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Man oh man has the big fish fishing started to explode! Have had a bunch of great trips in the last few days since my last report! The fishing is getting HOT and the big girls are starting to show up! Trips are producing between 30-60 per day with the double digits starting to show up! Here are some of the fun trips and then a not-so-funny then, but kinda impressive now story! We had return customer James Gray, his wife, daughter and son in law Cline in for a days fishing. These guys boated 57 bass total with more 5-7 pound fish than you could shake a stick at and Cline got a BEAUTIFUL 11-1/2 pound Rodman tank!! We also had return customer Yovanni Gonzalez and his wife back for another trip! Mrs. Gonzalez caught an absolute butterball that again tipped the scales at 11lbs even and they caught 42 total. We then had the Hilliard family in for a morning’s fishing and the husband and wife team caught 44 bass with a 9lber and two 7 pounders! We had new customer Steve Sherman and a buddy come in for two days of fishing and the guys caught 87 bass in two days topped by a 7lber! Then I had return customer Warren Miller and his father in law Danny in for a short morning trip and the duo caught a lot of nice bass topped by Warren’s 8lber and Danny’s 9+lber! Ok now for a CRAZY story! I had new customer Jason Thompson from Illinois in. It was 32 degrees and foggy that morning = COLD. He was new to this style fishing but super excited to go after a big one! We got to the spot and I gave the initial tutorial on what to do. One of the last things I said to him, was set your feet and really hold onto that pole if you set the hook, because with the 40 pound braid that I use on some of my rods if you hit a big one it will feel like you slammed it into a brick wall! About two minutes into the trip he said I think I’ve got a bite! I looked at his reel and line was peeling off, so I said you’re right buddy turn that handle and slam the steel to it! Mr. Thompson sets the hook and the fish met him half way and the rod just stops! This fish was so powerful that it snatched forward and caught him off balance and pulled him over the front of the boat before I could reach out and grab him. That’s correct! He hit the water when it was 32°! We got him back in the boat, got him dried off and I just happened to have some heavy clothing in my boat. This guy was tough as nails and ended up sticking it out that day and caught 24 beautiful Bass to 7 1/2 pounds! Man, those big fish can be mean! This brings our total Trophy Bass this year to 35 (8lbs and above) and 9 that are 10lbs and above!
Just wrapped up a really fun 3 days of fishing! I had the Hunter family all the way down from Connecticut for their annual fishing trip with me. It’s like a rolling comedy show as Mike, Mike Jr and Rick Hunter are literally a laugh a minute. We battled the up and down weather and had a good 3 days. The boys boated 89 bass in total. 31 on the first day, 42 on the second and on the last day we went after a big fish on a different body of water but she eluded us and we caught 17. But day 2 proved to be the best! We boated 42 bass and Mike Sr. added another double digit bass to his resume coming in at 10lbs 4oz and also another skinny 7lber! and bragging rights for another year! Sorry Mike Jr. and Rick! I know the smack talk is going to be epic! TIL next year my friends!
I am soooooooo super behind on the fishing report, but this one is a GREAT one, will explain a lot and get everyone caught up! I’ll do a much better job moving forward of doing weekly or biweekly reports! Well as most of you know they cancelled the drawdown for the second year in a row. This year it was due to all the flooding. Sadly Rodman is still seeing the effects from Hurricane Milton. But here at Trophy Bass Expeditions we work very hard to always try and keep our customers on big fish and great fishing year round. No matter the circumstance or season. We are a year round trophy bass guide service and work hard to catch these big fish in all seasons and aren’t reliant on one time of year to get our bigs. Our fishing reports, pictures and videos are always fresh and current to what we are catching at the time of the report and never recycled photos or info. We are also very fortunate to live in an area with so many great fishing options! Anybody that knows me, knows that my passion is constantly seeking new areas with big fish! We have acquired the equipment to get wherever we need to go. Most of you that fish with us know and have experienced some of these new and exciting places. We haven’t fished Rodman since my last report on 10/30/2024. Rodman is still dealing with the flooding, and this is why it is SO IMPORTANT to not have all your eggs in one basket and have options! In the last 20 days we have done 34 trips, both morning and afternoon trips. On those 34 trips we have boated 919 bass! We have also had some fantastic big fish trips! While I don’t have enough room to detail all of them, here are a few highlights of the incredible fishing: Return customer Dietrick Timmons and his son came in for another round. The boys boated 54 bass and had two beasts minutes apart. The first one went 11lbs and the second went 12lbs!!!! Lost another one at the boat that may have well went over 10! Had customer and pal Steve Berger and his daughter Destiny back in for 2 days. They caught 67 bass topped by a healthy 8 and 9lb 6ozer! Benny Tomlinson and crew came in for 3 days and caught 112 bass topped by a fish that went 8lbs 14oz. Had new customer Dave Goethals in for an afternoon trip and he boated 18 bass topped by a bass that went 9lbs 3oz. Had return customer Tony Chimirri in for a morning trip and they boated 47 bass with two 7lbers and an 8lber. Long time return customer and friend Rocky Easterwood and son Tyler just got here for a 3 day trip and on day one we boated 29 bass and Tyler got another double digit! She tipped the scales at 10lbs even! There are some cruiser weight fish that are about to be some real heavyweights very soon! Look at the pics of some of these fish! The eggs are starting to form and pre-spawn is some of, if not my favorite fishing! Our new season started October 1st and so far we have 23 trophy bass (fish 8lbs and above) and now have boated 5 bass 10lbs and above! The season is here! The time is now!
We are finally starting to turn the corner and get into that cooler Fall weather and the magic has started to happen! Have had lots of fun trips in the last few days since my last report! I’ll talk about them all, but man oh man does one trip really stand out. I had return customer Keith Millspaugh from Illinois in for a two day trip. On Day One we tried one destination and had a solid day boating 23 bass with lots of nice fish in the 4-6lb range. But Day Two we struck gold!! Keith masterfully boated 30 bass with lots of nice fish in the 5-6lb range, a 6-1/2, a 7-1/2, two 8lbers, an 8lb 1ozer and an absolute hulk that was two ounces shy of 12 pounds at 11lbs 14oz!!!! This was a giant fish at 29 inches long but was slender and had no egg weight yet at only 18 inches in girth. This bass caught a couple of months from now would’ve easily been a teener! His 5 best fish weighed 43lbs 7oz!!!! It was a heck of a 2 days for Keith! Most trips are producing 25-30 bass right now usually topped off by trophy bass or several every day!
Incredible Year In Review and Excitement About This Upcoming Season! Yesterday marked Day 1 of our new season! It was fun having some days off this Summer to catch my breath and have some down time with family, but I’m glad to now be back to fishing 7 days a week and excited to see how this new year shapes up with the drawdown! It was my most wildly successful year to date both business wise and number of trophy bass over the side of the boat. Ended up with an INCREDIBLE 255 trophy bass boated by my customers from October 1st of last year to September 30th of this year!!!! That includes a WHOPPING 53 bass 10lbs or above!!!! Didn’t quite get the record for 10 pound plus fish which was 74 I believe in 2021, but the 255 total topped the 190 total we caught that year and beats the previous best of 233 we caught in 2015! Thank you so much to all the wonderful folks that made this past year! and can’t wait to see what’s possible this year! I’m behind on my fishing reports, but the last few weeks have been fun. Most trips are producing between 40-50 bass per day with lots of great fish! The water is already coming down rapidly and is ahead of schedule and I’d estimate it’s already down 14-16 inches in the main pool! On day one of the drawdown yesterday long time customer Robin Hayes boated 47 with big bass being about 7lbs. Strap your seat belt in folks because here we go!!
It has been a darn good week of fishing! Here’s another fun trip to tell you about! I had new customers Richard and Linda Lange who are recent transplants to Central Florida. Now the Langes travel the world fishing and in fact had just got back from British Columbia fly fishing for Trout! The Langes decided they wanted to try their hand at some local trophy bass fishing. Their personal best between the two of them was 7 pounds and some change. Well that personal best record got shattered by BOTH of them! About 5 minutes into the trip Linda, not even really up to speed yet sets the hook and a big head comes out of the water! Linda guided the fish to the boat and as I grabbed the fish the hook came out, but lucky for us, not too soon! Linda had a beautiful and lean 8-3/4 pounder! A little while later Richard sets the hook on a fish that was probably 80 feet from the boat and again a BIG head breaches the water! He fights the fish to the boat and it makes a pass by the boat and we finally get her turned, up to, and in the boat! This Sumner Time beauty tips the scales at 10lbs 2oz!! They end up boating 30 bass in all! Not bad for their first crack at some local Trophy Bass! That brings the total Trophy Bass (8lbs and above) this season to a whopping 254 with an incredible 53 of those being double digit bass (10lbs and above)!
Good morning! Been a lot of stuff going on since my last update! A hurricane, a sick puppy and some good fishing! First as some of you know one of our pups, Peep, had come down with a serious neurological disorder. Through some great care and plan from Dr. Markos at UF Veterinary Medicine, I’m super happy to announce that she is doing well and at this moment seems to be recovering!! I don’t know what the future holds but I am grateful for every day with her! So we’ll keep praying and thank everyone for their prayers. The hurricane thankfully came and went and did limited damage. It did flood Rodman but is now receding and it helped in ways too. So hoping that holds, and the fish are there to be caught, you just have to know where to go and how to adjust. So without further ado here is some of the fine fishing since my long ago last report: New customer Nick Persons and fam had 39 bass to 9lbs. New customer Colby Eason and Co. caught 41 bass with an 8 & 9lber. Return customer Bill Watts had 43 bass with a 7lb 2ozer and a personal best 8lb 10ozer! New customer Mark Robinson and his son had 42 bass to 8-3/4lbs. New customer Robert Terry had 34 bass to 8-3/4 lbs. New customer Scott Alter and son had 37 bass to 7-1/4lbs. Long time customer Pat Cassidy had 44 bass to 5lbs. James Pollard and crew ended up with 51 bass total to 7lbs. New customer James Kuzirian had 25 bass with a pair of 7lbers. Long time customer Rocky Easterwood ended up with 70 bass with a pair of 7lbers! New customer Tom Kayser boated 23 bass to 7lbs. Cam Allen on his last day boated 35 bass to 6-1/2lbs. Greg Downing boated 31 bass to 6lbs. Last but not least new customer Tom boated 32 bass to 6-1/2lbs! That brings the total trophy bass this year over the side of the boat to 251 !!!!!
Sweet Summer Time !! The fishing has been great and just want to humbly thank our incredible customers for the trust you put in us to work hard to try and give you an unparalleled bass fishing experience. So blessed to guide folks year round as the trips and referrals keep pouring in! Here are some of the fun trips customers we have had since my last report on July 12th. Bob Nyce and his daughter made it in for another trip and the team boated 37 bass to 8lbs on a short morning trip. Next we had new customer John Person and son in for two days of fishing and they boated a spectacular 98 bass! Day one the pair boated 57 bass to 9-1/4lbs. Day two the guys got 41 with a pair of 8lbers. Next up was new customer Frank Bennett, Mr. Bennett had a great first trip with us boating 36 bass with one coming in just a shade under 9lbs at 8lbs 15oz. Next was yet another new customer Mr. Brian Swal. Mr. Swal and co. boated 44 bass on a short morning trip topped by a pair of 7lbers. Matt Maddox made it in for another trip and boated 35 bass to 7lbs. Long time buddies and customers Phil Kicklighter and Carroll Proffitt made it in for another expedition and the boys boated 68 bass total to 7lbs. Next I had longtime friend and customer Matt Tabachi and his son Owen sneak a couple of hours on one hot morning and they boated 24 beautiful Rodman bass topped by a 7-1/4lber. Last but certainly not least I had return customer Cameron Allen and crew in for Day 1 of their two day excursion and we boated 32 nice bass topped by a 7lb 1ozer. This takes our total to a crazy 245 trophy bass (8lbs or above) with 52 double digits so far this year!!
