FEBRUARY 2006

 

2/28/2006

Mike Kearney and came down from NJ for some Stick Marsh fun. Prior to coming...............Well, I will let his e-mail explain.

Hi George,  this is mike kearney from nj friend of roger and thersa bickler, these are the pictures of the bass we caught based on your information you gave us by telephone and at ramp. My friend tom wolverton caught one that was 10.5 lbs and I caught one that was 11.3 lbs.  we also caught a multiple of 8 pounders , 7 pounders and 6  pounders. My friend Tom after catching the 10 lber was catching a multiple of 5 lbers and calling them dinks  ha ha ha.  All fish were caught on 10 inch berkeley power worms (june bug) and 5in manns dragon worms (black).  Great Week!!!!! Thanks so much for the information..   Mike Kearney
email mkearney626@comcast.net

Certainly you can't complain about that!

 

2/28/06

They say a picture is worth a thousand words: here's 12,000 words!


Harry Overstreet - Harrisburg, Illinois                    Roger Best - Louisville, Tennessee		  

Alvin Harrison -                                                     Jeff King - Tampa, Florida		  

Thompson Temple - Barksvale, Texas                   Mike Belomo - Wantaugh, New York		  

Ed Balinsky - Edgewater, Maryland                       Sam Curless - Fenton, Missouri		  

Dave Grigsby -  Tulsa, Oklahoma                          Don Willis - Fellsmere, Florida		  

Randy Bergman -                                                   Mike Belomo - Wantaugh, New York		  

Thirty trips during February, and as you can see the results were there for those that came. Here's an e-mail from one young man that contacted us and did what was suggested:

Hi George,  this is Mike Kearney from NJ, friend of Roger and Thersa Bickler, these are the pictures of the bass we caught based on your information you gave us by telephone and at ramp. My friend Tom Wolverton caught one that was 10.5 lbs and I caught one that was 11.3 lbs.  we also caught a multiple of 8 pounders , 7 pounders and 6  pounders. My friend Tom after catching the 10 lber was catching a multiple of 5 lbers and calling them dinks  ha ha ha.  All fish were caught on 10 inch berkeley power worms (june bug) and 5in manns dragon worms (black).  Great Week!!!!! Thanks so much for the information..   Mike Kearney
email mkearney626@comcast.net

Mike's success and others that I talked with only go to show that the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 is thriving and well. If you are looking for excitement on Florida waters this is the place to be. We have a few openings left in March so give us a shout. See you out there.

 

 

2/14/06 Scott & George

The wind and cold has wound its way over the last ten days, but the temperatures the last couple of days has been just plain frigid. Both mornings the last two days the temperatures have been right around the freezing mark, with this morning being on the underside of freezing. Ice and frost just don't belong in Florida. It's downright rude!

The trips we have had have been a mixed bag of ups and downs. You could find them here and there, but consistency wasn't on the top of any day's order. In addition to weather the Nitro has been acting up. Back on the 8th Scott had Bob Chesney, a local fellow, out on Garcia for a show and tell. On one of their last moves the hot foot throttle cable broke and they had to get towed in. Fortunately the day was 15 minutes from ending so it didn't affect the fishing time. On the 10th I had out Lance Williams of Lake Fork Tackle and his friend Bart Beretta. I took a run down to the spillway to show them the area and my shift cable decided this was the opportune time and place to break. Fortunately you can shift these big motors by hand so with Lance steering and me shifting we got her headed back to the ramp. Scott came out and finished out the day as I headed off to get her fixed. Thank goodness for the second boat!

Next up on the calendar was JW Tunstall and friends from North Carolina  out with Scott, for another of their multiple trips to the Marsh. Mother nature would make things tough and although not like many of their previous trip they managed to do okay with the help of some shiners. I had out Fred Dowd and Doug Roden From South Jersey and we beat the lake with artificial baits. Although the bites were few we had a great day. The wind didn't beat us but the temperatures were quite cool.

Sunday the wind howled and I turned down a local that wanted to get out as it was blowing in the 30 range and I didn't think the fishing would be too good. Yesterday we had two trips scheduled and pushed both to later in the week. The forecast: low 30's and winds of 20 to 25.

Today Scott took Roger Best and Alvin Harrison who had rescheduled from yesterday. I think Roger will agree that the decision to wait until today was the right one.

Do you agree?

The weather man says that this last cold front was it for a while. By Saturday we are looking for temperatures to be in the 80's. Water temperatures that have dipped to 54 will quickly warm over the next couple of days and Florida fishing will resume.

See you out there. Say hi if you get the chance.

 

2/2/2006-Scott 

Today I spent the day fishing with Harry Overstreet from Harrisburg, IL. The weather man was calling for 15-20mph winds: shiners would definitely be the best choice for catching bass on the open waters of the lake today.

Harry's objective:  A bass over 10-pounds the the Stick Marsh/Farm 13 is so famous for. With the live well loaded with 5-dozen shiners we left the ramp at 6:45am and headed to the SW corner of Farm 13.

I anchored the boat in an area I have been fishing for the past month and never moved all day except to reposition the boat due to the wind. I explained to Harry that the bass will bite in spurts and that it is extremely important that we do not move.

The bass took a little while to get going but once they got started thee bite was steady for the rest of the day. At 10:15am a large shiner was smashed! Upon seeing the boil the bass made I let Harry know that this was the big bass, (no pressure there). Harry set the hook and the fight began. Harry stayed one step ahead in his fight with this big girl, and with a Cheshire cat grin he landed his first 10 pound bass.

By the end of the day Harry landed 27 bass plus 3 catfish. During the day several good sized bass were caught  including another big girl which weighed 7lbs.

The bass are very fat right know and need to be handled very carefully. Make sure after you keep a bass out of the water for weighing and photos to hold her in the water by her tail until she is completely revived.

Scott