Okeechobee bass fishing reference from: Ohio

FLORIDA BASS FISHING REFERENCES FROM:
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Florida bass fishing references from the State Of Ohio. I have put together a Florida bass fishing report of trophy bass caught using shiners by Ohio 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 WILD SHINER BASS FISHING REPORT:
MAY 13 & 14, 2003

Florida bass fishing angelers Dave & Steve Scroggins (Cincinnati, OH - ph: 513-561-4256 - e-mail: djscrog@aol.com or sscrog1000@aol.com) caught and released 17 bass up to 4 lbs during 2 half days of artificial lure and shiner fishing on May 13 & 14, 2003 with Captain Ron. Bass were caught in the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.

FLORIDA WILD SHINER BASS FISHING REPORT:
MARCH 24, 2003

Florida shiner bass fishing angler Joe Goeldner (Cleves, OH - ph: 513-941-8089) caught and released about 15 bass during 1 half day of artificial lure fishing with Ron's Guide Service on March 24, 2003. Bass were caught in the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.

FLORIDA WILD SHINER BASS FISHING REPORT:
MARCH 10, 2003

Florida wild shiner bass fishing angler Rob Lathmiller (Teledo, OH - ph:419-868-1263 - e-mail: ryanlathmiller@sbcglobal.net) caught and released about 30 bass during 1 day of shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service on March 10, 2003. Bass were caught in the Moonshine area of Lake Okeechobee.

Lake Okeechobee Bass Fishing Report:
April 8, 2002

Lake Okeechobee bass fishing angler Tom Bradshaw (Canton, Oh - ph: 330-494-8545) caught and released 10 bass up to 7 lbs during a half day morning of wild shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service on April 8, 2002. Bass were caught in the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.

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LAKE OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
MARCH 19 & 20, 2002

Lake Okeechobee bass fishing anglers Dwight and Lysa McKim (Cleveland, OH, - ph: 330-725-8098 - e-mail: LIMC87@aol.com) caught and released about 10 bass that included a 6 lb. and 5 lb, bass that lysa caught during 2 half days of wild shiner fishing with with Ron's Guide Service on March 19 & 20, 2002. Bass were caught in the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee.

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LAKE OKEECHOBEE BASS FISHING REPORT:
FEBRUARY 9 & 10, 2002

Lake Okeechobee bass fishing anglers Dave Baker (Springboro, OH - ph: 937-748-0014 - e-mail: DBaker1121@aol.com) and Jim Lockhart caught about 15 bass up to 4 lbs and 20 big crappies using minnows during one and the half days of bass and crappie fishing on February 9 & 10, 2002 with Ron's Guide Service. Bass were caught on the North Shore. Crappies were caught in the Bird Island area of Lake Okeechobee.

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FLORIDA WILD SHINER BASS FISHING REPORT:
September 15 & 16, 2001

Florida bass fishing couple James and Sarah Huffman (Marysville, OH - ph: 937-642-7462 - e-mail: jamesnsarah@yahoo.com) caught and released about 6 bass up to 4 1/2 lbs and 6 channel catfish during 2 half days of wild shiner bass fishing on September 15 & 16, 2001. Sarah had a big bass on (in the 8 lb. plus class) that jumped 3 times before it broke the line. Fished the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.

Florida Bass Fishing Report: April 20 & 21, 2001

Florida wild shiner trophy bass fishing couple Larry & Gloria Kelly (Salem. OH - ph: 330-337-6558 - e-mail: ikelly@huntvalue.com) caught and released only 7 bass that included a 7 3/4 lb. and a 6 lb'er during 2 half days (April 20 & 21, 2001) of wild shiner bass fishing with Cap'n Ron. Unusual cold and windy weather for this time of the year slowed down the fishing action. Jeff caught the 7 3/4 lb. and 6 lb'er. Gloria lost another monster size bass that somehow shook the hook. I fished the Point Of The Reef area of Lake Okeechobee.

FLORIDA WILD SHINER BASS FISHING REPORT:
APRIL 13 & 14, 2001

Florida wild shiner trophy bass fishing anglers Norman Detrick and friends (Cleveland, OH - ph: 330-468-2292) caught and released about 20 bass that included a 6 1/4 lb'er during 1 and the half days (April 13 & 14, 2001) of wild shiner bass fishing with Ron's Guide Service. Norman caught the 6 1/4 lb'er. They fished the Harney Pond Canal area of Lake Okeechobee.

FLORIDA WILD SHINER BASS FISHING REPORT:
MARCH 5 - 7, 2001

Florida wild shiner bass fishing anglers Andrew Baker (Cincinnati, OH - ph: 513-522-5758 - e-mail: spanproohio@aol.com) and Brian Wyenandt (Cincinnati, OH - ph: 513-741-2776) caught and released 51 bass that included a 7 1/2 lb, 6 1/2 lb and a 6 lb'er during 3 days (March 5 - 7, 2001) of Florida wild shiner bass fishing with with Ron's Guide Service. Andrew caught all 3 trophy size bass. Bass were caught in Harney Pond canal area of Lake Okeechobee.

Florida bass fishing 8 lb and 6 1/4 lb trophy bass Florida trophy bass fishing picture

Mike Wiswell (Wilmington, OH - ph: 937-342-5421) and Ryan Greene (Wilmington, OH - ph: 937-382-3346) caught and released 50 bass that included a 6 1/4 and 8 lb'er during 3 days (Apr. 9 - 11, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Captain Ron. Mike caught and released the 6 1/4 and 8 lb'er. This fine catch of bass where caught in the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.

Florida bass fishing 8 3/4, 10 1/4, 7 1/4, 9 3/4 and 6 3/4 lb trophy bass
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Mike Wiswell (Wilmington, OH - ph: 937-342-5421) Mike during a 3 day wild shiner fishing trip 2 years ago (April 4 - 6 , 1997) caught a 9 3/4 and 10 1/4 lb'er. His fishing buddie Pete Dodge (Jamestown, OH - ph: 937-675-2893) on that trip also caught a 7 1/4 and 8 3/4 lb'er. Florida trophy bass fishing picture

Pete Dodge (Jamestown, OH - ph: 937-675-2893), his dad Pete (Jamestown, OH - ph: 937-675-6449) and John Wooten "the poncho man" (Jamestown, OH - ph: 937-675-3929) Florida trophy bass fishing picture

caught and released about 60 bass up to 6 3/4 lbs during a 3 day April wild shiner fishing trip in 1996 with Captain Ron. Pete Jr. caught the 6 3/4 lb'er. Pete, his dad and "the poncho man" caught about as many bass fishing with Captain Ron on their very first fishing trip in April of 1994!

Florida bass fishing: 9 3/4 lb.trophy bass
Honeymoon couple Roland and Cody Toupin (Ft. Loramie, OH - ph: 937-295-4209) caught 11 bass up to 9 3/4 lbs during a half day (Apr. 5, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with pro guide Captain Ron. Cody of course caught the 9 3/4 lb'er as well as 8 of the 11 other bass put in the boat. Roland did manage to land a 5 lb'er. Fished the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee. All bass were released except the 9 3/4 lb'er which is being mounted.

Ty Moore (Ashland, OH - ph: 419-289-7466 - e-mail: mooret@bright.net) and Wes Dreibelbis (West Salem, OH - ph: 419-846-3520) caught and released 37 bass up to 5 lbs during 2 days (Mar. 6 and 7, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service. Bass where caught on the North Shore of of Lake Okeechobee.

Florida 7 1/2 and 6 1/2 trophy bass.
Bruce Neal (Johnstown, OH - ph: 740-967-1621 - e-mail: bassman277@yahoo.com) and Randy Barclay (Amlin, OH - ph: 614-873-4212) caught 170 + bass during 5 days (Jan. 18 - 22, 1999) of wild shiner fishing with Ron’s Guide Service. Bruce caught a 7 1/2 lb’er while Randy boated a 6 1/2 lb’er. They also had numerous bass that were in the 5 lb. range during the 5 days they bass fished. All of the 170 + bass caught were live released. The bass were caught in several areas on Lake Okeechobee with the North Shore, Monkey Box and Moonshine Bay producing the bulk of the fish.

Below is an e-mail I received from Bruce Neal describing their fishing trip:

X-From_: bassman277@yahoo.com Mon Jan 25 09:15:48 1999
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 06:16:52 -0800 (PST)
From: bruce neal <bassman277@yahoo.com>
Subject: fishing trip
To: fish@ronsguideservice.com

Hi Ron.
Just letting you know that our trip to Florida to fish with your service was excellent!! Buck is a good story teller, he has been all over the place, we caught
plenty of bass both days. Monday with no wind, we fished the north shore and caught 20 bass in 1 lb. to 4 lb. range. The little knats were annoying (no wind).
Tuesday we had a good breeze, with that we drifted the north shore and
caught 19 bass with one being 5 lb. 2 oz. and another 5 lb. 9 oz. Also caught a pickerel, 5 lb. catfish and mudfish. Tell Buck he done a excellent job!! Our guide for Wed. Thur. Fri. took us to the north shore. We fished against the edge the first half. We caught 20 nice bass. The second half we fished in the hay field moonshine bay? We caught another 25 or 30 (can't remember). Thursday we fished north shore edge and drifted the first half and caught 32 bass (wow!!) All were good fish. Then after lunch we went to moonshine area and caught 17 more with the largest being 7 lb. 8 oz. (Bruce’s). Thursday we could have had more but setting the hook with shiners, you can't get every run we had. They were eating good Thursday! Then came Friday our last day. The wind was blowing 20 to 25 mph. The fish shut off on the edge of north shore. We drifted using socks and caught at least 12 nice bass. In the afternoon we went to moonshine set up on some pads, and free lined shiners to catch some excellent bass. I think we caught 25 there, with Randy getting a 6 lb. 8 oz. bass. We also caught fish all week with spinner baits and worms when we ran out of shiners.

Monday - 19 bass + other fish
Tuesday - 20 bass + other fish
Wednesday - 42 + bass + other fish
Thursday - 50 + bass + other fish
Friday - 40 + bass + other fish
(170 + BASS WOW!!)

Randy and I are excited on returning next year. We will bring our boats, but still use your guide service at least two days during our trip. Thank you for a most enjoyable vacation. Thank you for there excellent service
they both were very pleasant to fish with.

Thank you Bruce/Randy. Can't wait till next time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bruce Neal (Johnstown, OH - ph: 740-967-1621 - e-mail: bassman277@yahoo.com) and Randy Barclay (Amlin, OH - ph: 614-873-4212)

Dennis Stroia (Canton, OH - ph: 330-4925932 - e-mail: dstroia@kent.edu) caught 22 bass which included two 5 lb’ers during 2 half day sessions (Nov. 2, 3, 1998) of wild shiner fishing with Ron’s Guide Service. All bass were caught on the North Shore area of Lake Okeechobee. All the bass were live released.

John Perez and dad (Powell, OH - e-mail: John_Perez@ees.enron.com) caught 20 bass up to 4 lbs. during a half day (Sept. 5, 1998) of wild shiner fishing with Ron’s Guide Service. This nice catch of bass was taken on Okeechobee's North Shore in the open pockets scattered throughout the open water weed beds. All the bass were released.

6 1/2 lb. Lake Okeechobee Florida trophy bass picture

6 1/2 & 6 1/4 (pug nose) Lake Okeechobee bass. Cecil Kraner (Columbus, OH - e-mail: ckraner@sensotec.com), Russell Cooper and son Russ (Marion, OH - ph: 614-382-2445 - e-mail: cooperjr@gte.net) caught 96 bass using wild shiners during the 5 days (April 20 - 24, 1998) they fished with Captain Ron. Cecil caught "two" 6 1/2 lb'ers and a 6 1/4 lb "pug nose" bass. They also landed about 15 bass that ran from 5 - 5 3/4 lbs. All the bass were released except one 6 1/2 lb'er that was keep for mounting.

Mike Mitchell and son Lance (Laura, OH - ph: 937-698-1007) caught 17 bass up to 4 ½ lbs. using shiners during the 2 half days (June 8 & 9, 1998) they fished with pro guide Captain Ron (Ron's Guide Service). All fish were caught in the Monkey Box area of Lake Okeechobee.

Lake Okeechobee Florida 6 lb. largemouth bass caught by Norma Elmer (Elmore, OH - home ph: 419-862-3464). Her husband Don had a bigger bass on that somehow got off the hook. They caught a total of 23 bass that ran in the 3 - 6 lb. range using shiners on March 12, 1997. All the bass were released except the 6 lb'er that was kept for mounting.

Mike Hammer (Cincinnati. OH - ph: 513-771-5331) and Brian Bronnert (Cincinnati, OH - ph: 513-385-6935) caught 40 bass up to 5 ½ lbs. using shiners during the 3 days (May 2 - 4, 1998) they fished with Ron's Guide Service. Mike had a trophy bass on that pulled the rod out of his hands. He did manage to get the rod when it hit the water by making a head dive for it. The fish got off after he retrieved the rod from the lake. All fish caught were released. Okeechobee's Monkey Box produced this nice catch of bass.

Russell Cooper, son Russ (Marion, OH - ph: 614-382-2445 - e-mail: cooperjr@gte.net) and Cecil Kraner (Columbus, OH - e-mail: ckraner@sensotec.com) caught 96 bass using wild shiners during the 5 days (April 20 - 24, 1998) they fished with Ron's Guide Service. Cecil caught two 6 1/2 lb'ers and a 6 1/4 lb "pug nose" bass. They also landed about 15 bass that ran from 5 - 5 3/4 lbs. All the bass were released except one 6 1/2 lb'er that was keep for mounting. The North Shore and Monkey Box yielded this nice catch of bass.

Bill Allen (Akron, OH - ph: 330-673-8578) who caught and released 54 bass up to 7 lbs. when he last fished with Ron's Guide Service in 1995 - did on this 3 day (Mar, 25, 26, 27, 1998) trip with Bob McQuown (Chagrin Falls, OH - ph: 216-248-1288) catch and released approximately the same amount of fish including an 8 lb'er. All fish were caught on Lake Okeechobee's North Shore.

Tom Symons (Bolivar, OH - ph: 330-874-3252) during one day of fishing with Ron's Guide Service landed about 25 bass including an "11 lb'er" that was released. All fish were caught in the Hay Field of Lake Okeechobee.

Dan Sparks (Massillon, OH - ph: 330-832-4922 - e-mail: ghand2@aol.com) during two days of shiner fishing with Ron's Guide Service landed about 45 bass including an "9 3/4 lb'er" that was released. All fish were caught on the North Shore of Lake Okeechobee.

8 1/2 lb. Okeechobee trophy bass caught by Diane Durbin (Canton, OH - home ph: 216-588-3090). Diane also caught a 6 1/2 lb'er while her husband James helped land a few of the 47 Okeechobee bass landed during the 3 days they fished. All bass were caught using shiners and were released except the 8 1/2 lb'er. That bass is hanging in her husband's den! Captain Ron was their fishing guide.

Lake Okeechobee Florida 7 lb. trophy largemouth bass was caught by John Lucas (Indianapolis, IN - home ph: 317-547-9057). John caught this trophy Okeechobee bass on a wild shiner. He released this trophy along with 46 other bass that ran in size from 2 - 5 lbs. Professional Okeechobee trophy bass fishing guide Captain Ron put Mr. Lucas onto these fish.

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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.

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