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Subject: Stick Marsh, Florida
Submitted by Capt. Randy Camps (ip 205.188.208.7)
Date Fished: 10/18/2002
Water Temperature: 71
Water Clarity: 1 foot Water temp 71 degrees
Air temp 70 t0 84 degrees
Wind 10 to 18 mph and gusty
Water clarity murky
Date 10/18/02\
Hello Friends - We arrived Friday in the search for a double digit bass. A mild cool front was upon us and the wind was blowing from the start. The water was turning murky so I knew we had to find the best water possible to have a chance to catch that big fish. We did have a fair amount of shiners on board to help us out and I had a small area that was producing some nice bass. My guest Rick Alekna from Opelika Alabama had been on this type of hunt before. As it turned out Rick was no novice bass fisherman. His skill with a variety of baits along with his great handling ability with a rod and reel made for an easy day of watching Rick reel them in. His largest bass up to this trip was 7lbs and he was eager to top that. I knew our ability to fish the open water would be limited due to the high winds. I moved us to the clearest shallowest water I could find on the South end of farm13. It would be here we could fish in the high winds and still have a chance at a lunker. Right from the start we landed one quality bass after another. The first 5 bass were all between 4 to 6lbs. All the bass were caught on a weed bed corner facing the wind. Rick decided to toss a shiner out the opposite side into the open water just to see if anyone was home. BAM! The green bobber was gone folks. Rick got up moved into a good hook setting position. Closing the bail Rick let her have it as soon as the line drew taught. YES, It's a good one. The drag was paying out and Rick could feel the weight. I began my typical screaming and hollering as Rick reeled her to the boat. It was only Rick's 7th bass of the morning and all in just minutes. WOW! It looks big. I reach over the side and finger lip Rick's bass. As I slide her from the water I can see the smile on Ricks face. It's the biggest bass he's caught. Rick calls for a weight so I break out the scale and she's a healthy 9lbs. Both cameras come out and we record the moment for all time. The next 40 minutes Rick lands another 11 bass all of good quality. We've reached around 17 bass when the conditions change and the bite stops. The wind has really began to blow with some fairly strong gust. I move in shallower for more fish but find nothing. After several hours with only a few more fish I decide to moved across the choppy open lake and head for the North end of the stickmarsh. While crossing in center ditch between farm13 and the stick I can see hundreds of big fish marking just a few feet of the bottom in deep water. Rick is game and we stop to try our hand at these fish. Rick's got one. His rods bent over and he's hook a nice fish on a rattle trap fished deep. A Channel cat. Darn before I can get to her the line breaks. After another few minutes with no luck we move farther north and anchor up at the entrance to the main canal that runs south along the East wall. I set out a battery of shiners while Rick continues to land a few fish on rattle traps and spinnerbaits. Finally our day is over. The high winds and cooler weather seemed to slow the bite but Rick's happy he caught all the fish and beat his personal best. Not bad for a day in the Stickmarsh/Farm13..
BASS BUSTER GUIDE SERVICE Thank God for Fishing! Have A Great Day! for updated fishing reports goto www.bassbusterfla.com Capt. Randy Camps
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