My buddie John and I hit the Stick Marsh for two days last week and had a great time 80+ fish to the boat up to 7lbs with lots of 4′s and 5″s in the mix. Most of the fish were caught in the south end on the Farm 13 side of the impoundment in and around shallow wood and a couple of the old drainage ditches that lead into this area.
A couple of early morning fish fell to a Chug Bug but the bulk of the days catch came on TriggerX Flutter Worms and Senkos. Dark colours produced the best. Contrary to the heavy gear the locals use, we were fishing with 6’6″ Shimano MH spinning rods, Stradics, 15 lb Power Pro and a fluorcarbon leader. The business end was a 4/0 Gammie wide gap worm hook texas rigged. We had no problem boating the fish with this equipment. The only time I break the Curado out is if I am tossing a big spinnerbait.
A great thing about this trip is we are starting to see hydrilla again for the first time since the 2004 hurricane tore through here. This can only mean better things for fishing down the road as the new grass will provide some cover for the fry until they can get some size on them. With the growth rate of Florida bass this could provide some phenomenal fishing in just a couple of years. I can hardly wait.
Rick Greene
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