Okeechobee Bound?
 

"Charles B. Summers" cbsummers@(bellsouth)(dot)(net) wrote in message
...
$15.00 per dozen!!! Wow... but I think I can handle that. Afterall, how
many
times in my life am I going to get to fish Okeechobee?

LOL, I remember when I first fished with Moe. My son and I were down there,
and we stopped in Fellsmere to get some bait. I'm used to northern shiners
and when I go out, I usually get a bunch because they're not real hardy.

I told the guy I wanted 10 dozen wild shiners. He looked at me and said,
that'll be $150. After I got done choking, I said, "Why don't you give me 4
dozen?"
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Okeechobee Bound?
 

I'm not familiar with what the local minnow types are in Fl . Here I catch
spotted tail and glass minnows up to as much as 6 or 8 inches ... I've had
times where the trap would get full in a single toss and by full I am
talking in the range of 4 dozen minnows all crammed in so it looks like a
sardine can more than a minnow trap . usually bread will do the trick as a
reliable bait in the trap ..but if more ammo is needed any combination or
substitution of garlic / cheese bread , cheese ritz crackers , cheese twists
, and cheese slices will double and triple the yeild as well as the size of
minnows atracted to the trap .
As for the tail clipping I usually tail hook the minnow so it swims in an
eratic manner and stays lively for a very long time without having to resort
to altering it .
I also try the method of bare rig minnow fishing from time to time and have
had a bit of success with it .

Ed
"RGarri7470" wrote in message
...
Not sure if it will help but I use minnows / shiners alot and found it
was
much cheaper to just buy a galvanized minnow trap and catch what I needed
..
These can be found at Wally world for under $10 usually and catch much
more
than a dozen .

Don't think you are gonna catch the right size bait in that trap. Shiners
used
there are 6 to 10 inches long, I think.
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

Okeechobee Bound?
 

Charles,when you see that 8" shiner working a weedline and your float goes
under,you are going to be spoiled,especially when that 10# hawg yanks on
your arm!
Remember to reel down to the fish,and when you set the hook don't leave
anything to the imagination.
Then it's a state law that you have to yell SON!!!!
Charles B. Summers cbsummers@(bellsouth)(dot)(net) wrote in message
...
$15.00 per dozen!!! Wow... but I think I can handle that. Afterall, how
many
times in my life am I going to get to fish Okeechobee?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com
"Moe Conway" wrote in message
...
I got a question for ye Moe... On one of the pre-fishing days, I'm
planning
on picking up some shiners and seeing what happens. What sort of
terminal
tackle am I going to need for this?

Ok, here's another. If I find fish using shiners, what are the chances
that
I'll be able to trick them into biting artificial baits later?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Charles, if you plan of fishing shiners, you need a 7' rod spooled with
20+
test. Make sure the rod has enough backbone to work the fish from the
grass.
Plan on spending around $15 a dozen for the bait.

To anwser your 2nd question, shiners or live bait are often used to
locate
fish. Several tournaments have been won on fish located with live bait.
The key
is finding a method to make them bite. If the fish are active, this
doesn't
pose a problem but if not, then you need to experiment until you find
what
it
takes. Locating the fish is always the hardest part in my opinion. If I
can't
get located fish to bite, I often downsize my equipment and baits and
try
to
finess them. This seems to work almost anywhere.


--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index

Okeechobee Bound?
 

I can handle that! :-) (-;

Lemme practice... "SON!!!!". How's that?


"BassMr" wrote in message
ink.net...
Charles,when you see that 8" shiner working a weedline and your float goes
under,you are going to be spoiled,especially when that 10# hawg yanks on
your arm!
Remember to reel down to the fish,and when you set the hook don't leave
anything to the imagination.
Then it's a state law that you have to yell SON!!!!
Charles B. Summers cbsummers@(bellsouth)(dot)(net) wrote in message
...
$15.00 per dozen!!! Wow... but I think I can handle that. Afterall, how
many
times in my life am I going to get to fish Okeechobee?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com
"Moe Conway" wrote in message
...
I got a question for ye Moe... On one of the pre-fishing days, I'm
planning
on picking up some shiners and seeing what happens. What sort of
terminal
tackle am I going to need for this?

Ok, here's another. If I find fish using shiners, what are the
chances
that
I'll be able to trick them into biting artificial baits later?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Charles, if you plan of fishing shiners, you need a 7' rod spooled
with
20+
test. Make sure the rod has enough backbone to work the fish from the
grass.
Plan on spending around $15 a dozen for the bait.

To anwser your 2nd question, shiners or live bait are often used to
locate
fish. Several tournaments have been won on fish located with live
bait.
The key
is finding a method to make them bite. If the fish are active, this
doesn't
pose a problem but if not, then you need to experiment until you find
what
it
takes. Locating the fish is always the hardest part in my opinion. If
I
can't
get located fish to bite, I often downsize my equipment and baits and
try
to
finess them. This seems to work almost anywhere.


--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index

Okeechobee Bound?
 

SON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Thank you Lord!!! How's that. When he gets that 10
pounder, I hope I'm there with the smelling salts, and the camera
"Charles Summers" wrote in message
...
I can handle that! :-) (-;

Lemme practice... "SON!!!!". How's that?


"BassMr" wrote in message
ink.net...
Charles,when you see that 8" shiner working a weedline and your float
goes
under,you are going to be spoiled,especially when that 10# hawg yanks on
your arm!
Remember to reel down to the fish,and when you set the hook don't leave
anything to the imagination.
Then it's a state law that you have to yell SON!!!!
Charles B. Summers cbsummers@(bellsouth)(dot)(net) wrote in message
...
$15.00 per dozen!!! Wow... but I think I can handle that. Afterall,
how
many
times in my life am I going to get to fish Okeechobee?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com
"Moe Conway" wrote in message
...
I got a question for ye Moe... On one of the pre-fishing days, I'm
planning
on picking up some shiners and seeing what happens. What sort of
terminal
tackle am I going to need for this?

Ok, here's another. If I find fish using shiners, what are the
chances
that
I'll be able to trick them into biting artificial baits later?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Charles, if you plan of fishing shiners, you need a 7' rod spooled
with
20+
test. Make sure the rod has enough backbone to work the fish from
the
grass.
Plan on spending around $15 a dozen for the bait.

To anwser your 2nd question, shiners or live bait are often used to
locate
fish. Several tournaments have been won on fish located with live
bait.
The key
is finding a method to make them bite. If the fish are active, this
doesn't
pose a problem but if not, then you need to experiment until you
find
what
it
takes. Locating the fish is always the hardest part in my opinion.
If
I
can't
get located fish to bite, I often downsize my equipment and baits
and
try
to
finess them. This seems to work almost anywhere.


--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index

Okeechobee Bound?
 

I'm bringing my own film crew Randy! Kodak moment my @$$... this is going to
be a Kodak week!


"alwayfishking" wrote in message
...
SON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Thank you Lord!!! How's that. When he gets that 10
pounder, I hope I'm there with the smelling salts, and the camera
"Charles Summers" wrote in message
...
I can handle that! :-) (-;

Lemme practice... "SON!!!!". How's that?

Okeechobee Bound?
 

You can use the smelling salts Randy, If I'm along I will go ahead and
land the fish!!!!! I'm thinking that this is something that we need
to do one day!!!!! I'll pitch in for some shiners!

Heavy



"alwayfishking" wrote in message ...
SON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Thank you Lord!!! How's that. When he gets that 10
pounder, I hope I'm there with the smelling salts, and the camera
"Charles Summers" wrote in message
...
I can handle that! :-) (-;

Lemme practice... "SON!!!!". How's that?


"BassMr" wrote in message
ink.net...
Charles,when you see that 8" shiner working a weedline and your float
goes
under,you are going to be spoiled,especially when that 10# hawg yanks on
your arm!
Remember to reel down to the fish,and when you set the hook don't leave
anything to the imagination.
Then it's a state law that you have to yell SON!!!!
Charles B. Summers cbsummers@(bellsouth)(dot)(net) wrote in message
...
$15.00 per dozen!!! Wow... but I think I can handle that. Afterall,
how
many
times in my life am I going to get to fish Okeechobee?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com
"Moe Conway" wrote in message
...
I got a question for ye Moe... On one of the pre-fishing days, I'm
planning
on picking up some shiners and seeing what happens. What sort of
terminal
tackle am I going to need for this?

Ok, here's another. If I find fish using shiners, what are the
chances
that
I'll be able to trick them into biting artificial baits later?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Charles, if you plan of fishing shiners, you need a 7' rod spooled
with
20+
test. Make sure the rod has enough backbone to work the fish from
the
grass.
Plan on spending around $15 a dozen for the bait.

To anwser your 2nd question, shiners or live bait are often used to
locate
fish. Several tournaments have been won on fish located with live
bait.
The key
is finding a method to make them bite. If the fish are active, this
doesn't
pose a problem but if not, then you need to experiment until you
find
what
it
takes. Locating the fish is always the hardest part in my opinion.
If
I
can't
get located fish to bite, I often downsize my equipment and baits
and
try
to
finess them. This seems to work almost anywhere.


--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index

Okeechobee Bound?
 

I really hope you get that fish of a lifetime Charles,you are definitely in
a good place to do it.In 1979 I caught an 8.5# bass on my first ever shiner
fishing trip to West Lake Toho,since then I have 2 over 10# on wild shiners.
If you have the time and can throw a cast net it's a lot cheaper to catch
your own,we always used oatmeal to chum them up.Remember when you cast a
shiner to use the old soft toss because if a bass doesn't eat it,they only
last about 2-3 casts,then they die from the impact as their scales get beat
off.Good Luck!
Charles Summers wrote in message
...
I can handle that! :-) (-;

Lemme practice... "SON!!!!". How's that?


"BassMr" wrote in message
ink.net...
Charles,when you see that 8" shiner working a weedline and your float
goes
under,you are going to be spoiled,especially when that 10# hawg yanks on
your arm!
Remember to reel down to the fish,and when you set the hook don't leave
anything to the imagination.
Then it's a state law that you have to yell SON!!!!
Charles B. Summers cbsummers@(bellsouth)(dot)(net) wrote in message
...
$15.00 per dozen!!! Wow... but I think I can handle that. Afterall,
how
many
times in my life am I going to get to fish Okeechobee?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com
"Moe Conway" wrote in message
...
I got a question for ye Moe... On one of the pre-fishing days, I'm
planning
on picking up some shiners and seeing what happens. What sort of
terminal
tackle am I going to need for this?

Ok, here's another. If I find fish using shiners, what are the
chances
that
I'll be able to trick them into biting artificial baits later?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Charles, if you plan of fishing shiners, you need a 7' rod spooled
with
20+
test. Make sure the rod has enough backbone to work the fish from
the
grass.
Plan on spending around $15 a dozen for the bait.

To anwser your 2nd question, shiners or live bait are often used to
locate
fish. Several tournaments have been won on fish located with live
bait.
The key
is finding a method to make them bite. If the fish are active, this
doesn't
pose a problem but if not, then you need to experiment until you
find
what
it
takes. Locating the fish is always the hardest part in my opinion.
If
I
can't
get located fish to bite, I often downsize my equipment and baits
and
try
to
finess them. This seems to work almost anywhere.


--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index

Okeechobee Bound?
 

Thanks for the tip!

Now... lemme see, what did I do with my oatmeal... I mean that casting net?

I don't care if I catch a bass that's 7lbs or 15lbs... I'm gonna have fun
doing whatever! A 10lb'er would be really nice though...


"BassMr" wrote in message
nk.net...
I really hope you get that fish of a lifetime Charles,you are definitely
in
a good place to do it.In 1979 I caught an 8.5# bass on my first ever
shiner
fishing trip to West Lake Toho,since then I have 2 over 10# on wild
shiners.
If you have the time and can throw a cast net it's a lot cheaper to catch
your own,we always used oatmeal to chum them up.Remember when you cast a
shiner to use the old soft toss because if a bass doesn't eat it,they only
last about 2-3 casts,then they die from the impact as their scales get
beat
off.Good Luck!
Charles Summers wrote in message
...
I can handle that! :-) (-;

Lemme practice... "SON!!!!". How's that?


"BassMr" wrote in message
ink.net...
Charles,when you see that 8" shiner working a weedline and your float
goes
under,you are going to be spoiled,especially when that 10# hawg yanks
on
your arm!
Remember to reel down to the fish,and when you set the hook don't
leave
anything to the imagination.
Then it's a state law that you have to yell SON!!!!
Charles B. Summers cbsummers@(bellsouth)(dot)(net) wrote in message
...
$15.00 per dozen!!! Wow... but I think I can handle that. Afterall,
how
many
times in my life am I going to get to fish Okeechobee?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com
"Moe Conway" wrote in message
...
I got a question for ye Moe... On one of the pre-fishing days,
I'm
planning
on picking up some shiners and seeing what happens. What sort of
terminal
tackle am I going to need for this?

Ok, here's another. If I find fish using shiners, what are the
chances
that
I'll be able to trick them into biting artificial baits later?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Charles, if you plan of fishing shiners, you need a 7' rod spooled
with
20+
test. Make sure the rod has enough backbone to work the fish from
the
grass.
Plan on spending around $15 a dozen for the bait.

To anwser your 2nd question, shiners or live bait are often used
to
locate
fish. Several tournaments have been won on fish located with live
bait.
The key
is finding a method to make them bite. If the fish are active,
this
doesn't
pose a problem but if not, then you need to experiment until you
find
what
it
takes. Locating the fish is always the hardest part in my opinion.
If
I
can't
get located fish to bite, I often downsize my equipment and baits
and
try
to
finess them. This seems to work almost anywhere.


--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index

Okeechobee Bound?
 

Just so you could send the picture to Bassmaster!!! I'll bring the oatmeal
and net if need be. I saw Roland do it on the Big O it must be easy : )
"Charles Summers" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the tip!

Now... lemme see, what did I do with my oatmeal... I mean that casting
net?

I don't care if I catch a bass that's 7lbs or 15lbs... I'm gonna have fun
doing whatever! A 10lb'er would be really nice though...


"BassMr" wrote in message
nk.net...
I really hope you get that fish of a lifetime Charles,you are definitely
in
a good place to do it.In 1979 I caught an 8.5# bass on my first ever
shiner
fishing trip to West Lake Toho,since then I have 2 over 10# on wild
shiners.
If you have the time and can throw a cast net it's a lot cheaper to
catch
your own,we always used oatmeal to chum them up.Remember when you cast a
shiner to use the old soft toss because if a bass doesn't eat it,they
only
last about 2-3 casts,then they die from the impact as their scales get
beat
off.Good Luck!
Charles Summers wrote in message
...
I can handle that! :-) (-;

Lemme practice... "SON!!!!". How's that?


"BassMr" wrote in message
ink.net...
Charles,when you see that 8" shiner working a weedline and your
float
goes
under,you are going to be spoiled,especially when that 10# hawg
yanks
on
your arm!
Remember to reel down to the fish,and when you set the hook don't
leave
anything to the imagination.
Then it's a state law that you have to yell SON!!!!
Charles B. Summers cbsummers@(bellsouth)(dot)(net) wrote in
message
...
$15.00 per dozen!!! Wow... but I think I can handle that.
Afterall,
how
many
times in my life am I going to get to fish Okeechobee?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com
"Moe Conway" wrote in message
...
I got a question for ye Moe... On one of the pre-fishing days,
I'm
planning
on picking up some shiners and seeing what happens. What sort
of
terminal
tackle am I going to need for this?

Ok, here's another. If I find fish using shiners, what are the
chances
that
I'll be able to trick them into biting artificial baits later?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com

Charles, if you plan of fishing shiners, you need a 7' rod
spooled
with
20+
test. Make sure the rod has enough backbone to work the fish
from
the
grass.
Plan on spending around $15 a dozen for the bait.

To anwser your 2nd question, shiners or live bait are often used
to
locate
fish. Several tournaments have been won on fish located with
live
bait.
The key
is finding a method to make them bite. If the fish are active,
this
doesn't
pose a problem but if not, then you need to experiment until you
find
what
it
takes. Locating the fish is always the hardest part in my
opinion.
If
I
can't
get located fish to bite, I often downsize my equipment and
baits
and
try
to
finess them. This seems to work almost anywhere.


--
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely
no
trade-in value.
Good Fishing - Moe
Moe's Guide Service (Lake Okeechobee) - http://moebassguide.com
Outdoor Frontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com/index