Bass at Stick Marsh and Farm 13 are in the shallows and acting like they are spawning. Beds are not visible. This is the normal spawning condition. Bass are taking the shiners deliberately and slowly. The bass are also shying away from action lures like spinner baits and other fast moving baits and settling for slower speed baits like Tiki Sticks and soft plastics rigged Texas or Carolina style.
The bass at Stick Marsh and Farm 13 in approximately three feet of water. Just a little less or a little more depth will zero you in on the depth range. Casting lures next to wood that you can and can not see and them letting the lure settle by the wood have been producing the most bites. Note: Bass will bed next to wood and sometimes include wood as part of the bed.
The entire West two thirds of the Farm at the South end has bass in this mode. The bass are in groups that are scattered in this area. The Tiki Stick which produced for me was Red Bug with a Chartruce Dip. However, it was the only color I threw. Had no reason to try another color.
Last week Joe Dove had an awesome day on live bait in the South end of the Farm that included a ten pounder and an eleven pounder. We were anchored and using Balloons as floats.
I saw a previous client at Stick Marsh and Saturday. He told me that the ¼ ounce Spinnerbaits that I make with the Tandem Nickel Colorado blades were producing Snook for him. I sell those lures for $3 each. I don't know what color he was using and I know he was fishing some where on the East Coast of Florida. I know just enough about Salt Water fishing to know I don't have a clue.
At Garcia the bass are all over the place. They are bedding along the edges of the old levies and out in the grass flats. Beds have both males and females on them. Fry can be seen in the areas where the beds are located. With bass on the beds and fry in the same area this indicates that there has been one spawn completed and a second one in progress.
Bass at Garcia are also in the grass flats hitting CCTBs which indicates that there are more Pre Spawn bass moving into the area. Look for Topwater action to increase with the fry hanging around. Also look for a Buzzbait bite over the grass flats.
I noticed anglers Flippin and Pitching the mats at the edges of drops. This pattern probably works. I did not try it. I know live bait works while anchored or drifting.
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