I DO NOT have this bite figured out and by no means can speak as an authority. Something is always bedding on Okeechobee….bass, bluegill, talapia/goggle-eyes, and Asian armored catfish. There is a cycle and way of life in the lake, in all lakes I suppose, that mirrors this to some…
Mickey Ellis
Kyle catches big ones on Huddlestons. I think I met Kyle via Facebook. When I see a guy catching 8″ Huddleston fish, and I don’t care where, I try to pay attention. Kyle showed me a picture one time and I immediately recognized it as a pond in my…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OUUAEhthcQ] One day I celebrate hardbaits, the next I celebrate softbaits. I cannot make up my mind lately which I like better. I like them all, well, I like the ‘good ones’ from each category and work every day to understand which ones are good and which are junk. …
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5wtVA87YzU] The 3:16 Rising Son Jr. is a sleeper swimbait and is great for certain applications. I realized I’d been overlooking this bait as part of my tournament and trophy arsenal this past winter in Okeechobee. You are going to have to be patient, I have an Okeechobee sessions thing…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvgiSIRm6lQ] The 3:16 Lure Company Sunfish is a bait I reconnected with this year. I had fished it before, but after some sitting and thinking about some things, simplification and just expansion of the bigbait journey, I realized the bluegill/brim/sunfish space was something I needed to focus and…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfBLj-5r8kE] Mickey sent me a couple prototypes of his new Mission Fish, the v2.0 Mission Fish. This is just a prototype, and I haven’t had near the time or experience with the bait to come up with any final conclusions. Mickey let me know…