LAC853@aol.com) caught about 50 bass up to 8 lbs. using shiners during the 3 days (May 27
- 29, 1998) they fished with Ron's Guide Service.
Jim Ramputi (Uniondale, NY - e-mail: Jrflukes@aol.com) caught
and released 55
bass up to 6 lbs using shiners
during the 3 days (April 15 - 17 1998) they fished with Ron's
Guide Service. The North Shore produced this great action.
Lake 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 9
lb. and 6 1/2 lb'er. They
also caught 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.
Mark Lundergan and his dad Loren (Corning, NY - e-mail: Lundergam1@corning.com)
caught and released 45 bass up to 9 lbs. during
3 days Jan. 16 - 18, 1998) of wild shiner fishing on Lake Okeechobee
with Ron's Guide Service. Mark landed and released the 9 lb'er
while his dad Loren landed and released a 6 lb'er.
7 lb. Lake Okeechobee
trophy bass caught by Marty
Andermanis (Bronx, NY- home phone: 718-295-3276). Marty and his
brother-in-law Mark Roldan (Miami, FL - home phone: 305-559-0557)
also landed and released 44 other Okeechobee bass up to 5 lbs.
using wild shiners during the 3 days they fished. Captain Ron
was their fishing guide.
Had a father and son team out shiner fishing for one and a half
days (Dec. 26th. & 27th. 1997). Richard and his eleven year
old son Robert (Robbie) Mahler (Staten Island, NY - e-mail: mahler@aol.com)
caught and released 26 bass up to 7 1/2 lbs. We
had 10 bass that ran from 4 to 4 1/2 lbs. Robbie hooked and landed
the 7 1/2 lb’er all by himself. This bass was first hooked
by Robbie’s dad a half hour earlier and got away after it
threw the hook when it jumped clear out of the water.... The reason
I know it was the same bass is that it had a chunk of flesh “still
bloody” ripped out of it's mouth! In the 14 years that I
have guided on Okeechobee I would have to say that this has happened
several times with clients I have had out. In fact, I have had
my clients hook big fish that we saw and lost simply by “immediately”
casting a fresh wild shiner right out where they lost the fish.
Robbie will never let his dad forget how he lost that 7 1/2 lb’er.
I of course helped to add fuel to that memory.
I guided (Feb. 9, 10, 11, 1998) a father
and son team, Chris and Brendan Ivory (Holstville, NY - ph: 516-654-0525)
to 29
bass up to 9 lbs. Although
the fishing was very slow, Chris's son Brendan did manage to catch
and released the 9 lb'er. We fished all over the to locate fish.
In the end the Spoil Islands gave up the fish. My clients during
the slow fishing periods were delighted in watching 4 otters playing
around with each other along the weed line we were fishing. A
10 foot plus gator swimming close to the boat was also an added
attraction they enjoyed and took pictures of.
Jeff Weininger and wife Mary (New York, NY - home ph: 212-475-7401)
caught and released 15 bass up to 6 lbs. All bass were caught
using shiners. Fished the point of the reef and out by the twin
poles. Most of the fish including the 6 lb’er were caught
out in the open water. Seen a lot of schooler bass chasing shad
in the late afternoon.
Had a guide party out 3 days fishing with wild shiners. Mike Tegeki
(Massapeque, NY ph: 516-795-8717) and his fishing buddie Lou Henningsen
(Merrick, NY - ph: 516-377-6590) caught and released 60 bass up
to 5 1/4 lbs. Lou hung a big bass which after we got a look at
it shook the hook at the back of the boat. The fish would of gone
about 8 lbs. We caught most of the bass in the Monkey Box fishing
deep in the lilies. Hit some fish around the twin pole area. The
artificial fishing has been producing plenty of schoolers. Guide
Captain Harry Simmons stopped by me on the lake to chat. Told
me he had 23 bass up to 2 lbs. on a flyrod using a popper.
8 1/2 lb. Okeechobee trophy bass was caught by Jack Barnes (Orchard
Park, NY - ph: 716-662-0687). Jack also caught 2 other bass that
each went 6 1/2 lbs. Jack and his 2 sons Steve Barnes (Buffalo,
NY - ph: 716-882-16020), John Barnes (West Seneca, NY - ph: 716-6745863)
caught about 30 bass during 2 days of wild shiner fishing with
Captain Ron.
6 1/2 lb. Florida Bass caught by Craig Becker. He also caught
and released another 6 1/4 lb'er. Craig and his dad Wayne (Middletown,
NY - ph: 914-343-2782) and uncle Vernon (Middletown, NY - ph:
914-343-4327) caught over 60 bass during 3 days of wild shiner
fishing with Captain Ron.
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